| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | Jamaican method of spicing and smoking over wood fire, often done with chicken | Jerk | 100%
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| N | Indian bread, sometimes stuffed with potato | Naan | 100%
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| F | Term for dousing something in alcohol and lighting it on fire | Flambé | 67%
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| A | Fruit paired with saltfish and eaten for breakfast in Jamaica | Ackee | 56%
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| D | A spiced, soup-like dish in South Asia made from spiced legumes such as mung beans or lentils | Dal | 44%
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| E | Fried turnover pastries stuffed with meat and/or cheese, common throughout Latin America | Empanada | 44%
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| L | Chinese dish with long, chewy egg noodles | Lo mein | 44%
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| O | Large creatures native to Africa used as a leaner beef substitute, often in burgers | Ostrich | 44%
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| T | Term for meat served completely raw, unlike the above | Tartare | 44%
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| U | A desert with its toppings at the bottom, which is then flipped | Upside-down cake | 44%
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| C | Raw seafood and vegetables which are “cooked” by acidic citrus juice | Ceviche | 33%
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| G | These small creatures, often fried or roasted, are eaten as a snack in Mexico and parts of Africa and Asia | Grasshopper | 33%
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| I | Coffee with whiskey and whipped cream | Irish coffee | 33%
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| Q | A highly nutritious pseudocereal | Quinoa | 33%
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| R | A key ingredient in cannoli filling | Ricotta | 33%
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| W | These rooted, crunchy aquatic plants are often found in Asian cooking, and are an invasive species in North America | Water chestnut | 33%
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| S | Cooking method involving a plastic bag and boiling water, meaning “under vacuum” | Sous vide | 22%
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| H | Iced rice milk with cinnamon sugar | Horchata | 11%
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| K | Ground spiced meat, such as lamb or beef, shaped into balls or patties and eaten throughout South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans. Goes well with D | Kofta | 11%
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| Y | A sweet, yellow fruit found in Asia | Yuzu | 11%
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| B | Russian crepe-like dessert | Blintz | 0%
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| M | Similar to the above but with extremely thin rice noodles | Mei fun | 0%
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| P | Mashed plantain steamed in banana leaves with small bits of meat, spiced with sofrito and traditionally eaten in Puerto Rico around Christmas | Pasteles | 0%
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| V | Cold potato soup | Vichyssoise | 0%
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| X | Deep-fried Mexican cheesecake | Xango | 0%
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| Z | A traditional braided bread in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria | Zopf | 0%
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