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Internationally Named Foods - Matching Quiz
We're heading to a 24 hour restaurant that has a breakfast buffet and fancy dinners at night. Can you place these internationally named foods in the right categories?
French toast is a typical breakfast food in the United States. The dish is typically made by soaking bread in a mixture of eggs and milk. The dish is fried in a pan and it's common to serve with syrup or dusted with sugar on top.
2. Belgian waffles
Answer: Breakfast in the U.S.A.
On most American breakfast menus you can order Belgian waffles. The differences between Belgium waffles and standard waffles are typically deeper pockets and a softer and fluffier batter. Whipped cream, fruit, syrup, and even chocolate are common toppings on Belgian waffles.
3. Eggs Benedict
Answer: Breakfast in the U.S.A.
At any U.S. breakfast restaurant, you'll be asked how do you want your eggs? Eggs Benedict is made by taking poached eggs and placing them on an English muffin with ham or Canadian bacon, and topping the dish with hollandaise sauce.
4. German chocolate cake
Answer: Dessert
Although it's called German chocolate cake, the dessert originated in the United States. An American chocolate maker named Samuel German created a dark baking chocolate and this was used to make the layered chocolate cake.
5. Ceylon tea
Answer: Drink
The world famous tea from Sri Lanka is called Ceylon tea. Their signature logo showcases a gold lion holding a sword. To earn the logo, the tea must be packed in Sri Lanka, fully 100% Ceylon tea, and has to pass the official standards of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.
6. Bristol Cream
Answer: Drink
Bristol is a city in England and the Bristol cream is a uniquely blended mix of a dark amber sherry and wine. The owners of the alcoholic drink were originally John Harvey & Sons of Bristol. Since 1796, Bristol cream was bottled in Jerez, Spain.
7. Canada Dry
Answer: Drink
When you're shopping for soda in the U.S., Pepsi and Coca-Cola hold the market share but Canada Dry is still a popular soft drink option. The brand was first sold in Ontario, Canada in 1904 and their brand's signature flavor is ginger ale.
8. Baked Alaska
Answer: Dessert
Have you ever been to one of those fancy restaurants where the dessert is set on fire at the table? They could be eating Baked Alaska, a dessert made with ice cream, cake, and meringue. The server would bring out a mini blowtorch and brown the meringue at the table to caramelize the topping.
9. Budapest Roll
Answer: Dessert
When you see the name Budapest roll, you must be thinking it's a Hungarian dish but actually it's a Swedish dessert. To make a Budapest roll, you'd need hazelnut meringue, whipped cream, a fruit like raspberries, some sugar, and dark chocolate.
10. Bombay Sapphire
Answer: Drink
Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin sold by Bacardi since 1986. You probably think India as the country of origin with the Bombay title but it's actually manufactured in England through their Bombay Spirits Company.
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