15 Fun Facts About Food Trivia for Kids

Which of these is the main ingredient in ketchup?

Tomato ketchup is made from tomatoes mixed with sugar and vinegar, plus seasonings and spices.

Which insects make honey?

Honey is made by several species of bees, and the best known of them are honey bees.

Pizza is a dish that comes from which country?

Pizza is an Italian dish: a flat base of wheat dough topped with tomato and cheese, then baked at a very high temperature.

Chocolate is made from the roasted beans of which plant?

Cocoa beans are the seeds of the cacao tree. They are roasted and ground up to make chocolate.

Which fruit is the main ingredient in guacamole?

Guacamole is an avocado-based dip that was first made in Mexico. Lime juice is often stirred in, but the avocado is the main part.

Sushi is a traditional dish from which country?

Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish built around rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, combined with fish, vegetables or other ingredients.

Cheese is made from which of these?

Cheese is a dairy product made by curdling the milk protein casein, which makes the milk thicken into solid curds.

Tree sap is boiled down to make which sweet topping for pancakes?

Maple syrup is made by boiling the watery sap of maple trees until it turns thick and sweet. Canada makes more than three quarters of the world's supply.

Which vegetable is used to make French fries?

French fries are strips of potato that have been deep fried until they are crisp on the outside.

A raisin is which fruit after it has been dried?

A raisin is simply a dried grape. A dried plum, by the way, is a prune.

Vanilla comes from which kind of flower?

Vanilla is a spice taken from the seed pods of orchids in the genus Vanilla, which grow in Mexico and Central America.

Tacos are a traditional food from which country?

A taco is a traditional Mexican dish made with a small hand-sized tortilla of corn or wheat, folded around a filling.

Where does a pineapple grow?

The pineapple is a small shrubby plant that only reaches about three to five feet tall, and a single fruit grows from the middle of its spiky leaves.

Hummus is a dip made mainly from which food?

Hummus is made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice and garlic.

Which grain has kernels that burst into a fluffy white snack when heated?

Popcorn is a special variety of corn kernel. Heat turns the moisture inside each kernel to steam until it pops open.