Loaded Questions 6/26/23 - Food/Drink
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Happy Monday! Today we’ve got a little bit of a theme day, since a little more than a week ago, I decided to put myself to the test. As part of a promotion I’m doing with my trivia company Palmetto Trivia, I did a trivia event in the style of the YouTube series “Hot Ones” where I ate 10 wings of increasing hotness while answering questions. It took me days to recover. Proof can be found HERE. After ailing for a few days and even taking a sick day, I think I’m back to 100%. And to officially put this event behind me, here’s 11 questions all about hot and spicy foods. Hope you can enjoy them more than my body can. Dig in!
1. Translating as “Bhutan pepper” in the Assamese language, what alternate name for the ghost pepper was once listed as the hottest pepper in the world?
2. Meaning “jump” in Bengali, what is called the hottest curry in the world, even hotter than vindaloo? It originated in the curry houses of Birmingham, UK.
3. Which pepper is the central pepper used to make buffalo sauce?
4. Holy basil is a key ingredient in what Thai dish, a stir-fry dish mixing minced meat or seafood with shallots, garlic, and chili peppers?
5. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry, but if you did, maybe you’d try my famous what Italian pasta sauce made with garlic, tomatoes, and dried chili peppers whose name means “angry”?
6. In Mexican cuisine, a fresh mirasol pepper is used to make mole sauces, but what dried pepper also called mirasol chile is used to make dishes like the salsa in tamales?
7. Originating in Mali but spreading to much of West Africa including Senegal, the spicy stew also called tigadèguèna or mafé is made with a sauce which includes what nut (which often gives its English name)?
8. Mala duck tongue, dandan noodles, and mapo tofu are some of the spicy dishes originating from what Chinese province?
9. Which variety of pepper used in Jamaican jerk seasoning takes its name from its resemblance to a tam o’ shanter?
10. The village of Moruga, found in the name of one of the world’s hottest peppers, is found in what country?
11. What red chili paste is used as a popular condiment in Korean cuisine, often seen with such dishes as tteokbokki or bibimbap?
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1. Translating as “Bhutan pepper” in the Assamese language, what alternate name for the ghost pepper was once listed as the hottest pepper in the world?
Bhut jolokia
2. Meaning “jump” in Bengali, what is called the hottest curry in the world, even hotter than vindaloo? It originated in the curry houses of Birmingham, UK.
Phall (or phaal or fall)
3. Which pepper is the central pepper used to make buffalo sauce?
Cayenne
4. Holy basil is a key ingredient in what Thai dish, a stir-fry dish mixing minced meat or seafood with shallots, garlic, and chili peppers?
Phat kaphrao
5. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry, but if you did, maybe you’d try my famous what Italian pasta sauce made with garlic, tomatoes, and dried chili peppers whose name means “angry”?
Arrabbiata
6. In Mexican cuisine, a fresh mirasol pepper is used to make mole sauces, but what dried pepper also called mirasol chile is used to make dishes like the salsa in tamales?
Guajillo
7. Originating in Mali but spreading to much of West Africa including Senegal, the spicy stew also called tigadèguèna or mafé is made with a sauce which includes what nut (which often gives its English name)?
Peanut (called peanut stew)
8. Mala duck tongue, dandan noodles, and mapo tofu are some of the spicy dishes originating from what Chinese province?
Sichuan
9. Which variety of pepper used in Jamaican jerk seasoning takes its name from its resemblance to a tam o’ shanter?
Scotch bonnet
10. The village of Moruga, found in the name of one of the world’s hottest peppers, is found in what country?
Trinidad and Tobago (in Trinidad Moruga scorpion)
11. What red chili paste is used as a popular condiment in Korean cuisine, often seen with such dishes as tteokbokki or bibimbap?
Gochujang