Slurp Around the Globe: World Noodle Trivia

Question 1

Which Japanese noodle is traditionally made with buckwheat flour, even though its fans still somehow act wheat-minded?

Accepted Answer

Soba

Answer

Udon

Answer

Somen

Answer

Ramen

Question 2

In Italian cuisine, which long, ribbon-like pasta is wider than spaghetti but narrower than pappardelle?

Accepted Answer

Tagliatelle

Answer

Bucatini

Answer

Linguine

Answer

Orzo

Question 3

Pho is most commonly served with which type of noodle in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Rice noodles

Answer

Egg noodles

Answer

Buckwheat noodles

Answer

Glass noodles

Question 4

Which Chinese noodle is famous for being hand-pulled into long strands, basically the culinary version of a magic trick?

Accepted Answer

Lamian

Answer

Mi fen

Answer

Lo mein

Answer

Cellophane noodles

Question 5

Spaetzle, a soft noodle or dumpling-like specialty, is most strongly associated with which European region?

Accepted Answer

Bavaria and Swabia

Answer

Andalusia

Answer

Normandy

Answer

Tuscany

Question 6

Which Korean noodle dish is known for chewy sweet potato starch noodles stir-fried with vegetables and often beef?

Accepted Answer

Japchae

Answer

Naengmyeon

Answer

Jajangmyeon

Answer

Kalguksu

Question 7

In Thailand, pad see ew is typically made with which kind of noodle?

Accepted Answer

Wide rice noodles

Answer

Thin vermicelli

Answer

Soba noodles

Answer

Mung bean threads

Question 8

Which noodle used in Filipino pancit canton is closest in style to what kind of noodle tradition?

Accepted Answer

Chinese wheat egg noodles

Answer

Japanese buckwheat noodles

Answer

Vietnamese rice sheets

Answer

German dumpling noodles

Question 9

What makes bucatini different from standard spaghetti, besides sounding like spaghetti with ambitions?

Accepted Answer

It has a hollow center

Answer

It is square in cross-section

Answer

It is made only with rye flour

Answer

It contains spinach in the dough

Question 10

Which noodle is central to the Burmese dish mohinga, the country's beloved fish-based breakfast soup?

Accepted Answer

Rice vermicelli

Answer

Udon

Answer

Spaetzle

Answer

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