Gone to Lunch Trivia Quiz

Answer: A flatbread

Injera (or enjera) is a flatbread traditionally made using teff flour (teff is a type of grass with edible seeds, which are rich in iron). It is traditionally cooked on a clay plate over a fire, or in stoves fuelled by dung. It has a sponge-like texture, and is often used to scoop up wat and other stews or foods placed on top of it.

Answer: Kyara bento

Kyara bento or 'charaben' means 'character bento', and is a way of getting children interested in food, by giving it a fun twist. Ideas I've seen online include rabbits and Pokemon made out of rice balls, bears made of tofu stuffed with rice, and the character Naruto made out of a mixture of seafood, seaweed, rice and egg.

All the other options are types of bento. Shidashi bento is made in restaurants and eaten at formal gatherings, kamameshi bento is cooked in a clay pot, and shikaeshi bento is made by wives who want to get revenge on their husbands, and write insults in the food, or sneak foul-tasting ingredients into it.

Answer: Empanadas

The verb in question is 'empanar' ('pan' is Spanish for 'bread'). Argentinian empanadas are often stuffed with meat such as beef or chicken, flavoured with spices, although there are also varieties stuffed with olives, raisins, humita (a creamy sweetcorn filling), and a sweet variety stuffed with fruit.

The filling is sometimes indicated with a letter on the dough. It is traditional to eat 'empanadas de Cuaresma' stuffed with fish during Lent and Easter.

Answer: Tomatoes

The main ingredients of jollof rice are tomatoes, rice, spices such as cumin and ginger, and chilli peppers. The Nigerian variant uses fried tomato and pepper puree, stock, onions and vegetable oil as a base, with the liquid being used to cook the rice; other regional variants use coconut or beans. As well as meat and fish, other accompaniments include moi moi (a bean pudding) and plantain.

As for the name, it's thought to come from the name of the Wolof people, a West African ethnic group who mainly live in Senegal and the Gambia.

Answer: Vietnam

Bánh mě (rough translation: 'bread wheat') is the product of French colonisation - the baguette was introduced to French Indochina, of which Vietnam was a part, in the 19th century. Bánh mě is a popular street food, and it usually contains a meat or protein such as pork belly, cha lua (a Vietnamese sausage) or grilled chicken, accompanied by vegetables such as daikon and cucumber, and a condiment such as chilli sauce.

The one in the picture contains shredded pork. Because of the French cultural influence, you can also get bánh mě with fillings such as pâté or mayonnaise.

Answer: Tiffin

Bhajis and idlis (rice cakes) can be eaten as part of a tiffin, along with rice, curry, lentils or chapatti. The meaning of 'tiffin' varies around India; in the south, a tiffin is a between-meal snack, while elsewhere, it can be a lunch or a light breakfast, and in Mumbai, it refers to a packed lunch, often carried in a metal container known as a tiffin carrier.

A dabbawala, or tiffin-wallah, is a person who delivers these packed lunches.

Answer: Red chilli paste

Gochujang is a spicy paste made of red chilli powder, meju (fermented soybean) powder, salt, barley malt and glutinous rice, which gives the taste a sweet edge. It is traditionally fermented in a large clay jar, or jangdok. The other answers would be kimchi (the cabbage), gamjajeon (the potato pancake), and kongnamul (the beansprouts) respectively, all of which are Korean side dishes, or banchan, that you might find in a dosirak.

Answer: Choripán

Choripán is a sanguche, or sandwich, with a name that is a portmanteau of 'chorizo' and 'pan' (bread). The type of bread used is usually a baguette or a crusty bread called marraqueta. Sauces such as chimichurri, which contains parsley, oregano and chilli flakes, accompany the sausage, although Puerto Rican varieties sometimes contain manchego cheese.

The Chilean variety uses a similar type of sausage called a longaniza.

Answer: Hummus

Hummus is made of chickpeas, tahini paste and olive oil, though some recipes also features additional ingredients such as garlic (I like mine garlicky!), pine nuts or whole chickpeas. Shawarma, meanwhile, is meat that is grilled on a rotating spit and sliced from a block.

The Turkish / German variant, popular in many a takeaway in Manchester, is the döner kebab. It can either be served on its own, like the example pictured, or in bread such as a wrap or pitta bread.

Answer: Jansson's temptation

Who is 'Jansson'? One story about the dish claims that Jansson was a Swedish priest who led an ascetic lifestyle until discovering this dish, while another claims it was named after the opera singer Pelle Janzon, who was something of a foodie. The Finnish name for the dish is 'Janssoninkisaus'.

It is a popular Christmas dish. The dish is made up of alternating layers of potatoes, and onions and sprats, with plenty of cream.