Comfort Foods Trivia Quiz

Answer: Expensive

Comfort foods tend to be foods that have a psychological effect that may be greater than the consumption of the food. It may remind the eater of another time, place, or event. It may stimulate or arouse unconscious thoughts of serenity. Ease of preparation and availability of ingredients generally are less expensive.

Answer: Chocolate

Males preferred hardy foods and less often selected sugary desserts. Males are also likely to consume comfort food at times when they feel up-beat such as a celebration, a promotion, a holiday, or completing a difficult task.

Answer: Casseroles

Females seemed to prefer sugary treats rather than the hardy male choices. Females who have the 'blues' or are tired, disappointed in life, in relationships, or tedium may turn to a more sugary options.

Answer: A dry instant noodle

Indomie Mi goreng has a relation to the college student favorite Ramen noodles. Indonesian cooking has many Chinese and Japanese influences.

Answer: Poi

Poi is honored in a popular Hawaiian song "Poi, my boy, will make a man out of you." Traditionally, children when ready were given the task of creating poi which marks a transition between childhood and young adulthood. While in the military in Hawaii I noted that poi was avaiable at nearly every mess due to the substantial part of the military there with Polynesian ancestry.

Tourists in Hawaii may be asked to try poi. Many say that it tastes like wallpaper paste. The host might reply "So, do you eat a lot of wallpaper paste?"

Answer: Poutine

Poutine is a Canadian dish consisting of french fried potatoes, cheese curds and brown gravy. The other three are common comfort foods in the Isles. Pasties are a baked dough shell with vegetables and meat inside; your fish and chip might be wrapped in a newspaper traditionally; bangers and mash consists of sausages and mashed potatoes.

Answer: Caviar

Although Russia is a leading supplier of cavier to the world from the Caspian Sea area, its cost and processing are generally beyond the budget of its people as well as most countries.

Pelmeni are small fried dumplings; lagman is a noodles and meat dish from Uzbekistan; and kotletj are meatballs.

Answer: Borsch

Pierogi are made from unleavened dough, boiled then fried with a stuffing such as potato, meat, or fruit; golonka are ham hocks and considered the Polish national dish; gulasz is a pork stew.

Borsch is a Russian soup.

Answer: Norway

Klub is a Norwegian comfort food. My father-in-law was second generation Norwegian and had fond memories of his mother who came directly from Norway making klub for her large family.

Answer: Scotland

One recipe on the Internet said "remove from stomach and eat it if you really want to."