Hong Kong cuisine - Quiz
Hong Kong cuisine
  • 1. What cuisine mainly influences Hong Kong cuisine?
A) Cantonese cuisine
B) Greek cuisine
C) Italian cuisine
D) Mexican cuisine
  • 2. Which European cuisine especially influences Hong Kong cuisine?
A) French cuisine
B) British cuisine
C) Spanish cuisine
D) German cuisine
  • 3. Which non-Cantonese Chinese cuisines influence Hong Kong cuisine?
A) Beijing, Henan, Anhui and Shanxi
B) Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei and Zhejiang
C) Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong and Henan
D) Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien and Shanghainese
  • 4. Besides European and Chinese cuisines, which other regional cuisines influence Hong Kong cuisine?
A) South American and Caribbean cuisines
B) Central Asian and Scandinavian cuisines
C) Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian cuisines
D) Middle Eastern and African cuisines
  • 5. What past status of Hong Kong contributed to its diverse culinary influences?
A) An isolated island kingdom
B) A British colony and international port of commerce
C) A purely agricultural settlement
D) A closed military outpost
  • 6. What labels has Hong Kong earned due to complex culinary combinations and international gourmet expertise?
A) "Traditional Village" and "Flavor Capital"
B) "Culinary Desert" and "Fast Food Capital"
C) "Baking Haven" and "Street Food Hub"
D) "Gourmet Paradise" and "World's Fair of Food"
  • 7. What type of economy does modern Hong Kong predominantly have?
A) Industrial manufacturing economy
B) Fishing and mining economy
C) Agricultural economy
D) Service-based economy
  • 8. What ranking does Hong Kong hold for population density per square metre?
A) Fiftieth-densest in the world
B) Tenth-densest in the world
C) Fourth-densest in the world
D) Most dense in the world
  • 9. How many people does Hong Kong's population serve?
A) 30 million
B) 7 million
C) 15 million
D) 3 million
  • 10. What characterizes Hong Kong's restaurant industry due to small geographical size and high population density?
A) Low competition and sparse locations
B) Monopoly ownership and uniform pricing
C) Exclusively mobile food trucks
D) Intense competition and a high number of restaurants per unit area
  • 11. What percentage of the resident population in Hong Kong is of Cantonese ethnicity?
A) 75%
B) 99%
C) 92%
D) 50%
  • 12. What is predominantly the main staple for home meals in Hong Kong?
A) Rice
B) Noodles
C) Potatoes
D) Bread
  • 13. Where are home ingredients traditionally picked up from?
A) Farm-direct subscription services
B) Online wholesale warehouses
C) Local grocery stores and independent produce shops
D) Imported gourmet boutiques
  • 14. By which decade did supermarkets become progressively more popular and dominate certain retail sectors?
A) 2000s
B) 1990s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
  • 15. What share of fruit retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 90%
B) 75%
C) 59%
D) 30%
  • 16. What share of meat retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 52%
B) 80%
C) 40%
D) 65%
  • 17. What share of vegetable retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 45%
B) 70%
C) 55%
D) 85%
  • 18. Why do Hong Kong homes and kitchens tend to be small?
A) Due to strict building height limits
B) Due to a high population density
C) Due to a lack of construction materials
D) Due to architectural design preferences
  • 19. Why is food shopping undertaken frequently and in smaller quantities in Hong Kong compared to the West?
A) Refrigerators are banned in residential buildings
B) Food spoils instantly due to local humidity
C) Traditional Chinese cuisine requires the freshest possible ingredients and kitchens are small
D) Supermarkets restrict purchase amounts per customer
  • 20. Why are takeaway and dining out very common in Hong Kong?
A) Restaurants are heavily subsidized by the government
B) Eating at home is discouraged by local culture
C) Residential kitchens lack stoves or cooking equipment
D) People are often too busy to cook with an average 47-hour work week
  • 21. What average work week length contributes to people being too busy to cook?
A) 47-hour work week
B) 60-hour work week
C) 30-hour work week
D) 40-hour work week
  • 22. What elements have become integral parts of Hong Kong culture?
A) Imported Western snack bars
B) Fast food chains and automated vending machines
C) Traditional street stalls, specialty foods, pastries, and restaurants
D) Frozen TV dinners and canned goods
  • 23. From a necessity for sustenance, into what has dining evolved in Hong Kong?
A) A strictly competitive sport
B) A mechanized mass-feeding system
C) A purely medical dietary routine
D) Pursuit of aesthetic, aroma, and exquisite flavor
  • 24. What event shaped Hong Kong cuisine in 1838?
A) The opening of the Hongkong Hotel
B) The legalization of prostitution
C) The First Opium War
D) The founding of the British colony
  • 25. Who was Western dining initially reserved for?
A) Working-class coolies
B) Fishermen
C) Chinese farmers
D) The elites
  • 26. What type of cafes were born following the Opium War?
A) Elaborate Western restaurants
B) Traditional Cantonese banquet halls
C) Colonial teahouses
D) Cha Chaan Teng
  • 27. Which city did Chinese emigrants flock from to conduct business in early Hong Kong?
A) Beijing
B) Canton
C) Shanghai
D) Macau
  • 28. How was simple peasant cuisine described compared to 19th-century Canton cuisine?
A) Rudimentary
B) Advanced
C) Luxurious
D) Elaborate
  • 29. What was Canton commonly known as in the text?
A) Shanghai
B) Guangzhou
C) Beijing
D) Hong Kong
  • 30. Until what year was prostitution legal in Hong Kong?
A) 1945
B) 1838
C) 1935
D) 1841
  • 31. Who often accompanied diners to restaurant meals before 1935?
A) Catering services
B) British soldiers
C) Western merchants
D) Female escorts
  • 32. What substance was also offered in restaurants until the Second World War?
A) Opium
B) Silk
C) Spices
D) Tea
  • 33. What was dining out like for the majority of Chinese who were not part of the merchant class?
A) Luxury dining
B) Extremely frequent
C) Exclusively Western
D) Non-existent
  • 34. When did meat typically appear for the majority of the Chinese population?
A) Weekly banquets
B) Festive occasions
C) Business meetings
D) Every meal
  • 35. How were celebrations like birthdays often handled?
A) By visiting elaborate Western-style restaurants
B) By dining at local Cha Chaan Teng cafes
C) By catering services who prepared meals at the celebrant's home
D) By hosting large banquets costing 2 taels of silver
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