Memorize these and recognize 23.2% of all International Cuisine clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 6 | In the Dominican Republic, la bandera ("the flag") is made with red beans, meat & this white grain |
| 2 | potatoes | 5 | Fingerling, long white, new |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | Country that gave us moussaka & feta cheese |
| 4 | chicken | 4 | Drumstick-shaped coxinha, made of this meat in deep-fried dough, are often sold by street vendors |
| 5 | pork | 4 | A popular Chinese dish, it consists of stir fried shredded meat & vegetables served in thin pancakes |
| 6 | truffles | 3 | 16th century development of a pig muzzle was a landmark in harvesting this fungus |
| 7 | Spain | 3 | Gazpacho, a soup often flavored with garlic, was created in this country |
| 8 | plantains | 3 | Puerto Ricans enjoy mofongo, made with this cooking banana, mashed, & crushed pork rinds |
| 9 | paprika | 3 | Hungarian for "pepper", it spices up goulash |
| 10 | noodles | 3 | Spaetzle, pad thai, pancit palabok |
| 11 | mushrooms | 3 | First course, fettuccine & shiitake these in a cream sauce with Madeira wine; then I have a surprise for you |
| 12 | Mexico | 3 | Chihuahua cheese, a specialty of this country, is made from cow's milk, not chihuahua's milk |
| 13 | Haggis | 3 | American hog maw is similar to this Scottish dish |
| 14 | Goulash | 3 | One cookbook says "There are as many varieties of" this Hungarian stew "as there are cooks in Hungary" |
| 15 | couscous | 3 | Granular semolina goes by this name which is also the name of a stew made in Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia |
| 16 | conch | 3 | In Haiti this spiral-shelled marine snail is cut up into small pieces & cooked in a stew called lambi |
| 17 | cheese | 3 | Perhaps at the end of your meal, you'd like to try some caerphilly, sage derby or red Leicester this with some port |
| 18 | a tortilla | 3 | This just about wraps up a burrito or taco |
| 19 | pudding | 3 | This English pudding is often baked under roasting meat to catch the drippings |
| 20 | Wienerschnitzel | 2 | To make this German-named dish, pound your veal cutlet, salt & pepper it, dip it in egg & bread crumbs & fry |
| 21 | whipped cream | 2 | In Austria, if you ask for your coffee "mit Schlag", it will be topped with this |
| 22 | veal | 2 | Wiener Schnitzel is a breaded & fried cutlet of this meat |
| 23 | Tex-Mex | 2 | Rhyming name of the cuisine that combines the flavors of our 28th state & its neighbor to the south |
| 24 | tempura | 2 | A Japanese specialty, it's fish and/or vegetables that have been batter-dipped & deep-fried |
| 25 | Tabbouleh | 2 | This salad of bulgur wheat, onions, tomatoes, parsley & mint is a classic dish of the Middle East |
| 26 | Switzerland | 2 | The William Tell Restaurant in Vancouver specializes in the cuisine of this European country |
| 27 | sushi rolls | 2 | California, dragon, rainbow |
| 28 | sukiyaki | 2 | Similar to shabu shabu, this one-pot meal of beef strips, vegetables & noodles is Japan's "friendship dish" |
| 29 | sugar | 2 | Panocha is a Mexican-Spanish word for a raw or brown type of this & for a fudgelike candy made with it |
| 30 | steak tartare | 2 | Good for a "savage" appetite, it's raw ground beef mixed with onions, egg & seasonings |
| 31 | spinach | 2 | Spanakopita is a rich Greek this green veggie pie |
| 32 | sausages | 2 | A British variety is called "bangers", a Mexican variety, "chorizo" |
| 33 | sausage | 2 | Sometimes served with bock beer, bockwurst is a type of this |
| 34 | satay | 2 | This popular Thai dish is marinated meat on a skewer served with a peanut dipping sauce |
| 35 | ribs | 2 | Spare, country-style, St. Louis-style |
| 36 | prosciutto | 2 | Parma ham, also known as this, is served traditionally with figs as a first course |
| 37 | pizza | 2 | Za is a slang word for this treat |
| 38 | Peking duck | 2 | A signature dish of Chinese cuisine, it bears the old name of a major city |
| 39 | pancakes | 2 | Mu shu pork is normally served with thin Mandarin these |
| 40 | paella | 2 | This Spanish dish consists of saffron-flavored rice with chicken, seafood, peas, etc. |
| 41 | oysters | 2 | Bluepoint, Kumamoto, Olympia |
| 42 | oy | 2 | Yiddish expression of dismay |
| 43 | meatballs | 2 | Albondigas, Swedish, sweet & sour |
| 44 | mango | 2 | Tropical fruit called "the fruit of India", it's the main ingredient in a popular chutney |
| 45 | lobster | 2 | French dishes described as a la diplomate contain truffles & this shellfish |
| 46 | iron | 2 | Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well |
| 47 | honey | 2 | Made in the Vytina region, the first type of this sweetener does not crystallize |
| 48 | Hassenpfeffer | 2 | This German dish whose name means "hare pepper" is often served with sour cream |
| 49 | gumbo | 2 | It's the name of both a thick soup & a regional dialect in Louisiana |
| 50 | grape leaves | 2 | When rolling your dolmathes yalantzi, keep the shiny side of these on the outside |
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