31. Which of the following is a current cooking trend?
A. cuisine grossier
B. Hispo-Indian
C. Floribbean
32. What is a Swedish flop?
A. Inge’s worst coffeecake
B. A dessert of custard layers and cake
C. Also spelled floppe, it is a traditional Swedish bakery
33. If you were using a mandolin in the kitchen, what might you be doing?
A. Playing French music on a stringed instrument
B. Slicing vegetables
C. Baking delicate shell-shaped butter cookies
34. During the 1920s, “Chicago” was slang for which type of fruit?
A. Pineapple
B. Grapefruit
C. Persimmon
35. The “walleye” is a member of the …
A. perch family
B. pike family
C. pickerel family
36. Jalapenos are the hottest type of chili pepper. True or false?
37. What makes schnitzel a la Holstein different from plain schnitzel?
A. It is made from beef rather than veal
B. It was invented at a famous but now-shuttered Chicago restaurant called Holstein’s
C. It is served with a fried egg on top
38. Not cooking chocolate properly can cause it to …
A. seize
B. spurt
C. sneeze
39. Joel Fleischman, the whining doctor on TV’s “Northern Exposure,” laments the fact that in Cicely, Alaska, there is no …
A. Kentucky fried chicken
B. White Castle sliders
C. Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
40. Dietary guidelines now say that you should get no more than 30 percent of calories from fats. This means that 30 percent of what you eat can be fats. True or false?
41. Glogg is …
A. The way you feel when you’ve eaten too much
B. A Southern soup featuring souse, beans and vinegar
C. A Scandinavian hot drink featuring spices, red wine and sometimes vodka
42. What kind of animal does Scott Ryan, the main character in Tribune writer John Blades’ recent book, “Small Game,” want to catch and cook?
43. The following restaurant is not a member of Rich Melman’s Lettuce Entertain You chain:
A. Bub City
B. Un Gran Cafe
C. The Carolina Crab House
D. Papagus
44. An estimated 25 to 30 percent of Americans are obese, which usually is defined as being 25 percent or more over their ideal weights. True or false?
45. Which of the following ingredients is not found on a Chicago-style hot dog?
A. Onions
B. Relish
C. Ketchup
D. Mustard
46. Heaven on Seven is …
A. A Cajun food coffeeshop on the seventh floor of a Wabash Avenue building
B. A seven-ingredient spice with aphrodisiac qualities
C. A Starbucks coffee blend of seven different beans
47. Which nutrition-related condition is called a childhood disease but doesn’t strike until old age?
48. Which has the most calories:
A. One-half pound of boiled potatoes, peeled.
B. 3 tablespoons of canola oil
C. 2 ounces of potato chips
49. Hot chili peppers, though they are irritating to sensitive membranes, have a biological effect in humans similar to some painkilling drugs. True or false?
50. The chief reason not to use wooden cutting surfaces in the kitchen is that …
A. Wood is out as a design feature for modern kitchens.
B. Wood can be a habitat for salmonella and other food bacteria.
C. Wood has a dulling effect on knives.
D. Wood is a fire hazard in a kitchen.
51. The price of an average week’s worth of grocery products in the Chicago area has risen more than 5 percent in the past year. True or False?
52. Which state produces 90 percent of the U.S. garlic crop but still has a problem with vampires?
53. What are pastry weights?
A. Month-old pound cakes
B. Rice and beans, uncooked
C. Spare tires
54. In terms of pounds consumed per person in the U.S., which of the following is the most popular?
A. Potatoes
B. Iceberg lettuce
C. Tomatoes
55. Which of the following was not eaten in Italy before Columbus sailed the ocean blue?
A. Polenta
B. Tomato sauce
C. Potato gnocchi
D. All of the above
Perplexed? Here are the answers to the quiz
If you want to check to see if you are right or if you’re just stumped, here are the answers to Ouiz-O-Matic:
1. Sorry, it is not a Malaysian war chant. It is a Hawaiian trigger fish, often compared to frogs’ legs in flavor and texture.
2. False. One-half cup of mashed banana has 445 milligrams of potassium, compared with 173 milligrams for the same amount of crookneck squash and 228 for zucchini.
3. B. Clinton’s cookies, made with vegetable shortening, rolled oats and a double dose of chocolate chips, beat Bush’s by a margin of 55.2 percent to 44.8 percent.
4. The Eccentric
5. A. Scientifically, tomatoes are fruits, although according to the Produce Marketing Association, they’re considered to be vegetables by almost everyone.
6. A. A type of gingerbread filled with raisins; B. Leftovers; C. Cottage cheese; D. A stuffed green olive.
7. C., making saffron the world’s most costly spice: a pound costs $2,062.
8. Nietos-Carlos’; Baylesses-Frontera Grill; Liccionis-Le Francais; Jarvises-Melange; Drechslers-Metropolis 1800; and Poileveys-Jean Claude.
9. Pizza.
10. Ten chefs, starting with John Terczak, who held on the longest, from August 1976 to 1983. Following him were Daniel Castro, Craig Chojnacki, Michael Kornick, Stewart Parsons, Cory Schreiber, Ron Blazek, Didier Durand, Andrew Marc Rothschild and Michael David Smith (who was chef at the time we went to press).
11. 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
12. The bake-off first was held in 1949 in New York City. Eleanor Roosevelt was in attendance but did not cook.
13. Cinnamon, fennel seeds, star anise, chili peppers and cloves. Occasionally allspice and ginger may be added.
14. Child turned 80 in August. No one knows how many parties: They’re still going on.
15. Indefinitely, if stored at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. However, texture and flavor may be affected after 6 months to 1 year.
16. False. Carob candy uses sugar and fat to attain its flavor as does chocolate candy.
17. A stewing chicken is more than a year old. Roasting chickens are 3 to 5 months old. A broiler-fryer is 7 to 9 weeks old.
18. False. They are equally nutritious. The color of the shell is determined by the breed of the hen.
19. Cornmeal.
20. D. The sauce spoon is a 20th Century implement that became popular in the sauce-filled era of nouvelle cuisine.
21. Neutral alcohol has been added to the fermented grape juice not only to increase the alcohol content but often to add to the wine’s stability. Sherry and ports are examples.
22. C.
23. D.
24. A.
25. C.
26. B.
27. A-3, B-2, C-1.
28. C.
29. B.
30. A.
31. C.
32. B.
33. B.
34. A. The term, a product of the city’s gangster era, was coined because the hand grenades sometimes used to settle mob disputes resembled pineapples.
35. A.
36. False. Habaneros, also called Scotch bonnets, are the hottest. They’re at least twice as hot as jalapenos.
37. C.
38. A.
39. C.
40. False. Fats contain more than twice as many calories as other nutrients, which means calories from fatty foods, such as peanuts or steak, add up much faster than calories from a baked potato or pasta-or even sugar.
41. C.
42. Squirrels.
43. C. The Carolina Crab House is owned by Dan Rosenthal and Kathy Newton.
44. True.
45. C.
46. A.
47. Osteoporosis, which often occurs as a result of a calcium deficiency in the preteen and teenage years.
48. B. 3 tablespoons of canola oil has 372 calories. A half pound of boiled potatoes has 196 calories; 2 ounces of potato chips has 296.
49. True. Research shows they operate like mild narcotics.
50. B.
51. False. Surveys, including one by the Tribune, show grocery prices have remained relatively steady over the past 12 months.
52. California, which produces more than 250 million pounds of garlic a year, as well as movies about Dracula.
53. B. Rice and beans often are poured into unfilled pie shells to keep the bottom pastry from puffing up during baking. Also, metal pastry weights are sold in cookware shops.
54. A. Potatoes. Iceberg lettuce is second, followed by tomatoes.
55. D.
Rate your food savvy
How well did you do? Score one point for every correct answer.
50-55 Buy yourself a toque and set of kitchen whites. (If you don’t know what that stuff is, you shouldn’t be in this category anyway.)
45-49 You deserve a restaurant-style range and a new food processor. Ask your family for them next Christmas.
40-44 You can use a good chef’s knife and a copy of Jacques Pepin’s “La Technique.” Treat yourself to a meal at Everest, Charlie Trotter’s, Le Francais or another four-star restaurant. (Don’t for get to tip.)
35-39 You are on your way. Sign up for a course at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago or another cooking school. You’ll love it.
30-34 Pick up a copy of “La Gastronomique,” the French cooking encyclopedia, and read it daily.
25-29 Put “New Basics Cookbook” and the “Joy of Cooking” on your wish list and practice the recipes.
20-24 Let your mate, your significant other, your brother-in-law or your children select the wine with dinner.
Fewer than 20 If you ever are responsibile for dinner, make some restaurant reservations.
