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French Cuisine quiz

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Which sauce is milk thickened with butter and flour?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What treat dipped in tea unlocks a memory in Proust's novel?

    Answer: Madeleine

    Why: The scene turned 'Proustian' into a word for anything that brings back a forgotten memory.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which cheese's makers promoted tartiflette in the 1980s?

    Answer: Reblochon

    Why: The modern dish was inspired by péla, an older Savoy gratin cooked in a long-handled pan.

  3. 3 Hard

    When was 'baguette' first recorded as a bread name?

    Answer: 1920

    Why: Baguette also means 'wand' or 'stick': a magic wand in French is a baguette magique.

  4. 4 Easy

    What turns a croque-monsieur into a croque-madame?

    Answer: An egg

    Why: Croque means 'crunch' and monsieur means 'mister', so the plain ham and cheese sandwich is literally a 'crunch mister'.

  5. 5 Medium

    What flour makes a savory Breton galette?

    Answer: Buckwheat

    Why: Despite its name, buckwheat isn't a wheat or even a grass; it's related to rhubarb and sorrel.

  6. 6 Hard

    Where was vichyssoise soup invented?

    Answer: New York

    Why: When a French culinary review first mentioned it in 1923, it filed the soup under American cuisine.

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