Pauls Food and Drink Quiz 2

1. Once upon a time, the consumption of foods made with what, often caused ergot poisoning (Holy fire or St. Anthony's fire), resulting in progressive gangrene and/or mental derangement ?  Three letters

2. In which countries would you find the following cities ?  
    a. Cayenne  
    b. Tabasco  
    c. Whiskeytown  
    d. Gin Gin

3. What is a vitamin D deficiency called ?  Seven letters, fifth letter is an 'E'

4. According to Harry Belafonte, what kind of water is "good for your daughter" ?

5. What is 'water of life' in 
    a. Latin  
    b. French  
    c. Scottish Gaelic ?

6. In the Arab world, to eat or share what with someone is an expression for hospitality ?

7. A green gelatinous substance known as calipee is used to make which favorite amongst gastronomes ?

8. Translate distill.   To .....

9. Which South-East Asian fruit's smell reminds people, to put it mildly, of various stages of decay ?

10. Once very popular in Europe, which leafy weed was later called pig weed because it was said to be only suitable for pigs and Frenchmen ?

ANSWERS

1. Rye       Usually it was bread that was contaminated.

2. Four Answers:
    a. French Guyana  
    b. Mexico  
    c. USA  
    d. Australia

3. Rickets

4. Coconut water. From the song Coconut Woman. "....the thing thats best when you're feeling gloom, is coconut water with a little rum " "coconut water man, its good for your daughter"     

5. Three Answers
    a. aqua vitae  
    b. Eau de vie  
    c. uisge beatha , usquebaugh (whisky)

6. salt

7. Turtle soup. Calipee is found beneath the lower shell of the Green Turtle.

8. .... drip

9. Durian

10. Portulaca, Purslane or Pusley

Comments (4)

Paul Abrook said:

Re question 4. The watery sap from a coconut(or any palm tree)is called toddy and the drink obtained from the distilling of fermented coconut water is Arrack. "Get you coconut water man, it's good for your daughter, coco got a lot of iron, make you strong like a lion".

January 23, 2008

wayne said:

The question was what kind of water in the SONG Paul not what is coconut water!!!! any way it doesn´t taste nice thanks for feed back

January 29, 2008

Paul Abrook said:

Not quite sure what you mean Wayne. Have you been at the arrack ?

January 29, 2008

Paul Abrook said:

Re question 1. Other cereals like barley could also cause Holy Fire, though it was usually rye. Some suspect it was sometimes the reason behind innocent people being accused of witchcraft or possession.

February 01, 2008

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