Seasonal food – June – exercise 2

By Rosamund Place | June 2, 2008

1. [Multiple choice]

The Duke of Cambridge pub in London was

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. the runner-up in this year’s Soil Association’s Organic Restaurant Award.
  • 2. shortlisted for this year’s Soil Association’s Organic Restaurant Award.
  • 3. the winner of this year’s Soil Association’s Organic Restaurant Award. (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

Which of these fruit and vegetables is not mentioned by anyone?

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. redcurrants
  • 2. blackcurrants (correct)
  • 3. gooseberries
  • 4. peas
  • 5. broad beans
  • 6. carrots

3. [Multiple choice]

Which of the fish below is not suggested as one to accompany samphire?

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. mackerel
  • 2. haddock (correct)
  • 3. herring
  • 4. grey mullet

4. [Multiple choice]

Which of the ingredients below was omitted in the recipes using strawberries?

(Mint is often served with strawberries.)

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. a dribble of balsamic vinegar
  • 2. mascarpone
  • 3. a sprig of mint (correct)
  • 4. brown sugar

5. [Multiple choice]

Where does Geetie Singh say all their fresh ingredients come from now?

(The Home Counties = the group of counties that border or surround London, England; the area making up the London commuter belt or the London Metropolitan Area, i.e.where people can work in London without living in the city and travel home each evening. The actual area of the Home Counties is not precise and sometimes also called London and the South East. They include parts of Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, and West Sussex)

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. from quite a broad range of Europe
  • 2. from all over Britain
  • 3. from Scotland
  • 4. from the Home Counties (correct)

6. [Multiple choice]

Which phrase reflects accurately the current situation facing Geetie Singh, the owner of the Duke of Cambridge?

(Geetie Singh mentions the strange fact that they didn’t get any fresh peas at all last year. Peas are a very simple staple vegetable in England, and yet crops are sometimes erratic.)

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. It’s a constant problem for them getting good, fresh produce. (correct)
  • 2. Small, local farmers seem to know exactly what is required.
  • 3. They always seem to manage to get the ingredients they need.

7. [Multiple choice]

How does Celia Brooks Brown suggest preparing broad beans?

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. By eating them straight out of the pods.
  • 2. By steaming and boiling them for 2 minutes.
  • 3. By steaming or boiling them for 2 minutes.

8. [Multiple choice]

How does Celia suggest eating peas?

(Odd, hearing someone tell you you can even eat a vegetable raw. Is this news to anyone out there?)

Answers for Quiz [8].

  • 1. By eating them raw, right out of the pods. (correct)
  • 2. grated, in a salad.
  • 3. lightly steamed.
  • 4. warmed through, in a stir-fry, for instance.

9. [Multiple choice]

What vegetable is described as ‘crunchy’ in the video?

Answers for Quiz [9].

  • 1. carrots
  • 2. pea-shoots (correct)
  • 3. broad beans

10. [Multiple choice]

Sara Berg, the chef at the Duke of Cambridge pub, has prepared a dish Celia describes as ‘June on a plate’. What is pan-fried in the dish she presents?

(The mackerel is pan-fried.)

Answers for Quiz [10].

  • 1. the fish. (correct)
  • 2. the broad beans.
  • 3. just the carrots.
  • 4. all the vegetables

11. [Multiple choice]

What is the vegetable in the salad on the same plate?

(The plate has pan-fried mackerel with a pea-shoot salad, raw carrots, and (cooked) broad beans and peas.)

Answers for Quiz [11].

  • 1. pea-shoots (correct)
  • 2. lettuce
  • 3. French beans
  • 4. broad beans

12. [Multiple choice]

What does Celia suggest you grab while you can?

Answers for Quiz [12].

  • 1. samphire
  • 2. mackerel
  • 3. broad beans
  • 4. elderflowers
    (correct)
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