Glutinous rice - Quiz
Glutinous rice
  • 1. What is the Tagalog term for glutinous rice?
A) Pilit
B) Galapong
C) Diket
D) Malagkit
  • 2. What is the Visayan term for glutinous rice?
A) Malagkit
B) Kakanin
C) Pilit
D) Diket
  • 3. What is the Ilocano term for glutinous rice?
A) Galapong
B) Diket
C) Pilit
D) Malagkit
  • 4. What does the name 'malagkit' mean?
A) Fermented
B) Ground
C) Sticky
D) Sweet
  • 5. What is the thick paste produced by grinding soaked glutinous rice called?
A) Suman
B) Puto
C) Kakanin
D) Galapong
  • 6. What is traditionally used to grind glutinous rice in the Philippines?
A) Stone mills
B) Metal grinders
C) Mortar and pestle
D) Blenders
  • 7. What can be used to hasten the fermentation of galapong?
A) Salt
B) Coconut oil
C) Wood ash lye
D) Tubâ
  • 8. What is the milky white heirloom glutinous rice cultivar mentioned?
A) Pirurutong
B) Malagkit
C) Tapol
D) Mochiko
  • 9. Which heirloom rice variety ranges in color from black to purple to reddish brown?
A) Pirurutong
B) Galapong
C) Tapol
D) Puto
  • 10. What is the general term for Filipino dessert delicacies made from rice?
A) Galapong
B) Lugaw
C) Kakanin
D) Buchi
  • 11. What are steamed rice cakes called in the Philippines?
A) Biko
B) Puto
C) Bibingka
D) Suman
  • 12. What are baked rice cakes called in the Philippines?
A) Palitaw
B) Bibingka
C) Sapin-sapin
D) Puto
  • 13. Which puto variant is made with pirurutong rice?
A) Puto bumbong
B) Buchi
C) Moche
D) Arroz caldo
  • 14. What are local Chinese-Filipino versions of jian dui called?
A) Bibingka
B) Buchi
C) Puso
D) Moche
  • 15. What are the rice cakes boiled in woven leaf pouches called?
A) Puso
B) Suman
C) Masi
D) Palitaw
  • 16. What is the traditional term for Filipino rice gruel or porridge?
A) Lugaw
B) Galapong
C) Kakanin
D) Tapay
  • 17. Which dish is a savory rice porridge similar to Chinese-style congee?
A) Binignit
B) Ginataang mais
C) Champorado
D) Arroz caldo
  • 18. What is a modern substitute for tapay or bubod in galapong preparation?
A) Yeast
B) Vinegar
C) Water
D) Sugar
  • 19. What is often added to recipes to replicate the color of pirurutong rice?
A) Coconut milk
B) Wood ash
C) Purple yam (ube)
D) Food coloring
  • 20. What commercial product is sometimes used as a substitute for traditional galapong?
A) Corn flour
B) Wheat flour
C) Cassava flour
D) Japanese mochiko
  • 21. What is glutinous rice called in Korea?
A) Chapssal
B) Khao niao
C) Chalddeok
D) Chalbap
  • 22. What is the term for the characteristic stickiness of glutinous rice in Korea?
A) Khao niao
B) Chalgi
C) Chapssal
D) Chalddeok
  • 23. In Korea, what is cooked glutinous rice called?
A) Ddeok
B) Khao niao
C) Chalbap
D) Chapssal
  • 24. What dish uses chalbap as a stuffing?
A) Larb
B) Nam Khao
C) Or lam
D) Samgyetang
  • 25. What is a main ingredient of gochujang in Korean cuisine?
A) Brown rice
B) Wheat flour
C) Jasmine rice
D) Glutinous rice
  • 26. How long have the Lao been cultivating glutinous rice?
A) 1000 – 2000 years
B) 7000 – 9000 years
C) 4000 – 6000 years
D) 200 – 500 years
  • 27. What is the annual per-capita sticky rice consumption in Laos?
A) 100 kg
B) 50 kg
C) 300 kg
D) 171 kg
  • 28. What is the Lao name for sticky rice?
A) Khao jee
B) Khao niao
C) Khao khoua
D) Khao lam
  • 29. In the Lao language, what does the word 'khao' mean?
A) Bamboo
B) Basket
C) Sticky
D) Rice
  • 30. What is the Lao name for the bamboo basket used to steam rice?
A) Khao lam
B) Larb
C) Thip khao
D) Houat
  • 31. What is the Lao name for the small bamboo basket used to keep rice?
A) Khao jee
B) Khao niao
C) Thip khao
D) Houat
  • 32. What is Khao khoua used for?
A) To add a nut-like flavour
B) To stuff sausage
C) To wrap fruit
D) To make whisky
  • 33. What is the main container used for cooking Khao lam?
A) Clay pot
B) Banana leaf
C) Bamboo tube
D) Metal steamer
  • 34. What is Nam Khao?
A) Laotian crispy rice salad
B) Lao sausage
C) Lao rice whisky
D) Lao stew
  • 35. Which ingredient is typically mixed with sticky rice in Khao tom?
A) Fermented pork
B) Peanuts and scallions
C) Red or black beans
D) Coconut milk and sliced fruits
  • 36. What is the cooking method for Khao jee?
A) Steaming in a bamboo basket
B) Roasting in a bamboo tube
C) Grilling over an open fire
D) Deep-frying
  • 37. Which of these ingredients is found in Sai Krok?
A) Mango and durian
B) Jasmine rice and cilantro
C) Lemongrass and fatty pork
D) Red beans and taro
  • 38. What is Or lam?
A) A mildly spicy and tongue-numbing stew
B) A fermented pork sausage
C) A rice whisky
D) A rice pancake
  • 39. What is Lao-Lao?
A) Lao bamboo basket
B) Laotian rice whisky
C) Lao sticky rice pancakes
D) Lao crispy rice salad
  • 40. What is the common name for glutinous rice in Java and most of Indonesia?
A) Nasi kuning
B) Pulut
C) Santan
D) Beras ketan or ketan
  • 41. What is the term for glutinous rice in Sumatra?
A) Ketan
B) Pulut
C) Beras
D) Lemang
  • 42. Which of the following is an example of glutinous rice cooked in bamboo stems?
A) Dodol
B) Klepon
C) Lemang
D) Onde-onde
  • 43. What material is used to line the bamboo stems for cooking lemang?
A) Banana leaves
B) Palm leaves
C) Sesame seeds
D) Coconut husks
  • 44. Which alcoholic beverage is made from glutinous rice?
A) Jus
B) Teh
C) Kopi
D) Tuak
  • 45. What is the main filling used in Lemper?
A) Shredded meat
B) Mung bean paste
C) Palm sugar
D) Grated coconut
  • 46. Which spice is used to color Nasi kuning?
A) Coconut milk
B) Turmeric
C) Ginger
D) Palm sugar
  • 47. What filling is found inside Onde-onde?
A) Sweetened mung bean paste
B) Coconut milk
C) Shredded meat
D) Palm sugar
  • 48. How are the balls of Gemblong prepared?
A) Coated with sesame seeds
B) Fried with meat
C) Filled with mung bean paste
D) Smeared with palm sugar caramel
  • 49. Which snack uses black glutinous rice flour as the main ingredient in East Java?
A) Getas
B) Klepon
C) Wajik
D) Lupis
  • 50. Where is the snack Songkolo (or sokko) very common?
A) Java
B) Sumatra
C) Makassar
D) Bali
  • 51. What is the shape of Lupis?
A) Cone
B) Square
C) Round
D) Triangle
  • 52. What is the primary way Wingko babat is prepared?
A) Baked
B) Fried
C) Boiled
D) Steamed
  • 53. What are amylose and amylopectin primarily composed of?
A) Proteins and lipids
B) D-glucose units
C) Fructose and sucrose
D) Alpha-amino acids
  • 54. What is the primary structural difference between amylose and amylopectin?
A) Amylose is linear, while amylopectin is branched
B) Amylose has more alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds
C) Amylose contains more D-glucose than amylopectin
D) Amylose is branched, while amylopectin is linear
  • 55. Approximately what percentage of glutinous rice starch is amylopectin?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) Nearly 100%
D) 70%
  • 56. How often do alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds occur in amylopectin?
A) Around every 22 D-glucose units
B) Around every 10 D-glucose units
C) Around every 5 D-glucose units
D) Around every 50 D-glucose units
  • 57. What color does glutinous rice turn when iodine is added?
A) Green
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Yellow
  • 58. What color does nonglutinous rice turn when iodine is added?
A) Clear
B) Blue
C) Purple
D) Red
  • 59. Which substance intercalates between starch molecules to cause staining?
A) Cinnamaldehyde
B) Sucrose
C) Penta-iodide
D) Ethanol
  • 60. Why is glutinous rice more viscous than nonglutinous rice?
A) It has higher amylose content
B) Amylopectin is more hygroscopic than amylose
C) It contains more proteins
D) It lacks glucose units
  • 61. What factor significantly enhances the uptake of water into the starch granule?
A) Cold
B) Acidity
C) Heat
D) Salt
  • 62. Which gene controls the high amylopectin content in waxy starches?
A) The waxy gene
B) The glucose gene
C) The starch synthase gene
D) The amylose gene
  • 63. What happens to the protein content of glutinous rice during soaking?
A) It remains exactly the same
B) It decreases
C) It increases
D) It doubles
  • 64. Which of the following is a chemical component of natural mochi flavor?
A) Iodide
B) Ethyl acetate
C) Glucose
D) Sucrose
  • 65. What is the typical amylose content of nonglutinous rice?
A) 10–30%
B) 50–60%
C) 0–5%
D) 80–90%
  • 66. Which of these is NOT a waxy type starch mentioned in the text?
A) Maize
B) Barley
C) Sorghum
D) Wheat
  • 67. Does glutinous rice contain gluten?
A) Only in the starch
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only in the bran
  • 68. Where does the name 'glutinous' originate from?
A) The region of origin
B) The harvesting method
C) The Latin word for glue-like
D) The presence of gluten
  • 69. In which region did the waxy mutation for glutinous rice likely first arise?
A) Mainland Southeast Asia
B) Northern Africa
C) South America
D) Southern Europe
  • 70. What percentage of rice produced in Laos is estimated to be glutinous?
A) 25%
B) 85%
C) 95%
D) 50%
  • 71. Which organization referred to Laos as a 'collector's paradise' for glutinous rice?
A) WHO
B) IRRI
C) UNICEF
D) FAO
  • 72. How many varieties of glutinous rice were preserved by the International Rice Genebank as of 2013?
A) 1,000
B) 3,200
C) 6,530
D) 13,500
  • 73. What gives unmilled glutinous rice its purple or black colour?
A) The soil type
B) The bran
C) The starch
D) Added dyes
  • 74. Which type of rice was the original host for the waxy mutation?
A) Wild rice
B) Indica
C) Temperate japonica
D) Tropical japonica
  • 75. What is the appearance of raw, milled glutinous rice?
A) Greenish
B) Yellowish
C) Fully opaque
D) Translucent
  • 76. What concern has been raised regarding coloured rice in developing Asia?
A) Genetic modification
B) Toxic dyes
C) Pesticide residue
D) High gluten content
  • 77. What is the Bangla term for husked sticky rice in the Chittagong region?
A) Binni bhat
B) Binni chal
C) Nuòmǐ
D) Binni dhan
  • 78. What is unhusked sticky rice called in Bangladesh?
A) Binni bhat
B) Khoi
C) Binni chal
D) Binni dhan
  • 79. In Cambodia, what is the glutinous rice dish known as 'bay damnaeb' primarily used for?
A) Breakfast stews
B) Bread making
C) Thickening soups
D) Desserts
  • 80. What are tangyuan filled with in Chinese cuisine?
A) Sweet fillings
B) Meat and vegetables
C) Dried seafood
D) Spiced tofu
  • 81. During which festival is zòngzi most commonly eaten?
A) Chinese New Year
B) Mid-Autumn Festival
C) Dragon Boat Festival
D) Lantern Festival
  • 82. Which breakfast food from Eastern China resembles hash browns in appearance?
A) Cífàntuán
B) Lo mai gai
C) Zīfàn'gāo
D) Bābǎofàn
  • 83. What is inside a cífàntuán?
A) Youtiao
B) Barbecued pork
C) Red bean paste
D) Chinese sausage
  • 84. What is used to wrap lo mai gai?
A) Banana leaf
B) Lotus leaf
C) Rice paper
D) Bamboo leaf
  • 85. Which ingredient gives aiban its green colour and tea-like taste?
A) Lotus leaf
B) Matcha
C) Spinach
D) Ai grass
  • 86. Which Hakka rice snack is made by mashing steamed dough into a putty-like mass?
A) Caibao
B) Ziba
C) Aiban
D) Bantiao
  • 87. What are the white and pink varieties of rice in Bangladesh cultivated on?
A) Large industrial plantations
B) Floating gardens
C) Homestead farms
D) Mountain terraces
  • 88. What is the Japanese term for glutinous rice?
A) Mochigome
B) Mochiko
C) Okowa
D) Sekihan
  • 89. Which of the following is an ingredient often used to flavor mochi?
A) Yeast
B) Banana
C) Roseapple
D) Green tea
  • 90. What is the origin of the dish 'bacang' mentioned in the text?
A) Indonesian
B) Korean
C) Chinese
D) Japanese
  • 91. Which of the following is a dish containing glutinous rice mentioned in the Japanese section?
A) Rengginang
B) Ohagi
C) Brem
D) Tapai ketan
  • 92. Besides green tea, which other ingredient is mentioned as a flavor for mochi?
A) Banana leaves
B) Yeast
C) Rice flour
D) Water chestnuts
  • 93. What is usually mixed with pulut in Malaysia?
A) Jaggery
B) Santan
C) Yeast
D) Turmeric
  • 94. Which traditional sweet is made from glutinous rice flour and coconut sugar in Malaysia?
A) Lemang
B) Dodol
C) Kochi
D) Tapai
  • 95. In which Malaysian location is Inang-inang popular?
A) Melaka
B) Peranakan
C) East Malaysia
D) Sarawak
  • 96. What is the Burmese name for glutinous rice?
A) Pulut
B) Kao hnyin
C) Kochi
D) Tapai
  • 97. What is the purple variety of Burmese glutinous rice called?
A) Kao hnyin baung
B) Hkaw bouk
C) Si htamin
D) Kao hynin ngacheik
  • 98. During which Burmese festival is Htamanè cooked?
A) Dabodwè
B) Thingyan
C) Htamanè pwè
D) New Year
  • 99. What is the main characteristic of Mont lone yay baw?
A) They are boiled until they resurface
B) They are wrapped in pandan leaves
C) They are cooked in bamboo
D) They are fried in peanut oil
  • 100. Which dish is cooked with turmeric, onions, and peanut oil in Myanmar?
A) Htoe mont
B) Kao hnyin baung
C) Si htamin
D) Paung din
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