quiz for the week of april 7th

1. What kind of cheese is pictured in the photo above? Invented in the Apulia region of Italy in the 1920s, it contains a hard outer layer of mozzarella with a creamy interior of mozzarella and cream. Traditionally, the cheese, as pictured, is wrapped in leek leaves which indicates the freshness of the cheese. As long as the leaves are green, the cheese is fresh. BONUS: What does its name translate to in Italian?

2. What is the British chef Clare Smyth distinguished as being?

3. A vote this week could lead to the most severe restrictions ever on what population following its unprecedented collapse in California and Oregon?

4. This popular American beer was created during a 1930's brewer's strike from a recipe the untrained employees left behind to run the brewery threw together. The taste was so bad that local taverns emptied their barrels into the gutters until the streets ran with beer. When the strike ended, the brewery chose to can the beer that remained and sell it in an effort to recoup come of their profits lost during the strike. What is this beer's name?

5. True or False: Skorthalia is a Greek pita sandwich?

6. Kohlrabi is a member of which family? A. Apple B. Turnip C. Potato D. Legume

7. Invented at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans in the late 1890s, this dish was named after a wealthy man of the time due to the richness of the recipe. In addition to its main ingredient (which can't be revealed or it would give it away) the classic, traditional recipe contained a mixture of chopped spinach or watercress (depending on who you ask), butter, breadcrumbs and seasonings.

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