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Questions by John Lawrence and Max Schindler
Packet 1
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Note to players: because traditional dishes are subject to regional variations and substitutions in ingredients, many clues in this tournament contain phrases such as “X is most commonly used to make Y” to eliminate these rarer fringe cases. Protests on such clues–on the grounds that you have once seen a different ingredient used or your Italian grandmother makes it differently–will be summarily denied.
1. Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, called this company the “pivot of the century.” This company took off thanks to founder Rob Rhinehart’s wildly-successful crowdfunding campaign. Its rivals include Huel and Ambronite. This company recalled their protein bars after some (*) algal flour used in them caused significant gastrointestinal distress, but recently released vanilla and chai flavors of their caffeinated “Café” line. This company’s flagship foodstuff was originally sold as powder in a white bag with black lettering, but its version 2.0 comes pre-liquified and in flavors like Nectar and Coffiest. For 10 points, identify this company behind a white meal replacement drink.
ANSWER: Soylent [MS]
2. Fresh and cured pork are mixed with winter bamboo shoots in this city’s most celebrated soup. This city’s version of non-glutinous rice cakes are kept white, sliced into little ovals, and are sometimes pan fried with minced pork and leeks in celebration of the New Year. This city’s local “hairy crabs” are often served raw, marinated overnight in wine so that they are “drunken.” This city’s local dishes are sometimes referred to as (*) Hu or Benbang cuisine. This city’s characteristic pork dumplings are filled with gelatin that melts into soup when they are steamed and are called xiaolongbao [shee-ow-long-bow]. And this city also lends its name to the green-stemmed variety of bok choy. For 10 points, name the most populous city in China.
ANSWER: Shanghai [JL]
3. The filling for one of these food items is “emptied, steamed, flavored with sesame seeds, and whipped into a fondue.” The filling for another of these food items is “dew-picked and flown in from Iraq, cleansed in the finest quality spring water, and lightly killed.” In the stage version of a sketch about these food items, Terry Gilliam vomits into a helmet, which he is then required to put back on his head. One of these food items called (*) “spring surprise” contains actual metal springs that plunge through the cheeks of the eater, and another contains a ram’s bladder garnished with lark’s vomit. An inspector from the hygiene squad advises a man who makes these items to advertise that one contains a “raw, unboned, real, dead” amphibian. For 10 points, name these items that Terry Jones’s company manufactures in the Monty Python sketch “Crunchy Frog.”
ANSWER: chocolates [prompt on “candy,” “candies,” “confection,” or “confectionary”] [JL]
4. In Tanzania, the Chaga people gut and roast this animal as the centerpiece of wedding festivities. In the Dutch Antilles, this animal is the main ingredient in a dish called kabritu stoba. This animal is featured in an aphrodisiac soup from Jamaica called Mannish water. It does not walk on two legs, but this animal is the most traditional main component of a Hyderabadi-style biryani [beer-YAH-nee]. Humboldt Fog, (*) Bûcheron [boo-shurr-awn] and montrachet [mawn-traah-shay] are all made from this animal. In Spanish-speaking countries, the milk-fed baby variety of this animal is called cabrito. Stephanie Izard’s restaurants in Chicago all have this animal in their name, including one named for the “The Girl and” this animal. For 10 points, cheese called chevre [shev] comes from what animal?
ANSWER: goat [prompt on “mutton” but NOT on “lamb”] [JL]
5. In one episode of this show, the protagonist attempts to pay off his back taxes by entering pudding recipes into Auntie Puddin’s pudding recipe contest, until it is revealed that Auntie Puddin’ is really the conman Coco Carl in drag. This show’s protagonist owns a charcoal grill named Fireball, which is once grill-napped by his neighbor Chuck. Gadgets invented by this show’s protagonist include an outdoor derrick for deep-frying a (*) turkey, and a pepper mill whose crank is replaced with an electric drill. On this show, uttering the words “nutritional anthropologist” summons Deb Duchon. This show’s protagonist is assisted in acquiring kitchen gadgets by a parody of James Bond’s Q named W. For 10 points, name this long-running cooking show hosted by Alton Brown.
ANSWER: Good Eats[JL]
6. When unripe, this ingredient is used to make a light-green-colored Indian beverage meant to confer heat resistance. In the south of China, evaporated milk is traditionally used to make a Jello-like pudding with this fruit. In Andhra Pradesh, this ingredient is pickled to make a variety of pachadi called aavakaaya; and it is pulverized to make a sour seasoning powder called amchoor. Som tom mamuang is a Thai salad made with these fruits when they are still (*) unripe and green. Common varieties of ingredient fruit include the yellow-skinned Ataúlfo or Champagne variety, and the larger and more common red-skinned Tommy Atkins variety. For 10 points, name this yellow-fleshed fruit with a large stone, the national fruit of India.
ANSWER: mango [JL]
7. This chain doesn’t operate north of the border because of a trademark dispute with a similarly-named burger chain; that other chain is the second largest Canadian-based restaurant chain after Tim Horton’s. A 1982 attempt to absorb all Roy Rogers restaurants into this chain failed when loyal Roy Rogers customers refused to shop there. This chain’s controversial ads from the early 2000s included the “Name Our Holes” donut campaign and one in which (*) scantily-clad women enjoy their burgers titled “More Than a Piece of Meat.” This is the larger of the two chains managed by CKE, whose CEO Andy Pudzer withdrew from consideration to be Trump’s Secretary of Labor. Its signature dish is the Thickburger. For 10 points, identify this St. Louis-based burger company whose smiling star logo is similar to that of sister company Carl’s Jr.
ANSWER: Hardee’s [MS]
[The Canadian company is Harvey’s]
8. A trailer for a never-produced movie with this food in its title sees a Danny McBride-played character tell the protagonists to assassinate Woody Harrelson. A Rick Ross song written to this fruit begins “tonight you shall reach a height that the sky won’t catch you.” This fruit lends the flavor to the Minnesotan delicacy glorified rice. As an easter egg, one of these fruits is (*) hidden in every episode of Psych. The South American medicinal substance bromelain is extracted from this fruit. Allegedly, consuming this food makes semen taste better. This fruit’s juice is used in a pina colada. For 10 points, identify this fruit that tops Hawaiian pizza.
ANSWER: pineapple [MS]
9. A restaurant in this state makes a version of chicken and waffles called “Homeroom Chicken and Grids”; that restaurant is Lunchbox Eats. This state is the origin of restaurants in which diners pick one main dish and three side dishes to form a “meat and three.” Before their divorce, an African-American married couple in this state had a popular Food Network show in the mid 2000’s called Down Home with the (*) Neelys. Establishments like Hattie B’s and Prince’s in one of this state’s cities make a namesake form of “hot fried chicken.” Every May, this state is the home of the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. A style of barbecue based in this state makes both “dry rub” and “wet rub” forms of ribs. For 10 points, name this state whose namesake variety of whisky is similar to Bourbon and is epitomized by Jack Daniels.
ANSWER: Tennessee [JL]
10. A factory for producing this condiment relied on inhumane practices like violently milking and aggressively using a rolling pin on animals involved in its production. That factory’s practices were exposed by “No Name,” and its villainous owner is foiled when he brags about a door which only opens when he says “open,” thus accidentally opening it. A song about this condiment begins (*) “Hey all you people / Hey all you people, won’t you listen to me” and extols an item featuring it as “no ordinary sandwich,” but in fact “the tastiest sandwich under the sea.” For 10 points, identify this condiment put on a Krabby Patty after Spongebob uses a net to capture the namesake animal.
ANSWER: jellyfish jelly [MS]
11. In the comedy special Glorious, Eddie Izzard claims that you should use this kitchen appliance one-and-a-half times, in a routine that claims that they’re made by the same people as showers because they lie about temperature. Arguably the most important innovation to these devices was invented in 1921 by Charles Trite. One of these appliances appears in the title of a children’s book written by a science fiction author otherwise known for adult works like On Wings of Song and Camp Concentration. (*) Winged versions of these appliances were the logo of the screen saver program After Dark. Thomas M. Disch wrote a kid’s book titled for a “brave little” one of these appliances. Many modern versions of this device have a heating element made of a coil of nichrome wire. For 10 points, name these devices usually used to heat Pop-Tarts.
ANSWER: toaster [JL]
12. Creuse [krurrz] in Aquitaine names a cake flavored primarily with this ingredient. This is the flavor of the filling in a Kinder Bueno bar. This is the flavor of the outer layers of a cookie whose name means “ladies’ kisses”: baci di dama [BAA-tchee dee DAH-muh]. And another traditional Italian cookie featuring this flavor is called Brutta ma Buoni [BROO-tuh mah BWOH-nee] or “ugly but good.” The French term for (*) “brown butter” is literally named for this foodstuff. This is the main flavor in the liqueur Frangelico, and it is the more spherical of the two objects that can be used to flavor dacquoise [daa-kwahz]. Besides chocolate, this is the main flavor in Ferrero Rocher and in Nutella. For 10 points, name this nut also known as a filbert.
ANSWER: hazelnuts [accept filberts before mentioned] [JL]
13. Don Phillips invented a dish formed by freezing this item and rolling it in chocolate. In the hilariously-named Indonesian cooking technique of pepes, food is cooked wrapped in the leaves of this foodstuff. A “ketchup” made from this fruit is popular in the Philippines. A common way of quantifying very small amounts of radiation is by comparing them to the (*) “equivalent dose” one is exposed to by eating this fruit. This fruit is used to make the hardest non-nut item in most tropical trail mix. McDonald’s fruit smoothie flavors are mango pineapple, blueberry pomegranate, and a combo of strawberry and this fruit. For 10 points, identify this fruit which is cut in half and served with ice cream in a namesake “split.”
ANSWER: banana [MS]
14. This is the second substance mentioned in the title of Edward Rutledge’s solo number in the musical 1776. This substance is combined with crème de menthe [kremm duh mawnth]in a drink called a Continental. Depending on what variety of this substance is used, mixing this with equal parts of pineapple juice produces a cocktail called a Staten Island Ferry or a Goldeneye. A cocktail mixing this alcohol with lime juice, orgeat syrup, and (*) Curaçao [KYOO-ruh-sow] was popularized in the 1940’s at Trader Vic’s. A syrup made from this alcohol is used to soak a French brioche-like yeast cake called a baba. This is the main alcohol used in a Mai Tai, in a mojito [mo-HEE-toh], and in a daiquiri. For 10 points, name this hard liquor, popular brands of which include Captain Morgan and Bacardi.
ANSWER: rum [JL]
15. Before the keto craze took off, this chef controversially cooked a version of pizza where the crust is made out of ground beef, called a “meatzza.” In one episode, this chef makes “hokey pokey” out of golden syrup and baking soda to give to a friend as a gift, but then eats most of it in the cab ride to the friend’s house. Besides Brian Malarkey, Ludo Lefebvre and Anthony Bourdain, this chef was one of the original four judges on The(*) Taste. Episodes of some of this chef’s shows end with nighttime shots of her eating leftovers out of her fridge. She rose to fame for such cookbooks as How to Eat and How to Be a Domestic Goddess. For 10 points, name this British food personality, known for her sexualized presentation style.
ANSWER: NigellaLawson [accept either name] [JL]
16. This ingredient is mixed with moth beans to make fried strips called bikaneri bhujia. This is the main ingredient in a Tunisian soup called lablabi. Alice Waters’s restaurant in Berkeley, California is named for a polenta made from this ingredient and then fried in strips. An Indian flour made from this ingredient is soaked to create khaman; that flour is called besan or gram flour. In Liguria, this ingredient is used to make a pancake called socca [SOH-kuh]. (*) Panisse [puh-neess]is made from this legume. In Italian, this is called ceci [CHEH-chee], and these are tossed with mixed spice to create chana masala. This is the main ingredient of the products Sabra is known for. For 10 points, name this legume that is puréed to make hummus.
ANSWER: chickpeas [or garbanzo beans] [JL]
17. This ingredient was developed as part of a collaboration between Tony Costa and the Hoffman Company. Deadspin journalist Drew Magary penned an article calling a dish featuring this ingredient a “war crime” and mocking the baseball team from the city it is associated with. The Gerber is an open-faced sandwich with ham, paprika, and this type of cheese. This cheese is used in the primary dish served at (*) Imo’s restaurants. It was invented to prevent cheese from trailing onto the plate when you take a bite of pizza. Wikipedia helpfully describes it as “a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone cheeses” that “tastes nothing like any of them.” For 10 points, identify this processed cheese used in St. Louis-style pizza.
ANSWER: Provel cheese [MS]
18. Cracked pepper, shallots, and this ingredient are the main components of a French sauce for oysters, called mignonette sauce. A “black” variety of this ingredient is named for Zhenjiang. Chicken is stewed in a mixture of soy sauce and this ingredient in the “national dish” of the Philippines: Chicken Adobo. Besides sugar, this is a main ingredient in a gastrique [gas-treek] sauce. This is the main liquid employed in making a Spanish fish dish called (*) escabeche. A big craze in the 1980’s was making this savory ingredient out of raspberries. Trebbiano grapes are used to make a famous dark, syrupy variety of this from Modena. For 10 points, what acidic ingredient comes in “white distilled” and balsamic forms?
ANSWER: vinegar [JL]
19. For this day, Cypriots bake cheese and raisin filled buns called flaouna. In Russia, curd cheese is shaped into a truncated pyramid on this day. Ricotta, mozzarella, and sausage or prosciutto [pro-SHOO-toh] are layered between a top and bottom crust of sweet pastry dough called pasta frolla in a savory pie for this day, called pizza rustica. Eleven balls of marzipan top an Irish (*) fruitcake eaten on this day, called Simnel cake. In Poland, a yeast babka is baked for this holiday. Two days before this holiday, one eats a bread that titles a three-note melody that is often the first piece one attempts when learning to play the recorder; those are hot cross buns.For 10 points, on what holiday do people often eat chocolate eggs?
ANSWER: Easter Sunday [prompt on “Sunday”] [JL]
20. In Jack and Jill, the Adam Sandler-played Jack attempts to get Al Pacino to star in a commercial for this foodstuff, which he does after falling in love with Jill, who is also played by Adam Sandler. The Canadian chain BeaverTails sells a stretched-out version of this foodstuff, whose Polish analogue is the Pączki[PAWNCH-kee]. The use of this foodstuff is the distinguishing feature of a (*) Luther Burger. Confusion over the inclusion of the word “ein” in a JFK speech led to the misconception that “Ich bin ein Berliner” translates to “I am” one of these foodstuffs. Types of this food include crullers, bear claws, and Long Johns. For 10 points, identify this type of pastry sold by Krispy Kreme.
ANSWER: donuts [MS]