Edible Images (i-l) Trivia Quiz

Answer: King cake

Known as king cake, three kings cake or baby cake, many countries use it as part of the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas. There are no fixed ingredients however it usually contains a figurine hidden inside, representing the Baby Jesus. The image clue is intended to hint at this. It may have originally been part of a festival to the Roman god Saturn.

Answer: Log-log

Essentially, a noodle soup with garlic and green onions from the Philippines. Using wheat noodles with beef and boiled eggs and it is log-log kinalas. It comes with a brown savory broth. Log-log batchoy (or just batchoy) is another more savory version using egg noodles and pork belly or liver. The clue is the logs in the basket.

Answer: Kue cubit

Kue cubit is a bite-sized Indonesian snack food in the form of a mini cake or pancake, often dressed with toppings like chocolate sprinkles or savory versions, for instance, topped with grated cheese. 'Cubit' means 'pinch', reflecting the fact that the size of the pancake is such that it can be picked up pinched between your fingers. Usually made in a special pan and popular in markets and food stalls.

The image shows a letter Q (which could sound like kue) on a cube.

Answer: Kalderata

Kalderata is a spicy Filipino goat meat stew. Also spelled calderata, the word is derived from the Spanish word caldera, meaning cauldron. Apart from the meat, the ingredients typically include tomatoes, liver, bell pepper and chili pepper. There are variants made with beef, chicken or pork. The image is of a caldera, which sounds a bit like the dish.

Answer: Kare-kare

Typically made with a base of stewed oxtail, the stew is flavoured with a peanut sauce and contains vegetables such as okra, green beans and Chinese cabbage. Other meats may be used and there are also seafood or straight vegetable versions. Seasonings and flavourings may be added. The two toy cars in the image are intended to hint at the name of the stew.

Answer: Inubaran

Inubaran is a chicken dish from the Philippines, either prepared as a stew or a soup. The name translates as 'cooked with ubad' (banana pith). It can also be made ubod, the pith of a coconut palm. Lemongrass and coconut milk are usually involved along with a souring agent such as batuan fruit. The image shows a barren landscape, a sound which is echoed in the name of the dish.

Answer: Imagawayaki

Traditionally, this Japanese dessert is made from a sweet azuki bean paste encased in batter, baked in a special pan. New types of filling such as custards, preserves, meat and vegetables, and curry are increasingly popular. First sold in the 18th century, various names have been given this style of dessert. The idea has spread to neighbouring countries such as South Korea and the Philippines. The clue shows an image being thrown away.

Answer: Läskisoosi

The Finns enjoy their pork. Läskisoosi is made with pork belly, browned by frying, and then made into a sauce. Bacon gravy is another form. Perhaps served with potatoes, pickled beetroot and lingonberries. The 'ski' part of the name is suggested by the ski tracks in the image.

Answer: Íslensk Kjötsúpa

Íslensk Kjötsúpa is a traditional meat soup made in Iceland. Typically it is made with lamb or mutton along with various root vegetables. Being traditional, there are plenty of recipe variations. Including some bones during the cooking helps to enrich the flavour. Make enough to last more than a day. The image of the yacht on soup sounds a bit like Kjöt and súpa.

Answer: Lobby

A budget-friendly stew traditionally eaten by pottery workers in Staffordshire and made with minced or diced meat, potatoes and vegetables. Connected to lobscouse (or scouse), a meat stew from Liverpool with a Northern European sailing heritage. Blind scouse is made with just vegetables. The Welsh version is called lobsgow. The image shows a cinema lobby as a clue.