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What do you know about Italian Cuisine?
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This satisfying vegetable soup sometimes replaces the appetizer in Italian meals.
Gnocchi
Risotto
Minestrone
Biscotti
2
Mother sauces were carried throughout Europe by these soldiers.
Roman
Spanish
French
3
Pasta favored by northern Italians
Mamma's
Commercially made spaghetti with tomato sauces
Egg based wide noodles with cream sauces
minestrone soup
4
How many regions are found in Italy?
100
20
50
30
5
This popular hot Italian drink has maximum flavor and caffeine punch.
Cafe O'lay
Espresso
Starbucks
Coffee
6
The Romans are given credit for creating this dessert.
Gelato
Risottos
Pastries
Cheese cake
7
This cheese is mild, stringy, and often stored in water.
Mozzarella
Asiago
Blue Cheese
Parmesan
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Why is pasta made in different shapes?
To appeal to a wide variety of people
Shapes represent holidays
To hold the different thickness of sauces.
According to the season
9
Antipasto is
a soup
Italian for don't over cook the pasta
an appetizer
An anti-government movement
10
What vegetable was bought from the new world and incorporated in to much of Italian cuisine?
Potato
Eggplant
peanuts
Tomatoes
11
Al dente refers to the way....
A minor auto accident in Italy.
Romano cheese is made.
Pasta is cooked in Italy.
A potato dish pounded by a wooden roller.
12
As the Roman Catholic church became stronger in Italy...
It helped stabilize the country
It fought with surrounding countries.
Many Italians fled the country
Many people converted to Judaism
13
Bologna's mortadella is one of the best known italian sausages.
True
False
14
There are over 600 types of pasta in Italy
True
False
15
What seas border Italy?
Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Mediterranean and Atlantic
Mediterranean and North
Pacific and Baltic
16
One of Italy's staple foods is seafood and shellfish
False
True
17
Southern Italian food is..
Like southern food in the US.
Rather bland
Uses lots of butter and cream
Known for rich tomato sauces and heavy use of spices.
18
The Po River Valley is an important
Where the Po variety of chickens are bred.
Famous for skiing in the winter
Agricultural Region in the north
Place where many Italians get married
19
During this period of time of rebirth, Italy focused on the arts and culture.
Revolution
Republic
Democracy
Renaissance
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Italian ice cream
Panettone
Gelati
Zabaglione
Panforte
