WORLD KNOWLEDGE
TRAVEL QUIZ
Local delicacies
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- WHITEBAIT, NEW ZEALAND
These tiny fish with a delicate flavour and translucent appearance
are best served in what way?
A. As fritters | B. Fresh | C. Deep fried - CENTURY EGG, CHINA
This black-hued, foul-smelling snack never spoils and is historically
made from the eggs of what animal?
A. Chicken | B. Duck | C. Quail - BLOWFISH, JAPAN
Known as fugu, this Japanese puffer fish can be lethal if it’s
prepared incorrectly due to the toxic poison found in its organs.
Despite the dangers, how many tons of it is eaten by the
Japanese each year?
A. 1,000 | B. 5,000 | C. 10,000 - HAGGIS, SCOTLAND
This Scottish treat is made from a recipe featuring sheep’s heart,
liver, lungs and kidneys with onions and oats. If you were to
order two serves of the dish, what would you say?
A. Haggi | B. Haggises | C. Hagges - TARANTULA, CAMBODIA
These palm-sized spiders are bred in holes in the ground and then
fried in oil before being sold as a street-food snack. What is the
crispy flesh said to taste like?
A. A combination of chicken and cod | B. Beef | C. Calamari - SNAIL, FRANCE
Escargot is the French term for these edible snails which are
prepared by the chef days before serving. The slimy snails go on
a fast for three days before being fed what to purify them?
A. Flour | B. Grass | C. Butter - KANGAROO, AUSTRALIA
The red meat from this iconic Australian animal is one of the
healthiest going around. What percentage of protein does the
average cut have?
A. 50% | B. 75% | C. 98% - CHILLI CRAB, SINGAPORE
The star of this dish is the thick tangy sauce which drips from the
cooked whole crab. Which variety of the crustacean is most
commonly used?
A. Blue | B. Mud | C. Swimmer
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