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• Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese dish is made from pork or shrimp wrapped in rice paper with herbs and vermicelli, then served fresh?

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Gỏi cuốn

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Vietnamese Cuisine

Who is credited with creating Vietnamese egg coffee in Hanoi in the 1940s?

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Nguyễn Văn Giảng

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Vietnamese Cuisine

What does the Vietnamese name bánh xèo literally refer to in the dish’s cooking sound?

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Sizzling cake

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• Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese noodle dish is a specialty of Hội An and traditionally includes pork, herbs and noodles with a small amount of broth?

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Cao lầu

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• Vietnamese Cuisine

What is nước mắm, the fermented Vietnamese condiment made primarily from fish and salt?

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Fish sauce

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• Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese dish of grilled pork and rice noodles is especially associated with Hanoi?

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Bún chả

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese sandwich combines a split baguette with fillings such as pâté, pickled vegetables and fresh herbs?

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Bánh mì

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese noodle soup is made with rice noodles, broth, herbs and meat, especially beef or chicken?

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Phở

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• Mediterranean Cuisine

What Sicilian street food is made from chickpea flour and typically served in a sesame roll?

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Panelle

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• Mediterranean Cuisine

In Italian caprese salad, which fresh cheese is traditionally paired with tomatoes and basil?

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Mozzarella

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Mediterranean Cuisine

What fermented dairy drink is traditionally called ayran in Turkish cuisine?

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Yogurt drink

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Mediterranean Cuisine

What type of pasta is traditionally used in the Greek dish pastitsio?

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Tubular pasta

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