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WorksheetsItalian food expert
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. It's ther best Italian dishes where to eat surf and turf dishes
Lombardy
Liguria
Lazio
Tuscany
2. Which traditional Italian dish is made from a New World crop that wasn't introduced to Italy until the 15th or 16th century?
Risotto
Pizzoccheri
Polenta
Gnocchi
3. Which region is hailed as “Italy’s Food capital" or "Food Basket?”
Tuscany
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Umbria
4. Porchetta, a classic, Roman roasted pork dish, is said to have been a favorite of which Italian political figure?
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Mussolini
Nero
5. Which of the following Italian regions is known for its salt-free bread?
Campania
Veneto
Tuscany
Piedmont
6. Developed by Neapolitan pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito in 1889, a classic pizza Margherita must contain which three ingredients?
Tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil
Ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and basil
Anchovies, tomatoes, mozzarella, and oregano
Tomatoes, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and basil
7. According to Micol Negrin, Italian food expert and author of Rustico: Regional Italian Country Cooking, this region, often referred to as the toe of Italy, has been influenced by Arab and Albanian cooking, resulting in characteristic dishes laced with chiles and sweet-and-sour notes.
Campania
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
8. This region is Italy’s greatest producer of olive oil.
Tuscany
Lombardy
Liguria
Puglia
9. La Panarda, an annual feast in the region of Abruzzo, is said to have been first celebrated as a thanksgiving to St. Anthony Abate for what act of kindness?
Saving a village woman’s baby from the mouth of a hungry wolf
Saving the town of Villavallelonga from a devastating flood
Sending a bountiful harvest after a three-year drought
Saving a fleet of fishermen during a sudden Mediterranean storm
10. The earliest indication of spaghetti’s supposed origins is found in:
Reports from Marco Polo’s Chinese expeditions
An African explorer’s journal
A sonnet by Italian Renaissance poet Petrarch
A letter from a Sicilian war general, detailing his company’s dwindling rations
