STUDY GUIDE FOR LAST TEST Masala basic mixture of spices usually prepared in quantity and used as desired to season many different dishes in India Tandoor thick walled deep jar shaped clay oven used for roasting meats and baking naan Chapati pancake like grilled whole wheat bread popular in India Samosa fried pastry inclosing a filling People from Sri Lanka are often vegetarians because of Most are Hindu which requires little to no meat in take and because of economic factors Curry hearty and well seasoned stew like dish featuring meat or legimes and served with several accompaniments Naan oval shaped whole wheat bread baked by sticking it to the wall of a tandoor Ghee clarified butter that has been cooked down a little to add flavor expensive but preferred fat for cooking in India considered a sacred food by Hindus because it is from the cow a sacred animal Dal puree of lentils or other legumes usually rather blandly seasoned What is the predominant religion in the countries India Hindu Buddhist Muslim and Christian Nepal Hindu and Buddhist Bhutan Mahayana Buddhism Tibet Buddhism Pakistan Muslim Afghanistan Muslim Sri Lanka Hindu and Buddhism What are the main religions in Myanmar Thailand Vietnam and Bali Myanmar Buddhism Thailand Buddhism Vietnam Buddhism Bali Hinduism Chow Mein is part of which regional cuisine Southern Cantonese China Dim sum is part of which regional cuisine Southern Cantonese China Chi pao yu is part of which regional cuisine Eastern Shanghai China Five spice powder is part of which regional cuisine Western Szechwan China Mongolian fire pot is part of which regional cuisine Northern Peking China Mu shu pork is part of which regional cuisine Northern Peking China Hot and sour soup is part of which regional cuisine Western Szechwan China Red cooking is part of which regional cuisine Eastern Shanghai China Mirin sweet rice wine Nori dried seaweed available in thin greenish black sheets used for wrapping sushi and other Miso fermented soybean paste Mochi rice cake made by pounding cooked sweet glutinous rice traditional for Japanese New foods as a garnish Year celebration Wasabi finely grated delicate green horseradish also available as a powder Bunraku puppet shows featuring large complicated puppets very skillfully presented often in traditional stories Ikebana Japanese art of arranging cut flowers Origami the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures Kabuki traditional highly stylized drama with elaborate costumes and makeups often featuring dance and some music performed by men Who liberated South America from Europe Simon Bolivar Who is the explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal Cabral Daeborum celebrates what The First Full Moon which celebrates the first month of the Korean lunar calendar Tangun Day celebrates what The legendary founding of Old Choson in 2333 BCE October 3rd A lantern parade celebrates what Buddha s birthday Moros y Cristiano Cuban specialty containing black beans and rice cooked together with garlic onions green peppers tomatoes and seasoning The predominant religion in Korea is Buddhism Korea is surrounded by which seas Yellow Sea East China Sea and Sea of Japan What and where is akee from Where is the tango danced Buenos Aires South America Zapotecs Monte Alban near Oaxaca Aztecs Mexico City Mixtecs Monte Alban and Oaxaca Mayans Guatemala Belize and Southern Mexico Olmecs Northern Mexico El Salvador and Honduras The leading religion in India is Hinduism The leading religion in Pakistan is Muslim The leading religion in Tibet is Buddhism What is kimchi What is kochujang Fermented pickled vegetables particularly cabbage Red pepper and bean paste used as a condiment and also as an ingredient in Korean recipes The European nation that controls islands in Polynesia is French Tempura batter coated deep fried shrimp and thinly sliced vegetables Sashimi very carefully cut and arranged slices of raw fish Didjeridoo hollow bamboo tube about 5 feet long used originally by aborigines in Australia to make music by resting one end on the ground and blowing in the other What explorer first visited Australia Dirk Hartog What is the treaty of Waitangi Treaty between the Maoris and Britain establishing British control over New Zealand Empanadas fried or baked semicircular pastries filled with meat and raisins prominent in Argentina but also in other South American countries Sopa de pescado Nam pla fermented fish sauce popular in Thailand Why were slaves brought to the Caribbean Because the Indian labor supply proved inadequate for sugarcane plantations What is a wok water to create steam for steaming food in bamboo steamer trays stacked on the wok Round bottomed two handled metal pan used for stir frying or as the container for boiling How do you make rum By crushing sugarcane and fermenting it What is red cooking in Asia Braising meat mixtures in a sauce containing some soy sauce What is la comida in Mexico tortillas dessert and a beverage Heaviest meal of the day eaten in midafternoon includes soup main dish bean rice Congee rice gruel often served at breakfast in southeast Asia in China flavoring meat or fish are sometimes added Desayuno breakfast usually coffee and pastry eaten early in the morning in Mexico and Central America What is a hallacas similar to Tamale What is a typical Columbian breakfast Bread and coffee caf con leche What is Shinto and what do their shrines look like descendant of the sun goddess Shinto early religion of Japan that focused on nature and considered the Emperor to be a The Shinto shrine is defined by rope white gravel and torii gate Distinctive white arch or gate What are Thousand year old eggs Eggs usually duck preserved by packing them in a lime clay mixture and storing for between 6 and 10 weeks which transforms the white into a very dark gelatinous material with a slightly fishy taste as the chemicals from packing penetrate through the shells and throughout the egg What are banana leaves and ti leaves used for To wrap meat or fish before steaming it Southeast Asia Bird s nest soup cornstarch thickened soup made with the mucilaginous lining of the nest of Asiatic swiftlet chicken broth minced chicken and egg white Lotus root crunchy root of lotus water lily cut crosswise to use in stir fries and soups where its porous appearance due to many lengthwise cavities in the root add visual interest
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