Jewish Food Quiz

In Jewish life, food takes on all sorts of roles--traditional, social, and spiritual. Jewish cuisine evolved over centuries, in dialogue with local cultures and conditions. How much do you know about Jewish foods and their history?

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Question 1. Which culture did NOT contribute to the formulation of Tunisian cuisine?
 French
 Portuguese
 Italian
 English

 

Question 2. The ingredient most commonly associated with Moroccan Jewish food is
 Wheat
 Rice
 Rye Bread
 Couscous
 Citrus fruit

 

Question 3. Jewish style fried artichokes originate from
 America
 Russia
 Italy
 Japan

 

Question 4. "Jewish foods," such as bagels, knishes, and borscht originate from
 Western Europe
 The Middle East
 The Americas
 Eastern Europe

 

Question 5. True or false: Traditionally, every Jewish lifecycle ritual is infused with a seudah, or a ritual celebratory meal.
 True
 False

 

Question 6. For Turkish Jews, new recipes were developed around ingredients that were available and inexpensive, such as
 Carp
 Eggplant
 Duck
 Rice

 

Question 7. Sabich, a popular Israeli food made with eggplant, egg, and hummus, originated in
 Iran
 Iraq
 Yemen
 China

 

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