Memorize these and you could recognize 23.9% of all International Cuisine clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 6 | This grain is one of the main ingredients in kedgeree, an Anglo-Indian dish |
| 2 | potatoes | 5 | To make the Irish dish colcannon, mash these & add cooked onions & cabbage |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | Avgolemono, a classic sauce from this Mediterranean country, is made from eggs & lemon juice |
| 4 | chicken | 4 | Frying this in Greece is one way they do "kota" right |
| 5 | pork | 4 | A popular Chinese dish, it consists of stir fried shredded meat & vegetables served in thin pancakes |
| 6 | truffles | 3 | These fungi have been called "the black diamonds of the kitchen" |
| 7 | Spain | 3 | French dishes described as a l'espagnore are inspired by the cuisine of this country |
| 8 | plantains | 3 | In Puerto Rico mofongos are these cooking bananas mashed, fried & sometimes stuffed with meat or fish |
| 9 | paprika | 3 | Hungarian goulash is traditionally seasoned with this powdered pepper |
| 10 | noodles | 3 | The distinctive starchy ingredient in Chinese dishes with "mein" in the name |
| 11 | mushrooms | 3 | Any dish described as "con funghi" is served with these |
| 12 | Mexico | 3 | Chilaquiles, a dish from this country, is made from tortilla strips, chiles, onions, etc. |
| 13 | Haggis | 3 | Robert Burns called this dish "Great chieftain o' the puddin'-race!"; it's still eaten to honor his birthday |
| 14 | Goulash | 3 | Hungary is famous for this beef stew flavored with paprika |
| 15 | couscous | 3 | Tunisians like to eat this ubiquitous North African semolina dish with spicy harissa sauce |
| 16 | conch | 3 | In the Caribbean this mollusk known for its spiral shell is often pounded & made into fritters |
| 17 | cheese | 3 | Gjetost is a Norwegian type of this made of whey from goat's & cow's milk |
| 18 | a tortilla | 3 | To make a simple quesadilla, start by folding one of these around a cheese filling |
| 19 | pudding | 3 | This English pudding is often baked under roasting meat to catch the drippings |
| 20 | Wienerschnitzel | 2 | The German name for this breaded entree means "Viennese cutlet" |
| 21 | whipped cream | 2 | In Austria, if you ask for a dessert "mit Schlag" it will be topped with this |
| 22 | veal | 2 | The Italian dish Osso Buco is made with this type of meat |
| 23 | Tex-Mex | 2 | Spicy southwestern cuisine named for a U.S. state & the country that borders it |
| 24 | tempura | 2 | A Japanese specialty, it's fish and/or vegetables that have been batter-dipped & deep-fried |
| 25 | Tabbouleh | 2 | One of Lebanon's national dishes is this salad of bulgur wheat, onions & tomatoes in oil & lemon juice |
| 26 | Switzerland | 2 | Some wheels of Emmenthaler, one of this country's most famous cheeses, weigh 220 pounds |
| 27 | sushi rolls | 2 | Caterpillar roll, firecracker roll, spider roll |
| 28 | sukiyaki | 2 | In Japan this dish of beef, bamboo shoots & Chinese cabbage is called the "friendship dish" |
| 29 | sugar | 2 | Panocha is a Mexican-Spanish word for a raw or brown type of this & for a fudgelike candy made with it |
| 30 | steak tartare | 2 | This dish of ground, seasoned beef served raw is named for Mongol tribes |
| 31 | spinach | 2 | The main ingredients of the Greek dish spanakopita are cheese & this green vegetable |
| 32 | sausages | 2 | In the British dish bangers & mash, bangers are these |
| 33 | sausage | 2 | Gehirnwurst, a German specialty, is one of these made from poached pig brains |
| 34 | satay | 2 | A popular Thai dish, it's meat or chicken on a skewer served with a spicy peanut sauce |
| 35 | ribs | 2 | Short, baby back, St. Louis style |
| 36 | prosciutto | 2 | Parma ham, also known as this, is served traditionally with figs as a first course |
| 37 | pizza | 2 | At Hollywood's Spago restaurant, you can get this "pie" with duck sausage on it |
| 38 | Peking duck | 2 | In China this classic dish is known as Bei Jing Kao Ya |
| 39 | pancakes | 2 | Dosa, blini, palacsinta |
| 40 | paella | 2 | Named for the pan in which it is made, it's a classic Spanish dish of saffron rice with meat & seafood |
| 41 | oysters | 2 | Gerostete Austern are these mollusks roasted & served on the half shell |
| 42 | meatballs | 2 | If you order "spaghetti e polpette" in Italy, you'll get spaghetti & these |
| 43 | mango | 2 | Tropical fruit called "the fruit of India", it's the main ingredient in a popular chutney |
| 44 | lobster | 2 | In Portugal, order caranguejo & you'll get crab; order lagosta & you'll get this |
| 45 | iron | 2 | Cooking sauces in this type of pot will increase levels of the mineral needed for hemoglobin |
| 46 | honey | 2 | Some vegetarians choose not to eat this product because it is made by bees |
| 47 | Hassenpfeffer | 2 | A famous dish from Germany is this peppery rabbit stew |
| 48 | gumbo | 2 | It's the name of both a thick soup & a regional dialect in Louisiana |
| 49 | grape leaves | 2 | A specialty of Greece, dolmathes yalantzi are stuffed ones of these |
| 50 | Germany | 2 | If your entree's been prepared "Allemande", it's been done in the manner of this country |