History of Food

Question 1

Name any one of the three women who co-authored the popular and massively influential Mastering the Art of French Cooking, published in two volumes in 1961 and 1970.

Answer 1

Simone Beck, Louisiette Bertholle, Julia Child

Question 2

Maria Ann Smith, who died in 1870 at age 70 outside Sydney, Australia, survived by her husband, five children, and numerous further descendants, is remembered today for bringing into the world what now-popular food item?

Answer 2

Granny Smith Apple

Question 3

German butcher Johann Georg Lahner produced the all-pork sausages named after his hometown of Frankfurt before moving, in 1798, to a new city, where he began to make similar sausages made from a mixture of beef and pork (which quickly became popular in their own right). To what city did he move?

Answer 3

Vienna

Question 4

This Taiwanese-Japanese businessman was the inventor of instant noodles and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles. His first name is used in the name of a modern culinary restaurant brand.

Answer 4

Momofuku Ando

Question 5

An Italian-American named Pat Olivieri, who operated a hot dog stand in the 1930s in his hometown at the intersection of Wharton St., South 9th St., and Passyunk Ave., is credited, with his brother Harry, with creating what sandwich?

Answer 5

Philly Cheesesteak