8. 3.
Zizzyphus maritiana had two whole fillum
songs built around it in the 1960s—one in
Hindi, and one in Tamizh. The Tamizh version
compared its taste to honey, while the Hindi
song called it the dry fruit of the poor. Name
either the Hindi song and film, or the Tamizh
song and film.
17. 6.
This woman is holding a cup of Ca Phe Trung,
from Vietnam. Some people have trouble
classifying it and quarrel over whether it is a
beverage or a dessert on account of the
meringue-like topping that is visible. By what
handier name is this culinary offering known in
the English-speaking world?
21. 7.
It has various names in Indian languages, but
surely the most evocative of them is the Telugu
term—Biriyani Aaku—or Biryani leaf. What are
we talking about?
24. 8.
The batter is cooked in a pan layer by layer over a coconut-shell
fuelled fire, and once sixteen layers are done (the traditional
number of layers) the first few layers turn black, and are doused
in ghee to complement the smoky flavour. What dessert are we
talking about?
28. 9.
Raghunandan Kamath started life assisting his father, a
fruit merchant, and eventually branched off into
another line. The business he set up thus has a
rhyming sort of name that acknowledges the place
from where he began. What business, full name for full
points?
32. 10**.
They are often confused for each other perhaps
because of the lurid colour range that they
share, or perhaps because their names begin
with the same letter. The key difference is not
so much that of Mughal vs commoner as a
matter of ingredients—one is made of an urad
dal and other flours mix while the other is
usually made of maida. What two things are we
talking of?
35. 11.
This 7-letter word, used as verb, would mean to
reduce or to waste. The noun refers to anything
that is fried in small quantities. The verb comes
from the Anglo-Saxon while the noun is Latin
in origin—and thus the two words have no real
etymological connection. What term am I
looking for?
38. 12.
This city in Canada is apparently the bathtub
racing capital of the world. It also lends its
name to a rich confection consisting of a wafer
topped by a layer each of vanilla icing and
melted chocolate.
What?/Which city?
45. 14.
Robber baron Cornelius Vanderbilt’s
impossible demands while holidaying at
Saratoga Springs, NY, resulted in a
culinary item that was briefly marketed as
Saratogas.
What old question are we reversing?
48. 15**
This Mexican dish lends its name in modified
form to a cinnamon-based candy, and to an
expression used in connection with sexy
women. Give me either the dish or the term?
51. 16.
X are usually classified according to
thickness. In ascending order, therefore,
are Sōmen, _____, Shirataki, Soba,
Hiyamugi and Udon. ID X and fill in the
blanks.
54. 17.
Connect the following Nobel Prizes in Physiology or
Medicine:
1) Christiaan Eijkmann and Frederick Gowland
Hopkins in 1929
2) Albert Szent-Györgyi in 1937
3) Edward Adelbert Doisy and Henrik Dam in 1943
4) 1967, George Wald, Ragnar Granit and Haldan
Keffer Hartline
57. 18.
Aframomum melegueta, commonly known as grains of
paradise, is a species in the ginger
family, Zingiberaceae. Due to its appearance, and the
fact that it grows in pods, it was passed off in the
Middle Ages as a substitute for two other spices, even
though it tastes substantially different from both of
them. Name the two spices.
61. 19.
•Seen here are the top Google results for the phrase “_______
___ flavor”, a testament to the popularity of this dessert
flavoured with a mixture containing a large quantity of nutmeg
and smaller quantities of other spices such as ginger, cinnamon,
cloves, allspice and mace. The flavouring itself is sold pre-
packaged in America throughout the year, although it is most
often used on one particular day of the year. Fill in the blanks.
64. 20**.
A ______ is a bite-sized, colourful type of
confectionery with a hard outer shell – which is often
used for another purpose (e.g. decorative, symbolic,
medicinal, etc.) in addition to consumption purely for
enjoyment.
Two examples of _______ are the globally popular
Mentos, which have the words “Chewy _______”
printed on its packaging, and the infamous Ayds
weight-loss candies.
Fill in the blanks.
67. 21.
Seen here are the fruits of a common flowering plant,
cultivated worldwide. These fruits form in spring and
ripen in late summer through autumn, and can be
eaten raw or used in tisanes, jam, jelly, syrup, soup,
beverages, pies, bread, wine, and marmalade.
Medicinally, they are one of the richest plant sources
of Vitamin C and Lycopene available, and were
gathered by workers on behalf of the Great Ormond
Street Hospital for Sick Children to make Vitamin C
syrup for sick children. Name the fruit.
71. 22.
These two cooking terms are often confused
for one another, due to them sounding similar
to each other, and because acidic liquids used to
soften solids placed in them are involved in
both.
However, the first process keeps the solids
whole, while the second both softens and
breaks down the solids placed in the liquid.
Identify both terms.
74. 23.
Among the critics of X are fellow 3-star Michelin cook Santi
Santamaria, who described his approach to cuisine as
"pretentious”, attacking him for “(...)dishes that are designed to
impress rather than satisfy and use chemicals that actually put
diners' health at risk”.
German food writer Jörg Zipprick, accused X of more or less
poisoning his customers with the additives he uses in his cuisine
and said that X’s menu should carry health warnings: "These
colorants, gelling agents, emulsifiers, acidifiers and taste
enhancers that X has introduced massively into his dishes to
obtain extraordinary textures, tastes and sensations do not have
a neutral impact on health.”
These people, however, are in the minority, with many hailing
X’s restaurant __ _____ as the finest in the world before it
closed in 2012. Name it, and identify X.
77. 24.
______ _____is a slang term for a recreational drug
popular in the hip hop community in the southern
United States, originating in Houston. Its main
ingredient is prescription-strength cough remedies
containing codeine and promethazine. This is typically
mixed with Sprite or Mountain Dew and pieces of Jolly
Rancher candy.
This highly addictive drink can be fatal when
overdosed on, due to the central nervous system
depressant promethazine, which was the cause of
rapper Lil’ Wayne’s recent hospitalisation. Fill in the
blanks.
80. 25**.
The abomasum ( one of the many
stomachs) of calves and lambs is
called the rennet, and contains the
enzyme rennin. This makes it
crucial to which industry/trade?
