FOOD, DRINKS, BRANDS, COMPANIES Flashcards by D C

mixed drink with whiskey, lemon, sugar, and maybe egg white

Whiskey sour

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Champagne named for father & son in law

Moet and Chandon

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World’s largest broadline food distributor

Sysco

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Memphis TN shipping corp

FedEx

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Ginger ale made in Michigan

Vernor’s

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Cajun smoked pork sausage

andouille

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alcoholic mixed drink with a relatively large volume - tall glass of mixer

long drink or tall drink

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“Think what we can do for you.”

Bank of America

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Three letter crispy corn puffs cereal

Kix

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salad consisting of tender mixed greens like arugula and chicory

mesclun

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brandy dessert cocktail with cream

Brandy Alexander

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potato-like fruit, food staple in tropics

breadfruit

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strong-odored SE Asian fruit

durian

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Founded as “The American Messenger Company”

UPS

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North African sausage

merguez

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Bread brand that sounds like gold

Orowheat

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4 letter beans and Hispanic foods brand

Goya

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Frozen pizza maker starting with D

DiGiorno

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Cereal with bunny mascot

Trix

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portion of upper crust that has touched another loaf while baking

kissing crust

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Two word Spanish name canned vegetable brand

Del Monte

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Alexander Graham Bell’s company

AT&T

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fortified wine from white grapes grown in Jerez, Andalucia

sherry

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the juniper-flavored traditional liquor in the Netherlands

jenever

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liquor made from any type of maguey (agave)

mezcal

Tuna brand name for a bird

Chicken of the sea

cocktail with gin and vermouth, garnished with olive

dry martini

Aerospace company founded in Seattle

Boeing

cocktail with gin, apricot brandy and Calvados in equal amounts

Angel Face

Aerospace corp with Bethesda HQ

Lockheed Martin

______ Farm, NH-based yogurt company

Stonyfield Farm

Flavored Sparkling water with French name

Lacroix

liquor made from cognac and distilled orange

Grand Marnier

exposing foods to radiation to kill germs

irradiation

Tea brand based in London

Twining’s

type of herbal liqueur commonly consumed as digestif, often Italian

amaro - e.g. Fernet, Campari, Jagermeister

Animal named energy drink

Red Bull

cocktail with with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters

Manhattan

Bird condensed milk brand

Eagle Brand

Peanut butter and hazelnut

Nutella

thick creamy soup with a base of strained broth of shellfish or game

bisque

Yogurt with foil tops

Yoplait

fleshy edible red stalks

rhubarb

biblical king name for a large wine bottle

Jeroboam

Big 4 banks

JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo

shredded or finely cut veg and herbs, often garnish

chiffonade

brandy from South Africa

Pisco

deep-fried cornmeal ball

hushpuppy

Mexican beer with a ship anchor logo

Pacifico

to put oil, vinegar, salt or other toppings on vegetables

dressing

Rice brand no longer named for a relative

Ben’s

Toasted whole-grain oats ring cereal shaped like circles

Cheerios

Frozen waffle brand - playing on an ingredient

Eggo

Squeezable margarine brand

Parkay

Butter and milk round starts with a D

Darigold

a vinegared syrup with spirits, water, or carbonated water

shrub

Red spoon logo on baking products

Betty Crocker

Graham crackers with a Bee logo

Honey maid

Carbonated mineral water with Italian name

San Pellegrino

Flavored soda brand - F

Fanta

type of clear soup made from richly flavored stock that has been clarified by using egg whites to remove fat

consomme

polysaccharide produced by most green plants for energy storage - most common carbohydrate in human diet

starch

west African nut chewed as a stimulant

kola nut

Brand name for smooth and confident sounding soaps

Suave

stuffed filo pastry in central Europe/Asia

borek

Spanish cured and smoked sausage

Chorizo

semi-seedless, easy peeling citrus from China/Japan

satsuma

cocktail with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime

Cosmopolitan

Airline slogan "Going for great."

American

Alliterative cosmetics lined aimed at teens, known for Lip Smackers lip balm

Bonne Bell

MC frozen foods

Marie Callender

red/orange fruit that looks like a tomato, used in East Asian cooking especially

persimmon

Frozen fish brand - V

Van de Camp

holy trinity in Cajun cuisine and Louisiana Creole cuisine

onions, bell peppers, and celery

Mediterranean fruit cultivated since ancient times, drought tolerant, fresh and dried

fig

Mass Greek yogurt brand

Chobani

Brazilian sugarcane liquor

cachaca

Residential chocolate chips

Nestlé toll House

Soft drink with green label

Sprite

often purple fruit with dusty-waxy coating

plum

Keurig coffee brand like Vermont

Green Mountain

coated with loosely cracked peppercorns and cooked, often steak

au poivre

American duck insurance company

Aflac

British financial risk-mitigation products firm

Aon - name from Gaelic word for "one"

Tea brand starts with Y

Yogi

alcohol found in plants, used as sugar substitute

Xylitol

Drugstore corp founded in Chicago

Walgreens

brandy from Charente region, twice distilled and aged in oak

cognac

Half tea, half lemonade

Arnold Palmer

known for "Welcome to the Human Network" slogan

Cisco

Nautical chocolate chip cookies

Chips ahoy

Ginger beer brand - R

Reed's

"Your world. Delivered."

AT&T

boiling food until soft but removing before fully cooked

parboiling

yellow East Asian melon

Korean melon

combo-cooking method of searing the food at high temp and then finishing it covered pot with liquid

braising

Peanuts and chocolate candy bar

Mr. good bar

Finance corp founded in China

AIG

German digestif with 56 herbs and spices

Jagermeister

cocktail with rum, citrus juice, and sugar

daiquiri

Healthcare conglomerate with Irving, TX HQ

McKesson Corporation

Fabric Sounding almond milk brand

Silk

Coffee brand that sounds like moss

Peet’s

Cookie barn with a barn logo

Pepperidge farm

Soft drink with red & green logo

Mountain Dew

Cereal with cinnamon sugar squares

Cinnamon toast crunch

23-flavor soft drink

Dr. Pepper

Oregon dairy company

Tillamook

Low-calorie soda using a gray/silver background

Diet Coke

Inventor of steel plow

John Deere

brandy from Gascony region, aged in oak barrels

Armagnac

tying meat or poultry with a string

trussing

SC ice cream

Skinny Cow

container holding water into which a dish is placed for slow cooking

bain marie

Swiss maker of Lindor truffles

Lindt

clear sauce, made by reducing clear stock (made from un-roasted bones) and thickened with a white roux

veloute (velvety)

Mayonnaise brand

Miracle whip

gently heat vegetables in oil to make tender and translucent

sweat

red Italian aperitif

Campari

tequila is made from ___

blue agave

Tater tots brand - two states

Ore-Ida

sauce or seasoning mix of parsley chopped with seasonings

persillade (French for parsley - persil)

Veggie burger brand B M

Beyond Meat

Italian red logo mass olive oil brand

Bertolli

Kind of apple that starts with G, 2 words

Granny Smith, Golden Delicious

Bread with the logo of man playing electric guitar

Dave’s killer bread

B baked bean brand

Bush’s

shrub with edible but sharply acidic berries, which people in many countries eat as a tart and refreshing fruit

barberry

Cream cheese maker

Philadelphia

two names for European "norwegian lobster"

scampi or langoustine

Red colored mass coffee brand

Folgers

generic name for heated ground grain cereal

porridge

dark brown, subtly spicy English fruit cup

Pimm's (No. 1 and other varieties)

Oracle founder

Larry Ellison

robot-named automotive supplier

BorgWarner

best-selling rum brand

Bacardi

Nautical corn puffs brand

Pirate's Booty

Tea drink brand that sounds like a mountain

Gold peak

Blue colored mass coffee brand

Maxwell House

Founded as "Only $1.00"

Dollar Tree

Vegetarian frozen foods

Amy's

removing the central section of a fruit w seeds

coring

parsley salad with tomatoes and bulgure

tabbouleh

bacterium usually found in fermenting products like yogurt

lactobacillus

Frozen veggie brand - GG

Green Giant

cross between raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, loganberry

boysenberry

Sports drinks ade

Gatorade and Powerade

type of amaro often served with coffee

Fernet

H canned tomato brand

Hunts

Netherlands oil company

Royal Dutch Shell

Florida largest grocery store

Publix

water-soluble product of sugar fermentation used as a thickener

Xanthan gum

roasted or fried corn kernels

corn nuts

sauce made with butter, shallots and white wine/vinegar

beurre blanc

sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose water or orange flower water

orgeat syrup

cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini

hummus

Larry Ellison company

Oracle

Quick mixing flour for gravy

Wondra

Chips brand with yellow circle logo

Lay's

orange Italian aperitif made with gentian, rhubarb

Aperol

softening or breaking into pieces using liquid or sugar, often fruit

macerating

Cup of Noodles maker

Nissin

Soft drink with red, white, & blue label

Pepsi

Hot cereal brand with a face on the logo

Quaker

Scotch island with nine distilleries

Islay (inner Hebrides)

Polish dish of deboned stuffed meat poached and served in aspic or jelly

Galantine

fishy aggregate fruit in American west

salmonberry

Washington-HQ discount store

Costco

Atlanta-HQ shipping company

UPS

Three letter peanut butter brand

Jif

100% whole grain chips - brand

Sun Chips

Ethiopian stew

wat

English speciality drink designed to be made into a long drink with addition of a soft drink, usually gin-based

fruit cup

"Like a good neighbor"

State Farm

high-fiber ancient grain, often wheat substitute though it has gluten

spelt

conglomerate that started as Canadian whisky distiller

Seagram's

Cheese brand with a red cow logo

Laughing cow

Soft drink with lemon/lime label

Sprite

Root beer named for initials

A & W

hybrid of blackberry and raspberry

loganberry

Owns Ritz crackers brand

Nabisco

Healthy looking cereal brand, starts with K

Kashi

yellow fruit similar to apple and pear

quince

Yellow label coffee brand with Spanish name

Café bustelo

Female powdered hot chocolate brown

Swiss miss

Ice cream brand - 2 names

Ben & Jerry's

Mexican drink of beer, lime juice, spices etc

Michelada

American tea brand that sounds large

Bigelow

egg poached in tomato sauce

shakshuka

whiskey from mash that contains at least 51% corn and aged in charred oak barrels

bourbon

Korean red chili paste

gochujang

vodka, ginger beer, and lime

Moscow Mule

aggregate fruit growing in boreal region, esp Scandinavia

cloudberry

"Sweet" NC conglomerate corp

Honeywell

Fermented popular drink

Kombucha

Pittsburgh aluminum company

Alcoa

berry grown in artificial bogs

cranberry

"A business of caring" slogan

Cigna

Colorado jar company

Ball Corporation

"Helping investors help themselves"

Charles Schwab

Honey flavored square cereal

Golden grahams

Malted milk ball candy

Whoppers

Cake flour named for a bird

Swans down

3-named pharmaceutical company in NYC

Bristol Myers Squibb

Cosmetics company founded around mascara

Maybelline

Name for frozen garlic bread

Texas toast

liquor made from blue agave

tequila, a type of mezcal

Alliterative flavored rice brand

Rice a roni

Champagne based in Reims, name sounds Jewish

Krug

rum, coconut, and pineapple

Pina Colada

Frozen breakfast brand - J D

Jimmy Dean

Vegetable shortening

Crisco

Brazilian oil company

Petrobras

flowering leguminous tree with pods that are powdered or used as chocolate substitute

carob

whiskey brand named for German immigrant

George Dickel

Wafers in milk chocolate (British)

Kit Kat

made without yeast

unleavened

Retailer started as discount division of the Dayton Company

Target

Irish lager named for instrument

Harp

Astronomical herbal tea brand

Celestial seasonings

clear liquor from fermented cereal grains or potato

vodka

mix of liquor and water with honey or sugar and herbs and spices, served hot

Toddy

New Brunswick, NJ pharmaceutical

Johnson & Johnson

Cocktail with vodka and tomato juice

Bloody Mary

sprinkled with breadcrumbs or cheese and browned

au gratin

Coconut candy with nuts

Almond Joy

Orange square crackers

Cheez-Its

East Asian rice porridge

congee

Antioxidant drink brand - 3 letters

Bai

Drambuie & Scotch whisky

Rusty Nail

Fortified & flavored water

Vitaminwater

gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water in tall glass

Tom Collins

ConocoPhillips spinoff

Phillips 66

deep-fried chickpea balls

falafel

Flavored seltzer With a bear in its logo

Polar

TX multilevel marketing cosmetics company

mary Kay

sausage made from liver

livewurst

Middle Eastern fried/baked meat/grain balls

kibbeh

Alliterative cat food brand

Fancy feast

Russian oil company

Gazprom

thick sauce made with fruit or vegetable puree, often a garnish

coulis

Multinational makeup store that allows customer testing

Sephora

"Get in the zone" car parts company

AutoZone

Chocolate bar - nice

Kinder

fish or meat marinated in acidic sauce, poached/fried and usually served cool

escabeche

Cereal with the tiger mascot

Frosted flakes

a Moroccan stew, named after the conical pot in which it is traditionally cooked or served

tagine

Woman’s name instant soup bowl

Annie Chun’s

Stephanie Courtney plays mascot for ___ insurance

Progressive

French dish of beef stewed in red burgundy wine

Beef bourgignon

fruit used for its clusters of red seeds, antioxidant

pomegranate

Cake roll brand with young girl mascot

Little Debbie

Italian cornmeal mush or porridge

polenta

Tortilla chip brand with cactus & donkey logo

Juanita's

landscaping fruit similar to raspberry

thimbleberry

Indian fruit that bears a multiple fruit with green flesh

jackfruit

"The Investments Company for the World"

Bank of New York Mellon

Instant lunch noodle cup maker

Maruchan

finely sharpened or end removed, like end of a string bean

effiler

meat cooked slowly in its own fat

confit

Raffles Hotel cocktail

Singapore Sling

Logo is a straw coming out of the orange

Tropicana

South African tree, fruit used for beer and oil as well as food

marula

whisky named for an anglicisation of Lag a' Mhuilinn, the Scottish Gaelic for hollow of the mill

Lagavulin

food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with lye or lime

hominy

fruit tree used in silk industry

mulberry

Prohibition meteorological gin cocktail

Damn The Weather

french term for egg

oeuf

traditional Provençal fish stew originating in the port city of Marseille

bouillabase

Korean stew

Jjigae

sesame seed paste

tahini

to coat wet or moist foods with dry ingredient before cooking

dredging

beat food with a mixer to incorporate air and produce volume

whip

Snack brand named for a summer month

Late July

Coffee brand - L C

La Colombe

whole herring split in butterfly fashion and salted or pickled

kipper

Champagne house with yellow label, founded by Madame in 1800s

Veuve Clicquot

Snack brand - bible pun

Garden of Eatin'

cocktail with with Prosecco and peach purée or nectar

Bellini

Korean side dishes

banchan

Cosmetics rivals who fought in War Paint

Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein

grass made into flour in Ethiopia/Eritrea

teff

Texas vodka brand

Tito's

N.G. aerospace company

Northrup-Grumman

to heat liquid so it's right about to boil

scald

Coconut candy with no nuts

Mounds

white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint

mojito

Japanese chicken skewer

Yakitori

Plant named licorice candy

Red vines

Rhyming pretzel brand

Rold Gold

Brand named for a region that makes pilaf and couscous

Near East

Nigerian soup of ground seeds

Ogbono soup

cocktail with cola, rum, often lime

Cuba libre

Royal charcoal briquette maker

Kingsford

100% whole-grain wheat waffle crackers

Triscuit

Friendly sounding coffee creamer brand

Coffee mate

cabbage used in East Asian cuisine

Napa cabbage

UK beer + cider drink

snakebite

"Where's the beef?" famous ad for what company?

Wendy's

SL frozen foods & bakery goods

Sara Lee

variety of orange named for region in Morocco

tangerine

separately priced items from a menu

a la carte

Broth maker

Swanson

bean used in Indian and East Asian cooking

mung bean

Chips brand with orange triangle logo

Doritos

French term for cured meats

charcuterie

E European or Jewish sausage or meat/grain stuffed intestine

kishka

Chinese stone fruit cultivated in Persia before going west

peach

Cereal mascot with white mustache and Blue hat

Cap’n Crunch

gin, peach bitters, and mint leaves

Derby

Pickle brand V

Vlasic

A traditional Algerian and Moroccan soup of Maghreb.

harira

Kenyan beer brand

Tusker

metal hydroxide obtained by leaching wood ashes, or a strong alkali.

lye

layered filo pastry with honey

baklava

Zero sugar flavored sparkling drink

Sparkling ice

Ice cream brand - starts with D

Dreyer's

tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, often with salt on the glass

margarita

Slogan "Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History."

Amazon

fabric word for poking holes into the muscle of meat to tenderize it

Jacquarding

Rhode Island drugstore company

CVS Health

Italian almond liquor

amaretto

Chips brand named for its ridges

Ruffles

Ketchup maker

Heinz

Skinnier Oreos

Oreo thins

"Don't Be Evil" Fortune 500 company

Alphabet Inc.

Chips named for a cooking vessel

Kettle brand

Charlotte HQed bank

Bank of America

Insurance slogan "We want you to know."

Aetna

savory gelatin made with meat stock or broth

aspic

Big pet food brand P

Purina

Barbara’s bird cereal

Puffins

the original flavor base for Coke

kola nut

Celestial tuna brand

Starkist

Rhyming chocolate chip cookie brand

Famous Amos

Maternal molasses brand

Grandmas

vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream

White Russian

Ford HQ

Dearborn, MI

base sauce used to make other variations of original sauce

mother sauce

dish of sweet corn and lima beans

succotash

EB brand stands for

England’s best

Cosmetics company founded by billionaire celebrity, specializes in lips

Kylie Jenner

Founded as "Sound of Music" store

Best Buy

Cranberry juice brand

Ocean spray

Mexican coffee liquor

Kahlua

to finely chop into uniform pieces smaller than diced or chopped

mince

berry that is state fruit of Idaho, similar to blueberry

huckleberry (also called bilberry)

rendered fatty tissue of a pig

lard

injecting fat or flavors into ingredient to enhance flavor

needling

Powdered fruit drink brand with gem name

Crystal light

mother sauce with tomatoes, ingredients typically include carrots, onion, garlic, butter, and flour, plus pork belly and veal broth

tomato sauce

honey wine

mead

key nutrient that is a form of Vitamin b3

niacin

Mr. peanut is the mascot for

Planters

simple style of long drink is the ______, a cocktail composed of one liquor and one mixer

highball, e.g. gin and tonic

Korean liquor of rice or barley

soju

Turkey brand with embedded thermometer

Butterball

liquid that has reached a glaze state can do this

coat the back of a spoon

Chinese tree bears small white fleshy fruits. The outside is pink-red, rough, inedible.

lychee

Frozen fish brand - man in a raincoat

Gorton's

flat, round cakes of pastry topped or filled with fruit or vegetable

galette

cooking until the ideal degree of doneness, often medium rare

a point

SE Asian bell-shaped fruit with five points

starfruit

cocktail with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and campari

Boulevardier

champagne and chilled citrus juice

mimosa

Largest Kentucky whiskey brand

Jim Beam

Masculine-sounding frozen food brand

Hungry man

Pure Irish butter

Kerrygold

Gear named energy drink

Body Armor

Intelligent frozen food brand

Smart ones

Numerical soda brand, also a film

7 UP

Juice pouches

Capri Sun

Corn chips brand - T

Tostitos

cooking technique of braising w sauce and serving over rice

smothering

Pickle brand starts with C

Claussen

Butterscotch hard candy

Werther’s

Intelligent cheddar popcorn

Smartfood

melon with green peel and orange flesh

cantaloupe

masa steamed in a corn or banana leaf

tamale

Dog food with a little white dog mascot

Cesar

World's oldest pharmaceutical corp

Merck

Good to the Last Drop

Maxwell house

"N" Sunscreen etc. brand, owned by J&J

Neutrogena

Hungarian soup or stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices

goulash

"VS" and "VSOP" grade cognac stands for

Very Special, Very Special Old Pale

revived corpse Tiki cocktail

Zombie

Musical named energy drink

Rockstar

passing dry ingredients through a sifter to lighten the composition

aeration

Microsoft HQ

Redmond, WA

Chocolate brand named for a bird

Dove

to remove the fat from the surface of a liquid

degrease

cognac brand associated with Napoleon

Courvoisier

Bread brand with German man’s name

Franz

Cereal with toucan mascot

Froot Loops

cocktail with gin, champagne, lemon juice and sugar

French 75

Sunflower seed name brand

David’s

Nougat and caramel candy bar

Milky Way

US skincare/cosmetics brand spun off of Estee Lauder, has counters in department stores

Clinique

beer mixed with lemonade

shandy

confection of nuts cooked in boiling sugar

praline

Cereal with leprechaun mascot

Lucky charms

Maker of frozen stuffed pizza

DiGiorno

Verizon is a portmanteau of

veritas and horizon

Jelly brands with gingham caps

Smuckers and Bonne Maman

emulsion of garlic, salt, olive oil, and often egg

aioli

Action sounding peanut butter brand

Skippy

Cosmetics brand with Red Door logo, named for salon where it was founded

Elizabeth Arden

Insurance company with NYC building

Metlife

leguminous tree that produces brown, pod-like fruits that contain a sweet, tangy pulp

tamarind

Creature named energy drink

Monster

American alliterative makeup artist and founder of cosmetics line

Bobbi Brown

Carbonated water with green label

Perrier

American bitter and sometimes poisonous cherry

chokecherry

"You're in good hands"

Allstate

Saudi oil company

Saudi Aramco

"Earthmoving solutions" company

Caterpillar

American tree with large, yellowish-green to brown fruit.

pawpaw

a cold emulsion of egg yolks with oil and vinegar

mayonnaise

sweet, green drink with creme de menthe

Grasshopper

Walmart HQ

Bentonville, Arkansas

Prune juice brand

Sunsweet

Kind of apple that starts with G, 4 letters

Gala

Frozen food maker with rooter logo

Foster Farms

Maker of hazelnut truffles

Ferraro Rocher

with its own juices from cooking

au jus

cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower

aggregate fruit - eg blackberry, raspberry

rum, Curacao, orgeat syrup, and lime juice

Mai Tai

the solid remains of grapes, olives, or other fruit after pressing for juice or oil

pomace or marc

A nursery rhyme says, "I had a little pony, his name was" this; "I lent him to a lady to ride a mile away"

Dapple Gray

Jamaican tangelo

Ugli Fruit

Peanuts, caramel, and nougat and chocolate bar

Baby Ruth (nestle), snickers (Mars)

Fluorescent green soda

Mountain Dew

Popular French vodka

Grey Goose

Brown sauce based on a brown stock reduction, and thickened with brown roux. Ingredients typically include roasted bones, bacon, and tomato (puréed and/or fresh)

Espagnole sauce

calcium-containing inorganic mineral, caustic, used for building or alkaline source

lime

meat and chili pepper stew originating in Texas

chile con carne

Corn muffin mix

Jiffy

a device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting

mill

American European-style butter

Plugra

French apple liquor

calvados

"Think Different"

Apple

Drink brand with lizards on it’s logo

Sobe

Vegetable snack for drinking

Veggie straws

Candy bar named for galaxy

Milky Way

Kind of apple that starts with F

Fuji

flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces

roux

Motto: America’s favorite tea

Lipton

Cereal that sounds like a purple fruit

Grape-Nuts

4- letter toffee brand

Roca

Founded as "The Ohio Oil Company"

Marathon

Forward-looking canned soup brand

Progresso

vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola

Long island Iced Tea

German sausage, usually pork

bratwurst

its seeds are cocoa beans

cacao

Snack brand with Cheetah mascot

Cheetos

US alliterative personal care product company marketed as earth-friendly

Burt's Bees

juniper liquor

gin

Hard seltzer brand

White cloth

Veggie frozen food brand - __ Farms

Morningstar

wine served warm with fruits/spices

mulled

dark beer layered over a pale beer

Black and Tan

meat rotisseried in cone shape and thinly sliced

shawarma

maize dough and flour used for making tortillas etc

masa, masa harina

peach variety with smooth skin

nectarine

Tortellini and ravioli brand

Buitoni

small orange East Asian citrus

kumquat

making grain germinate then drying it with hot air

malting

tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup

Tequila sunrise

flowers bourbon brand

Four Roses

World's largest cosmetics company, French

L'Oreal

highball made from usually gin or bourbon, lime, and carbonated water

rickey

Inventor of the air conditioner

Willis Carrier

French green or yellow liqueur

chartreuse

Luxembourg PE firm founded by Citigroup

CVC Capital Partners

Sparkling water brand starts with a D

Dasani

Largest chemical producer in the world

BASF (German)

Consumer goods corp founded by UK emigrants in Cincinnati

Procter & Gamble

Dairy-free brand starting with D - i dotted with 2 green leaves

Daiya

"Capture and share the world’s moments." slogan

Instagram

Cincinnati-founded grocery store corp

Kroger

mashed eggplant with olive oil

baba ghanoush

Ice cream brand - starts with B

Breyer's

Inclusively named fiber cereal

All bran

soaking meat in saltwater before cooking

brining

regal Canadian whisky brand, wine barrel finished

Crown Royal

Tortilla brand named for Texas city

Old El Paso

the only orchid widely used for industrial purposes

vanilla

Austrian cream filled cookies

Vienna fingers

Flour named for royalty

King Arthur

fragrant colorless brandy distilled from cherries

kirsch

crumbly dough

short dough

Most consumed hot dog brand

Ball Park

Crunchy Peanut butter candy bar

Butterfinger

Juice drink brand names for a state

Hawaiian punch

small round roll of minced meat/eg, coated in egg and breadcrumbs

croquette

"Systems and Services Company" corp

Sysco

woody shrub, 3rd-largest carb source in tropics (two names)

cassava/manioc

plunge momentarily into boiling water and then put in ice to halt cooking

blanch

Boston bank that merged with B of A

Fleet

round pastry baked and filled with meat or vegetables after the fact

Vol-au-Vent

rum diluted with water

grog

Formerly known as PCs Limited

Dell

Founder of McDonald's

Ray Kroc

Boston private equity firm

Bain Capital

small quantity of creamed fish or meat with light egg binding, usually formed into round shape and cooked

quenelle

Cereal w the Flintstones mascot

Fruity and Cocoa pebbles

Tomato sauce - you’re welcome

Prego

Candy bar with silver wrapper - named for Dumas nover

Three Muskateers

bourbon, sugar, ice, and mint

mint julep

Tea - starts with Y M

Yerba Matte

French luxury brand that started with flat-topped trunks

Louis Vuitton

punch of red wine and chopped fruit

sangria

cooked so it's still tough when bitten

al dente

"A computer on every desktop and in every home" slogan

Microsoft

Hershey musical candy bar

Symphony

Sparkling water brand name for a water feature

Crystal geyser

cured sausage of fermented and air-dried meat

salami

served in Hellenistic style, with olive oil, lemon juice etc

a la grecque

Egg white snack bar

RX Bar

Maui onion potato chips are made by

Hawaiian brand

Diet popcorn brand

Skinny Pop

small yellow East Asian citrus often used for juice/zest

yuzu

American chef and restaurateur who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine, PBS show

Rick Bayless

drink from sap of date or coconut trees

palm wine

Intelligent bottled water

Smartwater

Jewish frankfurters

Hebrew National

Cosmetics company that gives out tons of samples and has large male client base

Kiehl's

thin porridge

gruel

Body of water butter brand

Land O Lakes

"Expert service. Unbeatable price."

Best Buy (former - now "Let's talk about what's possible")

Cen/South American shrub fruit with green peel and flesh

guava

Ginger ale named for a country

Canada Dry

Snack bar with very few ingredients, L

Lara bar

rum and lime cocktail, sounds like peanuts

Planter's Punch

Cereal with nautical mascot

Captain Crunch

Brand giving all profits to charity

Newman's Own

Japanese liquor, typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potato

shochu

Root beer with barrel logo

Barg

Rhyming legume cookie brand

Nutter butter

a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible

emulsion

Hungarian spiced chicken stew

chicken paprikash

Flower condensed milk brand

Carnation

Cereal with dripping honey logo

Honey bunches of oats

buckwheat porridge

kasha

Chicken brand starting with T

Tyson's

Bank named for north Spain city

Banco Santander

shrub with red fruit growing in boreal forest

lingonberry

Military-named discount retailer

Dollar General

Norwegian oil company

StatoilHydro

Founded as Applied Molecular Genetics

Amgen

Cereal with elf like mascots

Rice Krispies

Hot dog maker - originated in Coney Island

Nathan's Famous

to cook food quickly over relatively high heat

saute

Playful sounding cat food brand

Friskies

roughly cracked or peppercorns used for au poivre sauce

mignonette

vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice

Sea Breeze

Founded as American Cable Systems

Comcast

American fruit farmer who created amusement park

Walter Knott

Owner of Olive Garden & Longhorn Steakhouse

Darden Restaurants

Planetary gum

Orbit

rendered fatty tissue of cow or sheep

tallow

unrefined sugar with molasses flavour

muscovado sugar

Arkansas-based food conglomerate

Tyson

Chicken branding starting with P

Perdue

Chocolate-wrapped caramel brand

Rolo

fermented tea drink

kombucha

college vodka with plastic bottles

Dubra

Frozen dinner brand M woman

Michaelina's

Citrussy soft drink - one word - F

Fresca

American multinational cosmetics and personal care company, eponymous label best known for nail polish

Revlon

Google HQ

Mountain View, CA

Elf cookie brand

Keebler

Licorice with a candy shell

Good n' Plenty

fortified wine produced in Sicily

Marsala

adding alcohol to a hot pan to create burst of flames

flambe

American apple liquor

applejack

American gelato brand

Talenti

White sauce, based on milk thickened with a white roux

bechamel

multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care company, based in London

Avon

Driving force behind US industrial consolidation

JP Morgan

Nice sounding nut bar

Kind bar

subspecies of plum made into preserves in UK

damson

Cups as a candy, puffs as a cereal

Reese’s puffs

Warm emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice or vinegar

hollandaise

crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine

Kir

extraction of compounds/flavors from vegetables in water or oil

infusion or steeping

British maker of dairy milk candy bar

Cadbury

descriptor for a liquid reduced until nearly dry

au sec

whisky and 7 up

7 and 7

Korean fermented bean paste

doenjang

Slogan "Science. Applied to life."

to remove and dissolve food residue from a pan with liquid to flavor the dish

deglazing

variety of orange with easily separable segments

clementine

roasted green durum wheat cereal in Levant

freekeh

Sparkling water with a red star logo

San Pellegrino

0-calorie soft drink brand using stevia

Zevia

like a martini but garnished with an onion

Gibson

Vegetable juice brand

V-8

Kroger organic brand

Simple Truth

cook food at high temperature so crust forms on surface

sear

Largest semiconductor chip manufacturer

Intel

Atlanta home improvement retailer

Home Depot

Veg used for frozen dessert

Avocado

Italian processed cheese brand

Sargento

small seed grasses, important cereal crop, esp Pearl variety

millet

bird-named fruit shrub

gooseberry

Spanish dish of cold uncooked soup, tomato based

gazpacho

Lemon-lime soda named for mountains

Sierra Mist

" _____. On Your Terms." risk management company

Assurant

Animal cracker brand

Barnums

Largest luxury goods conglomerate

LVMH - Moet, Henessy, Louis Vuitton

Spanish sauce of roasted tomatoes and garlic, toasted nuts, oil and peppers

Romesco

Ice cream brand - starts with H

Hagen Daz

Largest Tennessee whiskey brand

Jack Daniels

Chinese restaurant frozen foods

P.F. Chang's

English muffin maker

Thomas

cocktail with of cognac or whiskey, absinthe, Peychaud's Bitters, and sugar

Sazerac

boneless piece of meat

filet

Cocktail with vodka and coffee liqueur

Black Russian

savory sheep stuffed sausage/pudding, traditionally made with the stomach

haggis

Logo is a bulging bicep

Arm and hammer

Mexican soft drink brand - J

Jarrito's

Candy bar with gold wrapper

Twix

whiskey that is bottled undiluted from the cask

cask sterngth

Frozen beef sandwich steaks

Steak-umm

Soft drink with dark red label

Dr. Pepper

Grain milk used for frozen dessert

Oat

gin, maraschino liquor, orange bitters, lemon juice

Casino

Slogan "Don't Leave Home Without It"

American Express

Sparkling cider maker

Martinelli

kinds of whiskey made from barley

Irish, Japanese, Scotch

soak dry ingredients in a liquid until liquid takes on flavor

steep

herb-named light bodied bourbon

Basil Hayden's

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