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Protected Designation of Origin

Protected Designation of Origin quiz

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Which blue cheese is named after a town near Milan?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which letter is a Cornish pasty shaped like?

    Answer: D

    Why: Its crimped edge sits to one side, not as a pinched seal across the top.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which French cheese was the first to get an appellation, in 1925?

    Answer: Roquefort

    Why: To use the name, it must ripen in the natural caves of Mont Combalou at Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

  3. 3 Hard

    Where is the village that gave Prosecco its name?

    Answer: Trieste

    Why: The village's name comes from a Slovene dialect word for a path cut through the woods.

  4. 4 Easy

    What is the only ingredient in Prosciutto di Parma besides pork?

    Answer: Salt

    Why: Nitrites and nitrates, common in other cured meats, are banned, so salt alone does the curing.

  5. 5 Medium

    Whose image on rival cheese labels prompted a 2019 Manchego ruling?

    Answer: Don Quixote

    Why: The labels also bore the name Rocinante, Don Quixote's horse, beside windmills and sheep.

  6. 6 Hard

    What was the first country outside Europe to get an EU food PGI?

    Answer: Colombia

    Why: Café de Colombia must be grown between 400 and 2,500 metres above sea level, inside set bands of latitude and longitude.

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