Eat, Drink and Be Marry Trivia Quiz

Answer: Caramel sauce

Bem casados means happily married in Portuguese so it is fitting that this is a traditional cookie served at a Brazilian wedding. This delicious treat is made up of two small sponge cakes joined together by a dulce de leche (caramel sauce) and egg curd or jam.

These cookies are individually wrapped and a bow is then tied around them. Guests receive these as a favor at the end of the wedding celebration. Popular beverages include white wine, red wine and a wine called Vinho Verde, meaning green wine, but it isn't green at all.

A green wine means that the wine must be drunk when it is young and not aged.

Answer: Ability for a couple to heal their difficulties

The Igbo tribe from southern Nigeria commonly use kola nuts for medicinal purposes. These nuts are high in caffeine and, when chewed, they ease hunger as well as provide energy to the consumer. This common staple in a bride's dowry is also presented at weddings to symbolize the couple's ability to heal differences within their marriage.

The wedding is not considered to be complete until a kola nut has been shared between the groom, bride and parents of both.

Answer: Tang Yuan

A bride and groom have tang yuan (sweet rice ball soup) either on their wedding day or the night before their wedding. In China, it is believed that this will make certain that marriage will be sweet and smooth for the couple. There is a catch! In order for the good fortune of a sweet and smooth life, the couple cannot chew the rice balls from the soup. That would surely ruin the round smooth shape of the rice balls and ruin any chance of the good luck to occur for them.

The couple must swallow the rice balls whole for the sweet and smooth marriage to occur. Beverages served at the wedding banquet include wine, beer, juice and soft drinks.

Answer: Birria

Mexicans believe that goat meat has aphrodisiacal powers. Sometimes, depending on the area, the dish is made with lamb, pork, beef or iguana instead of goat. It is believed that this meal of birria will bring about a large family for the wedding couple.

A popular Mexican drink called Chia Fresca is made by soaking chia seeds in water for about thirty minutes until the seeds become gelatinous. Sugar and lemon is then added. Other popular drinks include Mojitos, Margaritas and an assortment of cocktails.

Answer: Golden silk threads

Foy thong is loosely translated to mean "golden silk threads" since it is an ancient Thai dessert that looks like threads. The egg yolks give a golden hue and the sugar syrup is made into long threads. This symbolizes eternal love for the bride and the groom.

The process to make foy thong is very difficult. A brass wok is required as well as a cone with very small openings. The main goal is to make the threads as long as one possibly can. More traditions involve rice, which suggests the respect of love.

This makes rice an ubiquitous ingredient at a wedding. It is believed that couples will thrive if they make Khao Mok Gai and eat it. It is a rice curry with herbed chicken. Thailand has a vast range of local beers, brews and spirits as well as wines.

Answer: Odd numbers are indivisible

Jordan Almonds are a bitter nut coated in a sweet sugar. Traditionally served at Mediterranean weddings, they represent the highs and also the lows that come with marriage. The candies are meant to bring good luck for the couple so they will have more sweet times than bitter times in their marriage. When the treats are presented to guests in little bags upon silver trays, in Greece, there are always an odd number of almonds inside the bags. The purpose of an odd number is because it is indivisible, representing that the couple cannot be broken apart. Generally five candies are placed inside each little bag each representing something different. In Italy the almonds represent wishes for the couple such as good health, prosperity, happiness, longevity and fertility.
In Greece the expression "to break bread" may have originated. The mother of the bride or the mother of the groom will hold some sourdough bread over the heads of the couple. The bread is broken in half at the entrance to the couple's home in order to represent equal ability to be strong when facing the challenges of life.
The beverage known as masticha is often served at weddings. Mastichato Chiou is a brandy-based liqueur from Chios and is often served at Greek weddings.

Answer: Milk

Milk is the beverage of choice to serve to guests when they arrive. It symbolizes not only their safety and happiness but also stands for a smooth and sweet life. Their dinner generally is that of pastille with trid (pigeon pie) to lamb with roasted almonds. They might have chicken mqualli and then an almond/honey briouat for dessert.

Answer: A wedding kiss

The Fruitcake, adorned with fruit, nuts and marzipan, is a tradition dating back to Medieval England. The ingredients symbolize fertility and good fortune for the couple. They must kiss over the cake and then the top tier ("christening cake") of the cake is kept for the christening of their firstborn.

Some couples prefer to keep the top layer which is to be eaten during the couple's first anniversary.

Answer: Madhupak

Madhupak ("offerings") is a mixture of yogurt and honey. The honey delivers a sweet beginning to the marriage of the couple and the yogurt symbolizes eternal health for them. This is a common tradition at Hindu weddings. Macapuno, bibingka and suman are all traditional dishes served at a Filipino wedding.

Answer: Germany

A traditional German food served at weddings is called Hochzeitssuppe. The actual meaning of Hochzeitssuppe is "Wedding Soup". Another tradition is to break dishes, pots and anything else that can be broken into pieces. It is cleaned up together and supposed to bring good luck to the bride and groom prior to the wedding.

It is like a preparation in facing the trials of life. The toast at a Southern German reception is done with a Brautbecher (bridal cup). This cup is pewter or crystal and is shaped like a maiden holding a small cup above her head.

The skirt part and the cup part are filled with champagne or wine and the couple drinks this as their first toast. Because they drink from this Brautbecher at the same time, it signifies union.

A German potato salad might be served along with bratwurst for example. Sauerkraut is a popular pickled cabbage served as a side dish. Traditional German wedding cake which is a rich nut or genoise sponge cake soaked in liqueur or syrup. The cake is filled with jam, nougat or marzipan and then frosted with a fondant or ganache.