Are You A Sicilian Foodie? [2]
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Here is a more difficult Sicilian food quiz than the one I posted previously. So let's find out who knows their cavatieddi from their cuddureddi, their gelsi from their gelsomino, their cannoli from their cannelloni and their torta from their torrone!
- 1.
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Sicilian bitter almonds are banned in some countries because- A.
They are an aphrodisiac
- B.
They contain arsenic
- C.
They can cause choking
- 2.
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Barbecued artichokes are traditionally eaten on- A.
Easter Monday
- B.
Christmas Day
- C.
Ferragosto [August 15th]
- 3.
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Affogapreti or strozzapreti [affucapreti in dialect] - "priest drowner / strangler" biscuits - get their name because- A.
The priests liked them and ate them so fast that they choked
- B.
The sound of crunching them in church drowned out the voice of the priest
- C.
People ate them with wine before going to church
- 4.Mostarda in Sicily is
- A.
A fruit relish
- B.
Mustard
- C.
A must paste
- 5.Trapani cuscus is cooked with
- A.
Vegetables
- B.
Fish
- C.
Lamb
- 6.Maccu [a thick stew] is made with
- A.
Cannellini beans
- B.
Peas
- C.
Fava beans
- 7.
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These pagnuccata / pignoccata are eaten for- A.
Carnival
- B.
Easter
- C.
Liberation Day
- 8.
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Limoncello is served- A.
At the end of a meal
- B.
As an aperitvo
- C.
Any time
- 9.
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Caponata is- A.
A dish of red peppers, tomatoes and potatoes
- B.
A sweet and sour dish containing aubergines, capers and tomato sauce
- C.
A capon cooked with tomatoes and aubergines
- 10.Farsumagru is
- A.
A cut of meat without any fat
- B.
A beef pasta sauce
- C.
A braised , filled meat roll
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