Trivia TEST YOUR FOOD IQ
CLUETOQUESTION 51 What is the English name
for snoek?
2 Which South African-born
chef recently landed the role
of chef de partie at Atelier
Crenn in San Francisco, USA,
working under Michelin
three-star chef-patron,
Dominique Crenn?
3 The 130g size option of this
chocolate – which is uniquely
produced in South Africa –
was discontinued earlier
this year.
4 Who is the first South African-
born and trained chef to be
elected as the president
of the South African Chefs’
Association (SA Chefs)?
5 This widely loved local snack
is packed with protein and is
low in fat and carbohydrates.
6 The Cape Malay curry dish
pinangkerrie is based on
which two key ingredients?
7 Hexrivier farm in Olifants
River Valley has an original
seedling tree that still bears
which fruit some 200 years
after being planted there?
8 What is the name of the
Bo Kaap-based restaurant
opened by SA’s first black
restaurateur, Marco Radebe,
in 1989?
9 The leaves of this plant –
which is less commonly
known as false buchu – are
used in both sweet and
savoury dishes.
10 While they’re both deep-fried
doughnuts, how do Xhosa
and Zulu magwinya differ
from vetkoek?
11 At approximately 850km in
length, Cape Town’s R62 is
the longest wine route in the
world. True or false?
12 Which brand of beer is
affectionately known in SA
as “zamalek”?FOR ANSWERS, TURN TO PAGE 108.Compiled by Andrea Pafitis-Hill. Photograph Adobe Stock