Q 01/05

Which staple crop did Indigenous Caribbean peoples cultivate before European colonisation?

A) Cassava

B) Rice

C) Wheat

D) Breadfruit

Answer · why

A) Cassava

Corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, avocados and guavas were also native staples.

Q 02/05

What is the green herb-and-oil marinade that seasons much Caribbean cooking called?

A) Chimichurri

B) Mojo

C) Adobo

D) Sofrito

Answer · why

D) Sofrito

Garlic, onions, Scotch bonnets, cilantro and thyme are typical ingredients.

Q 03/05

Goat stew is the official national dish of which island?

A) Montserrat

B) Barbados

C) Grenada

D) Antigua

Answer · why

A) Montserrat

It is also a signature dish of St Kitts and Nevis.

Q 04/05

Which rice dish is known in the Anglophone Caribbean as 'cook-up'?

A) Pelau

B) Mofongo

C) Jollof

D) Paella

Answer · why

A) Pelau

In Trinidad it starts by caramelising sugar and browning meat before adding rice and pigeon peas.

Q 05/05

Black cake, served on special occasions, derives from which English dessert?

A) Sherry trifle

B) Treacle tart

C) Christmas pudding

D) Bakewell tart

Answer · why

C) Christmas pudding

Fruit is often soaked in wine or rum for months beforehand.