Month: October 2008
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Training and qualifications for chefs
Most good employers will require that you have at least a basic chef qualification before they hire you. Training is usually done on a day-release basis or by attending college full-time. Courses vary in duration according to their level and intensity. Mature students may, for example, take one year to do what school leavers normally…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 14
Test your foodie knowledge with our quick quiz. Only five questions but quite difficult, we think. Have fun! What is a cazuela? A type of tapas tableware A small ladle usually used for olives A breed of sheep A paella without seafood Which of the following is the odd one out? Ambrosia Basmati Bomba Carnaroli…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 14 – answers
Here are the answers: What is a cazuela? A type of tapas tableware A small ladle usually used for olives A breed of sheep A paella without seafood A cazuela is a small earthenware bowl which can be used to hold all sorts of tapas. Some cazuelas can be used to cook in the oven…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 13
As usual just five questions and quite difficult, we think. This week for a change the questions are about food in films and literature. Have fun! Which of the following Mexican novelists wrote the novel, which was made into a film in 1992, called Like Water for Chocolate? Gertrudis De La Garzia Piedra de Sol…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 13 – answers
Here are the answers: Which of the following Mexican novelists wrote the novel, which was made into a film in 1992, called Like Water for Chocolate? Gertrudis De La Garzia Piedra de Sol Laura Esquivel Gonzalo Gurerroro The 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes is based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop…