DELICACIES |
Which of the 3 descriptions is correct |
1. | A sea cucumber is (a) a plant, (b) a fish, (c) a sea urchin |
| (c) a sea urchin |
2. | Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian cheese that contains (a) rotten fruit (b) maggots (c) feathers |
| (b) maggots |
3. | A Durian is an Asian food with a strong smell. Is it (a) pickle, (b) meat, (c) fruit |
| (c) fruit - now banned in many public areas because of it's smell. |
4. | Civet Coffee is so called because (a) a cup contains parts of a civet, (b) the beans have been digested and defecated by a civet, or (c) it is made with civet milk |
| (b) the beans have been digested and defecated by a civet |
5. | Escamol is a Mexican delicacy of (a) ant larvae, (b) squid ink (c) chicken feet |
| (a) ant larvae |
6. | Kiviak is a meal from Greenland. Is it (a) polar bear steak, (b) auk fermented in seal skin, or (c) snow fox feet |
| b) auk fermented in seal skin |
7. | Abalone is (a) a snail, (b) a snake, (c) a jellyfish |
| (a) a sea snail / mollusc |
8. | Smalahove is a Norwegian dish made of (a) pig feet, (b) cow udder (c) sheep head |
| (c) sheep head |
9. | Bird's nest soup is made using bird's nests made of (a) urine, (b) spit, (c) blood |
| (b) spit, of a swift |
10. | Shirako, or Milt is a Japanese speciality. Is it (a) birds tongue, (b) worms (c) the seminal fluid of fish |
| (c) the seminal fluid of fish |