Nepalese cuisine - Quiz
Nepalese cuisine
  • 1. What is kinema in Limbu cuisine?
A) Millet beer
B) Fermented soybeans
C) Reindeer Moss
D) Bamboo shoot preparation
  • 2. What is yangben made of in Limbu cuisine?
A) Fermented soybeans
B) Buckwheat
C) Reindeer Moss
D) Bamboo shoots
  • 3. What is Limbu Tongba?
A) A type of pork curry
B) A rice-based bread
C) Fermented soybean paste
D) A traditional millet beer
  • 4. What grains are used to make bread in Limbu cuisine?
A) Barley or corn
B) Millet or buckwheat
C) Oats or rye
D) Rice or wheat
  • 5. Which meats are eaten in eastern Limbu regions like Dharan?
A) Buffalo and fish
B) Mutton and lamb
C) Goat and duck
D) Pork and chicken
  • 6. Where are the Lohorung indigenous to?
A) Western Nepal
B) Madhesh Province
C) Eastern Nepal
D) Kathmandu Valley
  • 7. Which of the following is a Lohorung dish?
A) Kwāti
B) Tongba
C) Chhoylā
D) Wachipa
  • 8. Which cuisine is found in the east of Madhesh province?
A) Awadhi cuisine
B) Bhojpuri cuisine
C) Maithili cuisine
D) Tharu cuisine
  • 9. Which cuisine is found in the west of Madhesh province?
A) Tharu cuisine
B) Limbu cuisine
C) Maithili cuisine
D) Newa cuisine
  • 10. Which cuisine is found in the center and near west of Madhesh province?
A) Maithili cuisine
B) Lohorung cuisine
C) Awadhi cuisine
D) Bhojpuri cuisine
  • 11. Which cuisine is influenced by the Mughals and eaten around Nepalganj?
A) Maithili cuisine
B) Tharu cuisine
C) Awadhi cuisine
D) Newa cuisine
  • 12. Why are Madhesi diets more varied than those in the Middle Hills?
A) Because they avoid rice and grains
B) Due to strict religious dietary laws
C) Because they only eat imported foods
D) Greater variety of locally grown crops and imported cash crops
  • 13. Which fruit is commonly grown in Madhesh?
A) Apple
B) Peach
C) Mango
D) Cherry
  • 14. What is another name for papaya in the text?
A) Aap
B) Katahar/katahal
C) Armewa/mewa
D) Kera/kela/kola
  • 15. What is another name for banana in the text?
A) Kera/kela/kola
B) Aap
C) Katahar/katahal
D) Armewa/mewa
  • 16. What is another name for jackfruit in the text?
A) Armewa/mewa
B) Katahar/katahal
C) Aap
D) Kera/kela/kola
  • 17. What kind of rice is included in a typical Madhesi food set?
A) Jasmine rice with mustard oil
B) Brown rice with butter
C) Basmati rice with ghee
D) Sticky rice with oil
  • 18. What type of daal is included in a typical Madhesi food set?
A) Mung bean daal
B) Black gram daal
C) Lentil daal
D) Pigeon pea daal
  • 19. What are tarua in Madhesi cuisine?
A) Grilled buffalo meat skewers
B) Battered raw vegetables deep-fried in oil
C) Fermented soybean cakes
D) Sweet desserts made of milk
  • 20. What non-vegetable items are mostly consumed in Madhesi cuisine?
A) Chicken and pork
B) Buffalo and lamb
C) Beef and duck
D) Fish or goat curry
  • 21. Where are the Newars originally from?
A) Eastern Hills
B) Kathmandu Valley
C) Nepalganj
D) Madhesh Province
  • 22. Why do market farmers in Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys grow produce instead of grain?
A) It is more profitable because cheap staples can be trucked in
B) Produce requires less water than grain
C) The government bans grain farming
D) Grain does not grow in valleys
  • 23. What meat is widely used in Newari cuisine?
A) Mutton
B) Chicken
C) Buffalo meat
D) Pork
  • 24. What can vegetarians use to replace meat and dried fish in Newari cuisine?
A) Reindeer Moss or bamboo shoots
B) Mashed potatoes or lentils
C) Mushrooms or soy chunks
D) Fried tofu or cottage cheese
  • 25. What is kwāti?
A) Jellied fish soup
B) Soup of different beans
C) Millet beer
D) Sour soup
  • 26. What is kachilā?
A) Grilled water buffalo meat
B) Spiced minced meat
C) Lentil cake
D) Fried liver
  • 27. What is chhoylā?
A) Leaf tripe stuffed with bone marrow
B) Deep-fried battered vegetables
C) Water buffalo meat marinated in spices and grilled over dried wheat stalks
D) Boiled and fried tongue
  • 28. What is pukālā?
A) Fried meat
B) Stuffed lungs
C) Sour soup
D) Spiced minced meat
  • 29. What is wo?
A) Rice beer
B) Lentil cake
C) Fruit salad
D) Sweets
  • 30. What is paun kwā?
A) Bean soup
B) Millet beer
C) Jellied fish soup
D) Sour soup
  • 31. What is swan pukā?
A) Fried tongue
B) Fried liver
C) Stuffed lungs
D) Leaf tripe
  • 32. What is syen?
A) Stuffed lungs
B) Fried meat
C) Spiced minced meat
D) Fried liver
  • 33. What is mye?
A) Boiled and fried tongue
B) Leaf tripe
C) Jellied fish soup
D) Grilled buffalo meat
  • 34. What is sapu mhichā?
A) Spiced minced meat
B) Water buffalo meat marinated in spices
C) Leaf tripe stuffed with bone marrow
D) Soup of different beans
  • 35. What is sanyā khunā?
A) Sour soup
B) Local alcohol
C) Jellied fish soup
D) Bean soup
  • 36. What is dhau in Newari cuisine?
A) Yogurt
B) Rice beer
C) Fruits
D) Sweets
  • 37. What is sisābusā?
A) Fruits
B) Sweets
C) Yogurt
D) Alcohol
  • 38. What is mari?
A) Yogurt
B) Sweets
C) Fruits
D) Soup
  • 39. What fruit is used to make achaars in Newari cuisine?
A) Lemon
B) Aamli fruit
C) Mango
D) Banana
  • 40. What is thwon?
A) Local alcohol
B) Sour soup
C) Millet beer
D) Rice beer
  • 41. What is aylā?
A) Local alcohol
B) Rice beer
C) Yogurt
D) Bean soup
  • 42. What is the Nepali word for tea?
A) sarbat
B) raksi
C) chiya
D) mahi
  • 43. What is mahi?
A) Spirits made in rustic distilleries
B) Buttermilk
C) Sugarcane juice
D) Millet beer
  • 44. What is the Nepali term for snacks?
A) Khaja
B) Chiya
C) Lapsi
D) Baji
  • 45. Which international snack is mentioned as coming into widespread use in Nepal?
A) Chiura
B) Bhatmas
C) Samosa
D) Wai wai
  • 46. Which fruits are produced in Nepal according to the text?
A) Oranges, bananas, grapes, pineapples, peaches
B) Persimmons, apples, mangoes, tangerines, kiwis
C) Lemons, papayas, watermelons, cherries, plums
D) Guavas, figs, pomegranates, lychees, berries
  • 47. What is not a well-established concept in Nepali cuisine?
A) Snacks
B) Dessert
C) Pickles
D) Drinks
  • 48. When are sweets made with milk, yogurt, and cheese often eaten?
A) Exclusively at night after dinner
B) Only during the winter harvest
C) For breakfast as standalone meals
D) As a midnight snack by youths
  • 49. What is sometimes used instead of flour, semolina, rice, corn, or puffed lotus seeds in sweets?
A) Grated carrots
B) Dry-roasted soybeans
C) Beaten rice
D) Millet flour
  • 50. Barfi is made with some combination of thickened milk, fruits, flour, and what else?
A) Carrots
B) Soybeans
C) Lentils
D) Potatoes
  • 51. What is Halwa?
A) A sweetened semolina pudding
B) A dried fruit candy
C) A savory snack made of maize
D) A type of rice beer
  • 52. What kind of syrup are lal mohan soaked in?
A) Millet beer syrup
B) Cardamom-flavored sweet syrup
C) Buttermilk syrup
D) Sugarcane juice syrup
  • 53. During which festival are yomari made?
A) The harvest festival of Annapurna
B) The Newar New Year
C) The festival of Khuwaa
D) Yomari Purnima
  • 54. In which month is Yomari Purnima celebrated?
A) November
B) October
C) December
D) January
  • 55. What is peda made with?
A) Lentils and fruits
B) Rice flour and molasses
C) Thickened milk (khuwaa)
D) Semolina and ghee
  • 56. Who are sweet peda offered to in the predominately Hindu country?
A) The goddess Annapurna only
B) Foreign tourists
C) The Hindu gods
D) The youths who prefer western snacks
  • 57. What is the national dish of Nepal?
A) Momo
B) Chow mein
C) Dal-bhat-tarkari
D) Dhindo
  • 58. What is the Nepali term for pickle?
A) Achaar
B) Tarkari
C) Dhindo
D) Dal
  • 59. What is mula ko achar made of?
A) Buffalo meat
B) Radish
C) Rice
D) Mustard greens
  • 60. What is the name of the giant leaf platter used in the Chaurasi Byanjan set?
A) Dhindo
B) Achaar
C) Patravali
D) Sel roti
  • 61. How many different dishes are served in the Chaurasi Byanjan set?
A) 50
B) 12
C) 100
D) 84
  • 62. During which ceremony is Chaurasi Byanjan mostly served besides weddings?
A) Tihar
B) Pasni
C) Dashain
D) Holi
  • 63. What is momo?
A) A stir-fried noodle
B) A rice bread
C) A Himalayan dumpling
D) A lentil soup
  • 64. How are momos typically cooked?
A) Steaming
B) Boiling
C) Baking
D) Frying
  • 65. What shape is sel roti?
A) Triangle
B) Oval
C) Square
D) Ring-shaped
  • 66. What is Chow mein based upon in Nepali cuisine?
A) Tibetan dumplings
B) Indian curry
C) Chinese-style stir-fried noodles
D) Rice bread
  • 67. What is the standard meal eaten twice daily traditionally by the Khas people?
A) Sel roti
B) Momos
C) Thukpa
D) Dal-bhat-tarkari
  • 68. Which of the following is considered spinach and fresh greens?
A) Mula
B) Alu
C) Sag
D) Simi
  • 69. What type of climate does the hilly region experience throughout the year?
A) Arid desert
B) Tropical
C) Arctic
D) Moderate
  • 70. A moderate climate in the hills is perfect for which of the following?
A) Rice paddy irrigation
B) Deep-sea fishing
C) Horticulture
D) Salt mining
  • 71. Which fruit is traditionally grown in the hills?
A) Mandarin orange (suntala)
B) Coconut
C) Pineapple
D) Watermelon
  • 72. Alcohol made from excess fruits is also served in different rituals of which culture?
A) Tharu culture
B) Tibetan culture
C) Newari culture
D) Sherpa culture
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