Dondurma - Quiz
  • 1. What is the Turkish name for ice cream?
A) Bakdash
B) Booza
C) Dondurma
D) Qishta
  • 2. Which city is believed to be the origin of maraş dondurma?
A) Damascus
B) Sydney
C) Kahramanmaraş
D) Ramallah
  • 3. What are the two main thickening agents used in Middle Eastern ice cream?
A) Cream and sugar
B) Salep and mastic
C) Milk and flour
D) Rose water and orange water
  • 4. What is salep made from?
A) A plant resin
B) Rose petals
C) Dairy cream
D) The ground-up tuber of an orchid
  • 5. What ingredient in Middle Eastern ice cream provides chewiness?
A) Mastic
B) Sugar
C) Qishta
D) Rose water
  • 6. What makes Booza different from conventional ice cream manufacturing?
A) It is freeze-dried
B) It is pounded and stretched in a freezer drum
C) It is churned rapidly
D) It is boiled and cooled
  • 7. Which famous ice cream store in Damascus is known for its stretchy and chewy booza?
A) Kahramanmaraş
B) Al-Hamidiyah
C) Bakdash
D) Ramallah Creamery
  • 8. What flavoring is sometimes added to booza?
A) Honey and cinnamon
B) Vanilla and chocolate
C) Strawberry and lemon
D) Orange flower water or rose water
  • 9. What is the result of the high salep content in Maraş dondurması?
A) It is crystalized
B) It is liquid and thin
C) It is light and airy
D) It is tough and sticky
  • 10. How is Maraş dondurması sometimes eaten due to its firmness?
A) With a straw
B) With chopsticks
C) With a knife and fork
D) With a spoon only
  • 11. Since what year has Bakdash been making booza?
A) 2011
B) 1950
C) At least 1895
D) 1800
  • 12. Where was the first packaged take-home version of booza created in 2011?
A) Syria
B) Australia
C) United States
D) Turkey
  • 13. What is qishta often served with?
A) Mastic
B) Booza
C) Salep
D) Orchids
  • 14. What attribute of Middle Eastern ice cream is mistakenly attributed to mastic?
A) Hard texture
B) Sweet flavor
C) Strand-like texture
D) Resistance to melting
  • 15. Who wrote the Ottoman Culinary Dictionary?
A) Ayse Fahriye
B) Mustafa Kemal
C) Priscilla Mary Işın
D) Orhan Pamuk
  • 16. What is the earliest known year for a dondurma recipe?
A) 1882
B) 1750
C) 1910
D) 1895
  • 17. What is the name of the cookbook containing the 1882 dondurma recipe?
A) Ottoman Kitchen
B) Ev Kadını
C) Sweet Traditions
D) Turkish Delights
  • 18. Who is credited with the 1882 recipe in the cookbook?
A) Priscilla Mary Işın
B) Ayse Fahriye
C) Hacı Bekir
D) Fatma Aliye
  • 19. What ingredient did Italian recipes of the 19th century use to thicken ice cream instead of salep?
A) Eggs
B) Flour
C) Gelatin
D) Cornstarch
  • 20. What was the purpose of the crank mechanism on the dondurma container?
A) To drain the liquid
B) To add the snow
C) To stir the mixture continuously
D) To heat the milk
  • 21. What was the average dondurma consumption in Turkey as of 2010?
A) 17.9 liters per person
B) 2.8 liters per person
C) 14.2 liters per person
D) 5.5 liters per person
  • 22. According to the text, what is added to the milk mixture in the 1882 recipe?
A) Ice cubes
B) Salt
C) Fruit
D) Snow
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