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Here are the answers: What is (a) jimbu? A paste made from fermented white fish and ginger A herb which tastes somewhere between onions and chives The Swahili word for a cooking pot like a tagine A type of Japanese garnishing tool As its botanical name – Allium hypsistum – shows, it’s a member of…

Here are the answers: Ampelography is the study and identification of what? Olive oils Grape varieties Fruit flies Coffee beans The word comes from the Greek ampelos (vine) and graphos (writing). In recent years DNA fingerprinting has largely taken over from studying the shape and colour of the leaves and grapes. John Cadbury, founder of…

Here are the answers: According to Wikipedia, Gordon Ramsay’s first TV appearance as a chef was in which programme? Faking It Boiling Point The F-Word Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares It seems hard to imagine TV without him, doesn’t it? But 1998 was the first time he graced our screens, with this five-part documentary about his attempt…

Here are the answers: What is ras el hanout? A blend of spices A traditional dish of lamb The Arab equivalent of a delicatessen An Arabic term for a sous chef Apparently it translates into English as ‘head of the shop’ – in other words, the best spices the shopkeeper’s got to offer. You can…

Here are the answers: Hoisin sauce is a condiment used in the preparation of Crispy Aromatic Duck, Peking Duck, and several other dishes. In Cantonese, what is the literal meaning of hoisin? Beautiful Seafood Sugar Sweet In this case the name refers to the type of food the sauce was originally intended to be eaten…

Ho, ho, ho! Here are the answers: In the 17th century, who made the eating of mince pies illegal in Britain? King Charles I King Charles II Oliver Cromwell Henry Ireton What are oplatki? Potato pancakes spiced with cinnamon traditionally served on Christmas Eve Wafers used in an Eastern European Roman Catholic Christmas Eve tradition…