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Test your food knowledge
1 The Bloody Caesar ...
a. is a cocktail that’s popular across North America as a cure for hangovers b. is virtually unknown outside of Canada c. was invented in P.E.I. by Mott’s d. is traditionally made with Tabasco sauce
2 When it comes to lentils, Canada ...
a. grew none before the 1970s b. is the world’s largest producer c. exports to India, Turkey, Bangladesh and Egypt d. all of the above
3 The biggest cake (so far), on Parliament Hill was made by Ottawa’s Morrison Lamothe bakery for centennial celebrations on July 1, 1967. It was made from:
a. the bakery’s famous chocolate cake recipe b. dense fruitcake c. plywood, nails and Styrofoam d. Queen Elizabeth white cake
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From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s, “the stubby” was synonymous with Canadian beer. It was almost brought back in 1992, but was ultimately passed over for the more American “long neck” because:
a. focus groups showed that women preferred the long neck to the stubby b. the long neck can be washed and reused more times than the stubby c. American brewers wielded their corporate power to demand uniform bottles across North America d. you can fit more beer in a long neck, and charge a higher price
5 What Canadian treat has prompted scholarly journal articles on its origin and outrage in New York?
a. the butter tart b. the Timbit c. the Nanaimo bar d. Wendy’s chocolate Frosty
6 Which Canadian confection has inspired competing “taste trails” that nearly boiled over into a court battle?
a. the butter tart b. maple toffee made on the snow at sugar shacks c. the Nanaimo bar d. the Maritime blueberry grunt
7 Which Canadian food is included in former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton’s 2015 book, 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die (Workman Publishing Company):
a. maple syrup b. Montreal bagels c. shritzlach d. Glengarry aged Lankaaster cheese
8 Poutine is a quintessentially Québécois dish that:
a. dates back to the coureurs des bois b. originated in rural Quebec in the late 1950s c. was imported from the British Isle of Man d. is the same as New Jersey’s Disco Fries
9 The phrase “Only in Canada, you say? Pity …” refers to the fact that:
a. Red Rose sells a different blend of tea in Canada than the U.S. b. Red Rose tea is available only in Canada c. Red Rose included figurines only in its tea sold in Canada d. Lipton tea is sold only in Canada
10 The best chef in Canada according to the annual Gold Medal Plates competition held in Kelowna is:
a. Matthew Batey of Calgary’s The Nash Restaurant b. Alex Chen of Vancouver’s Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar c. Marc Lepine of Ottawa’s Atelier d. Ryan O’Flynn of Edmonton’s Westin Hotel