Comments on: Quiz answers!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:58:18 +0000

I knew pommes dauphin b/c of Top Chef and I knew Cavolo nero was Italian not Greek. Good job Nona! I knew tostones from Top Chef too.

By: Nona Nelson

Nona Nelson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:17:32 +0000

I got them all right! Woo hoo, happy dance. I do admit that two were a lucky guess (halloumi and cavolo nero).

Really I think this just means I watch too much food television. I would not have known tostones (plantains are not my favorites) if it wasn't part of the final elimination challenge on the last season of Top Chef filmed in Puerto Rico.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:55:56 +0000

I failed miserably by missing 10 but then I don't really cook so maybe missing 10 isn't too bad! Coworker Anna missed 6 and coworker Ken missed 2. Ken complains that the two he missed (#6 and #11) were trick answers!

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:42:21 +0000

The only reason I knew pommes dauphin is because I took three years of French in high school and one of the few words I still recognize is the word for potato. Does that say something about my Irish heritage?
My father reports that he got a perfect score on the quiz. Of course, nobody was there to witness this... nah, I believe you, Dad.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:54 +0000

I got six wrong!

I thought I would do a little better, I should've gotten remoulade, but I got it confused with roulade. And I had initially guessed right on Pomme dauphin, but then changed it. D'oh!

It was fun, thanks for the quiz.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:53:06 +0000

I mixed up aioli and remoulade and sashimi and hamachi. I had never heard of cavolo nero or halloumi, but I guessed and got them right. Halloumi sounded like a Greek word to me, so I picked it for the cheese. Cavolo nero and the dark cabbage were the only ones left to match, so.....:-)