Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

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Cuppa time to be had with our new page of brain teasers

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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brainteasers
BYQUIZ-MEISTER
HUGH THOMPSON
1
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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