Culinary Berkshire
Culinary Berkshire Quiz
Test your knowledge of Berkshire's culinary delights in this engaging quiz! From traditional dishes to modern dining experiences, discover how much you really know.
Join us for a fun challenge that includes:
- Berkshire's famous recipes
- Local food history
- Unique regional ingredients
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A quiz by Matt Thurgood for Reading Borough Libraries. Please feel free to share on Twitter, Facebook etc. By copying and pasting this link:
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A quiz by Matt Thurgood for Reading Borough Libraries. Please feel free to share on Twitter, Facebook etc. By copying and pasting this link:
https://www.quiz-maker.com/Q3SBB02
By Antonio Sicurezza - Self-made photograph of the original painting., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3494080
Cocks's Reading Sauce was a Victorian delicacy. It contained shallots, anchovies, cayenne pepper and what other ingredient?
Walnut pickle
Bone marrow
Sorrel leaves
Curry powder
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Berkshire Botanical Gin is based in the Yattendon Estate. They use Norway Spruce trees as a flavouring. True or false?
True
False
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"The Poor of Windsor" is made from bread, milk, butter, lard, sugar and jam mixed together and then fried. Fill in the missing word.
Knights
Boys
Nuns
Wives
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Berkshire Bacon Roly Poly is made from bacon and onions wrapped in suet pastry. How is it cooked?
Steamed
Fried
Broiled
Baked
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Eton Mess is a dessert invented in the tuck shop of Eton College. It is made with strawberries, meringue and which type of cream?
Whipped cream
Crème fraîche
Double cream
Clotted cream
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Stanlake Park in Twyford is the largest winery in Berkshire. How many tonnes of fruit do they handle in any one season?
200
25
50
400
By Chris Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2081339
The International Quarantine Centre is at The University of Reading. What foodstuff do they quarantine and monitor?
Cocoa
Poultry
Cereal
Fish
By Antonio Fajardo I López - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15001676
Wigmore Cheese is produced in the village of Riseley and has won many awards. What sort of milk is it made from?
Sheep milk
Cow milk
Goat milk
Buffalo milk
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The Fat Duck in Bray is a restaurant and "food lab" run by Heston Blumenthal. What is the cost (per person) of a prepaid reservation for two?
£325
£250
£175
£400
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Go Fish & Chips is a mobile van that tours around Berkshire villages. Which of the following do they NOT sell?
Bean Burgers
Passion Fruit Sorbet
Zucchini Fries
Battered Mushrooms
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The Reading Beer & Cider Festival takes place over four days in late April. Where is it held?
Christchurch Meadows
Forbury Gardens
Palmer Park
Prospect Park
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The Mortimer Chocolate Company makes chocolate powder for drinking and cooking. What do they NOT use in their products?
All of these
Dairy
Soya
Gluten
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Tutu's Table is a restaurant in Palmer Park, Reading that serves authentic African cuisine. Fill in the missing word.
Ethiopian
Moroccan
Ghanaian
Tunisian
By Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15172479
Which of the following is NOT a biscuit made by Huntley and Palmers?
Carrot & Oat
Queen's Drops
Nic Nac
Ratafias
By Franz Xaver Winterhalter - Royal Collection RCIN 405413, Own work, user:Rlbberlin, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6659052
"Brown Windsor Soup" is so named because it was Queen Victoria's preferred starter and was always served at Windsor Castle. True or false?
True
False
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