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Italian regional dishes Trivia Quiz

Italian cuisine is tasty, but needs the right ingredient. Do you know the exact ingredient that goes with each of these regional dishes?

A multiple-choice quiz by malvasia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
malvasia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,350

Updated
Sep 25 24

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. If you go to Florence you will find ribollita in almost every restaurant menu. What is the main ingredient of this healthy and nutritious vegetable soup ? Hint

sauerkraut

black cabbage

broccoli

brussel sprouts

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jota is another very nutritious soup that is eaten in Trieste and its surroundings. I assure you it is delicious, just don't be scared by its main ingredient that is which of these? Hint

broccoli

pumpkin

sauerkraut

brussel sprouts

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Milan of course you need to try risotto alla milanese. It is a rice dish that owes its intense color to which spice? Hint

curry

nutmeg

turmeric

saffron

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Question 4 of 10

4. Panzanella is a salad dish that every Roman housewife knows. What is the ingredient that makes it typical? Hint

bread crumbs

stale bread soaked in water and squeezed

flour

ground bread

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Question 5 of 10

5. Canederli are a typical dish in Trentino-Alto Adige. The most common kind look like meatballs, their main ingredient however is not meat but which of these? Hint

coarsely mashed potatoes

grated Parmesan cheese

stale bread soaked in milk/water and squeezed

a clumpy dough of rye flour

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Genova and surrounding area the sauce mostly used on pasta is pesto. There are many varieties of pesto all over Italy but which is the herb used for the Genovese one? Hint

oregano

thyme

majoram

basil

7. Bagna c�uda is the typical dish in Piedmont. It consists of a hot sauce where raw, boiled or roasted vegetables are dipped, in a way not dissimilar to fondue. Among its ingredients, there is a kind of fish. Which one? Hint

sardines

anchovies

olives

tunafish

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Question 8 of 10

8. Every Italian restaurant offers tiramis� on its menu, so this dessert has become rather popular. Do you know which kind of cheese goes into its preparation? Hint

pecorino

ricotta

mascarpone

stracchino

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Question 9 of 10

9. Not far from Treviso, where tiramis� is said to originate, lies the beautiful Vicenza. After visiting its many splendid palaces you will need to recover your strength with a dish of bacal� alla vicentina. Funny thing, although Vicenza is not a sea city, this dish involves a kind of fish. Which one? Hint

shellfish

tunafish

sardines

stockfish

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Question 10 of 10

10. One more dessert to finish. Sebadas are typical of Sardinia and consist in a kind of crepe filled with pecorin cheese and sweetened with which of these? Hint

white sugar

honey

maple syrup

brown sugar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you go to Florence you will find ribollita in almost every restaurant menu. What is the main ingredient of this healthy and nutritious vegetable soup ?

Answer: black cabbage

Ribollita which means "boiled twice" belongs to so called "poor cuisine". In large peasant families a large pot of soup was prepared, so that it could last for a few days. Before meals the needed amount was re-heated.

2. Jota is another very nutritious soup that is eaten in Trieste and its surroundings. I assure you it is delicious, just don't be scared by its main ingredient that is which of these?

Answer: sauerkraut

It is a dish coming from the mitteleuropean tradition. I think it is Hungarian in origin, and cousin to the Russian borsh.

3. In Milan of course you need to try risotto alla milanese. It is a rice dish that owes its intense color to which spice?

Answer: saffron

Not to be mistaken with bistecca alla milanese that is the Italian version of wiener schnitzel.

4. Panzanella is a salad dish that every Roman housewife knows. What is the ingredient that makes it typical?

Answer: stale bread soaked in water and squeezed

Due to its many ingredients is a perfect way to use leftovers!

5. Canederli are a typical dish in Trentino-Alto Adige. The most common kind look like meatballs, their main ingredient however is not meat but which of these?

Answer: stale bread soaked in milk/water and squeezed

Also known with the German term "knoedel" they can contain cheese, speck or ham, bacon, vegetables... and be ball-shaped, egg-shaped or sliced from a larger cylindrical mass.

6. In Genova and surrounding area the sauce mostly used on pasta is pesto. There are many varieties of pesto all over Italy but which is the herb used for the Genovese one?

Answer: basil

The word "pesto" comes from the Italian "pestare" meaning "to beat", because all ingredients are crumbled with a pestle (same origin as pesto) in a mortar and then mixed together.

Answer: anchovies

Usually the bagna c�uda is placed in a large clay pot in the middle of the table for communal sharing so making the meal very convivial.

8. Every Italian restaurant offers tiramis� on its menu, so this dessert has become rather popular. Do you know which kind of cheese goes into its preparation?

Answer: mascarpone

Mascarpone is a very creamy cheese originating from Lombardy. Tiramis� (literally "drag me up") originates in northern Italy as well but nowadays it is widely spread all over Italy and abroad. Since it is prepared from raw egg yolks be extra careful it is really fresh made.

Answer: stockfish

A story says that stockfish was first imported by Venetian captain Pietro Querini whose fleet was shipwrecked in 1432 on the coast of Lofoten islands. Stockfish was greatly appreciated by Venetians as an alternative to easily perishable fresh fish. Vicenza was at the time part of of the Venetian republic.
The Venetian word "bacal�" (spelled with one "l") means stockfish, unsalted cod dried by sun and wind on special racks. On the contrary, the Italian word "baccal�" (with two "l's") similar to spanish "bacalau" means salt cod.
Vicentine recipe requires the dried kind, although on many restaurant menus you will find it spelled the Italian way.

10. One more dessert to finish. Sebadas are typical of Sardinia and consist in a kind of crepe filled with pecorin cheese and sweetened with which of these?

Answer: honey

Sometimes they are spelled "seadas". The name comes from the local word "seu" meaning "tallow" and should reflect the shiny aspect that the melted honey gives to the crepe.

Source: Author malvasia

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