PINOY FOOD TRIVIA #1

What is this spicy dish that features taro leaves bundled together, filled with shredded taro leaves, bits of meat and or shrimp, onion, ginger, garlic, lots and lots of chilis, all stewed in coconut milk?

• Pinakbet

• Laing

• Dinengdeng

• Ensaladang talong

What is the Filipino version of a spring roll?

• Lumpia

• Turon

• Dumpling

• Takito

Filipinos love a hearty breakfast and it usually consists of some kind of fried breakfast meat, fried egg and fried rice. What is the fried rice that is made from frying leftover rice in garlic and/or onion?

• Sinigang

• Sinangag

• Arroz ala Cubano

• Lugaw

Food historians claim that ___ of Filipino dishes are of ___ origin.

• 70%, Spanish

• 80%, Spanish

• 90%, Spanish

• 100%, Spanish

Who introduced the use of noodles in Filipino cooking?

• Spanish

• European

• Malayo-Polynesian

• Chinese

• Japanese

In the Bicol Region, what ingredient do they use more commonly than in other parts of the Philippines?

• Garlic

• Bihon

• Pork belly

• Soy sauce

• Coconut Milk

What's not an ingredient for adobo?

• Bay leaves / laurel

• Star anise

• Peppercorns / Paminta

• Vinegar / Suka

Ano ang pamahiin na pinaniniwalaan ng mga Filipino tungkol sa pagkain ng Pancit?

• Ito ay pampahaba ng buhok. / That it makes your hair longer.

• Ito ay dapat kainin 5 plato sa isang araw. / That you need to eat it 5 times a day.

• Ito ay nagbibigay ng swerte. / That it brings good luck.

• Ito ay pampahaba ng buhay. / That it bring longer life.

Anong parte ng baboy ang ginagamit sa pagluto ng sisig?

• tadyang / ribs

• maskara at tenga / head and ears

• liempo / belly

• pata / hock

Ube is a root crop / Ang ube ay isang lamang -lupa?

• True

• False