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Italiancityfamousforitsham,cheese...andpurple sweets? (5]
Beersotherthanlager,stoutorporter(4)
Northerntownsynonymouswitha currant-filledteatimetreat (6)
Molluscthat’sdeliciouscookedinbutterandgarlic(5)
Meatfroma deer– it’slean,nutritiousandoftenfree-range (7)
Cylindricalclayormetalovenusedtocook9 across(7)
Friedorbakedtriangularpastrywitha savouryfilling(6)
Japanesericecakes– canbedeadlyif notchewedproperly(5)
_____Nash,poet,wrote:Candy/Isdandy/Butliquor/Isquicker(5)
BerryfromSouthAmericanpalmtree,highinantioxidants(4)
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Illicitestablishmentsellingalcohol,espintheUnited States (9)
Salsa_____:uncookedfreshherbsauce(5)
Skill,usuallyperformedbyhand;canbepaired with 3 down (5)
FlatIndianbreadcookedin8 down(4)
Nonstickcoatingforpans– thermoplasticpolymerPTFE(6)
ChillisaucepopularinIndonesia,MalaysiaandSingapore (6)
FlightlessbirdhuntedtoextinctiononMauritius(4)
Tortillachip,usuallyservedina pilewithcheeseandjalapeños(5)
AlcoholicdrinkpopularintheWestCountryandNormandy (5)
Ritualsinvolving liquid offerings to a deity (9)
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HUGH THOMPSON
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WhatcanyouuseKing
Alfred’sCakefungus
(Daldiniaconcentrica) for?
a)Lightinga fire
b)Keepingfliesaway
c) Making cakes
2
Robatayakiisa
Japanesecooking
methodinwhichfoodis...
a)putona conveyor belt
throughanoven
b)cookedoverhotcharcoal
c)cooked on a skewer
3
What’stheworld’smost
widelyeaten seafood?
a)Squid
b)Prawns
c) Oysters
4
In1789,whatwas
CaptainWilliamBligh
taskedwithcollectingfrom
TahitiontheHMSBounty?
a)Sugarcaneplants
b)Pineappleplants
c) Breadfruit plants
5
Theediblefruitofthe
WestIndianlocust
treeiscalled
a)Stinkingtoe
b)Oldlady’sfinger
c)Priest’s ear
6
InApril 1667 Samuel
Pepyspurchased‘a
hundredofsparrowgrass’
at1s6d,whichheatewith
‘alittlebitofsalmon’. What
issparrowgrass?
7
Whatwasinventedin
NewYorkin1908?
a)Drinkingchocolate
b)Theteabag
c) The espresso machine
8
Whichoftheseproducts
wasnotcreatedasa
healthfoodforinvalids?
a)Peanutbutter
b)Cornflakes
c) Heinz tomato soup
9
Whatisbrunoise?
a)Basicbrownstock
b)Veryfinelydiced
vegetables
c)Frenchcheese used
for fondues
10
Glycyrrhizinicacid
isfoundinwhich of
thefollowing?
a)Liquorice
b)Nutmeg
c) Chillies
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