What type of African tea is only grown in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape province?

Cooking Trivia / October 20, 2025

Rooibos. In South Africa, rooibos is usually mixed with milk and sugar.

In English culture, a substitute for both afternoon tea and the evening meal is often called what?

Cooking Trivia / October 19, 2025

High Tea. Traditional English "afternoon tea" is usually taken around 4:00 p.m. while "high tea" occurs between 5 and 6:00 p.m.

Which country did ices or sorbets originate in?

Cooking Trivia / October 19, 2025

China. Sorbets originated in China, some 3000 years ago.

What spice, also called laurel, was used for head wreaths in ancient Rome?

Cooking Trivia / October 18, 2025

Bay Leaves. Head wreaths of laurel, worn as a sign of victory, are still given to the winners of the Boston Marathon.

Which of the following types of Italian noodle is hollow?

Cooking Trivia / October 18, 2025

Penne. "Penne" means pen in Italian, as in a hollow quill-pen.

What cut of meat is traditionally used for the dish osso buco?

Cooking Trivia / October 17, 2025

Shanks. The bone marrow is meant to be eaten in the dish osso buco, usually made from veal shanks.