Food A-Z Quiz Series - B

Answer: Bok Choy

Bok choy is related to the turnip, but looks more like celery. The vegetable is of Chinese descent, and is often called Chinese cabbage. It is little wonder, then, that it is also related to cabbage.

Answer: Bechamel

Bechamel sauce is known as white sauce. To make Bechamel sauce, scalded milk is whisked into a roux, which is a butter and flour mixture that is the thickening agent to many sauces.

Answer: Bernaise

Bernaise sauce is yellow in color. It is thought of as a very simple sauce, although it is difficult to perfect. The sauce is made of egg yolk and butter, and is flavored with shallots and tarragon.

Answer: Broccoli

Broccoli resembles, and is related to, cauliflower. Broccoli and cauliflower both look like little trees, and broccoli is green and cauliflower is white. The flavor differs greatly despite the close resemblance, however. A very popular way to serve broccoli is with cheese sauce.

Answer: Baguette

The baguette is a specific shape of French bread. It is very thin, only about 5 or 6 centimetres in diameter. It is noted for its extra crispy crust and the slits across it that causes the gases to escape while cooking. It is also usually very long.

Answer: Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse is a fish stew that originated in Marseilles. The word "bouillabaisse" is a term that combines two words, one meaning boil, the other meaning simmer.

Answer: Bratwurst

"Brat" means fine chopped meat, and "wurst" means sausage. Therefore, a bratwurst is a sausage made with fine chopped meat. It is not, however, derived from the German term "braten," which means to pan fry. This is a common misconception.

Answer: Barbecue sauce

Barbecue sauce is a very common ingredient to many foods cooked on a grill. Barbecue sauce is very easy to make. It involves tomato paste, vinegar, mustard, spices, and sugar or other sweeteners to keep it a bit tangy. Barbecue sauce makes a myriad of foods, like barbecue ribs, pork, chicken, pizza, etc.

Answer: Beet

Beets have a "dye" in them that cause things to turn deep red, so you need to be careful with them. Beets are commonly eaten pickled. Another way to eat beets is by making beet juice jelly. This jelly does not taste like beet, though. The beet simply gives a sweet base for the jelly.

The other three options will not stain your fingers or clothes much, if at all. The blood orange, although blood stains clothes, will not stain you, because the juice itself isn't blood!

Answer: Bourbon chicken

Cordon bleu is a chicken stuffed with ham and cheese. Bourbon chicken is an American dish that is often found in Chinese restaurants. It was first invented in Louisiana, which is why the food fits in the "cajun" category.