Foods by Country Quiz

Well i guess 17 out of 21 doesn't suck...but not great though.

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yikes 12/21 i dont know a whole lot of food origins...

Only missed pupusa (which doesn't sound very appetising anyway)

How's it different than a taco, then? I'm honestly asking!

irish41. Tacos have ingredients added to the shell or tortilla (crunchy or soft) separately, all prepared separately. Apparently papusas are made all one and cooked as one. Like a small fat stuffed paratha. Or a small flat Cornish pastie. Or empanada.

TheWombat--pupusas are made with "nixtamalizada" corn flour, like Mexican tortillas, but they are Salvadoran, not Mexican :-) QuizWol--in Mexico we don't use tortilla shells, at least not traditionally. That's an American invention--as is the fact that they use non-nixtamalizado flour. "Crunchy" tacos are just tacos that have been fried after being rolled. Nixtamalizar is a process in which corn is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater (but sometimes wood ash lye), washed, and then hulled. This process is known to remove up to 97–100% of aflatoxins from mycotoxin-contaminated corn. The term can also refer to the removal via an alkali process of the pericarp from other grains such as sorghum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization

Well, Québec does work as a type-in. Small victory?

He does say it isn't necessarily a country. Cue Scotland.

In England we had Marmite. Came to New Zealand and prefer the less powerful vegemite now. Perhaps it is an acquired taste ?

I think my fellow americans would not want to try this. It sounds terrible, to be honest. Then again, we have our own questionable foods as well.

and is soooo good on toast with avocado

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A South African friend once told me Biltong was cured under a camel's saddle during a long journey. I'm not sure if it's true, but you can't beat that saddly, camely goodness!

I knew biltong is from South Africa, because I've read all books from Wilbur Smith, which are mostly set in South Africa, and he mentions them couple of times :) Thank you, Wilbur Smith :)

Really should accept Salvador for El Salvador. Since the official name of the country is the Republic of El Savador. In other quizes, Gambia is acceptable, even though its called The Gambia short for the Republic of Gambia.

Haggis is very much a Scottish dish where as shepherds pie is popular everywhere in the uk

croissant, austria??? maybe France!

From what I remember being told, croissants were first made in Austria and the French stole the idea. Don't quote me on it though lol

Croissant originated in Vienna, Austria, but was popularized in its modern day form when an Austrian opened a bakery in Paris, hence the French name.

To Roger Silveira: I doubt that the culinary tastes of a country change merely because of a political split. Therefore a food that originates in Korea would originate in both North and South Korea. Therefore, in this instance, "Korea" is the correct answer.

It's my understanding that gyros first came from a Greek who lived in Chicago.

Less than 50% know poutine! Your loss. I want all the poutine.

Yeeeeessssssss

And I believe they originated in Czechia. But they originated in Vienna, but probably due to servants from Hungary/Czechia, who brought it there from their home countries...

please accept magyarorszag as hungary.

Never heard of Poutine or Pupusa but got the rest. Austrians sure like sweet stuff.

So austrocentric!

Vegemite seems out of place here, it's a brand name rather than a recipe: the Australian version of Marmite (a yeast extract).

Gyros originated by a Greek living in Chicago. They are American , not Greek.

I kept typing Greek instead of Greece :3

Dim sum isn't really a single type of food.

Occasionally when doing these quizzes the correct answer is not accepted. Why is it so? Case in point - Gyro is from Greece which is the answer I gave but it was not accepted. I would have liked the perfect score it would have given me.

You should also accept Ireland for shepherds pie.

^ +1 - I've only had shepherd's pie in Irish establishments. It is spicy and delicious, not words usually associated with English food.

no, they are Austrian :D

So with this smorgasboard of treats from all over the world I am struggling with cultural cringe when our offering is none other than vegemite. How about Lamingtons or Tim Tams? I'd proffer up Pavlova but that might ignite a new war between the Aussies and the Kiwis! :-)

Okay, food question. Clam chowder ? Why does it exist ? Is it edible ? If yes, is it good ? And again, WHYYY ? (sorry, I know it's probably okay, but idk, just hearing/seeing the name makes my skin crawl for some reason. So I'm really curious.)

^ Agree, I prefer Lobster or Crab Bisque and though I've tried clam chowder, besides the proliferation of potatoes (I don't like potatoes), the clams seemed rather slimy. I've only tried it once, so it might just have been the chef, but it turned me off of the stuff permanently.

1: GYRO should be accepted for Turkey, Lebanon, Middle East etc. All the same stuff, just spelt differently 2: Never heard of PUPUSA. I doubt that anybody who is not from El Salvador (or perhaps the southern parts of the US) has either. 3: VEGEMITE isnt food. It's Australia's way of disposing of toxic waste

I'm not sure why Scotland is counting as a country.

So Scotland is a country now?

Dim sum was invented in Melbourne, Australia

the only reason i got el salvador for pupusa is my spanish teacher freshman year happen to be salvadoran,, why is that included