Q 01/05

Adobo, often called the national dish, is a stew based on soy sauce and what?

A) Oyster sauce

B) Vinegar

C) Fish sauce

D) Tomato sauce

Answer · why

B) Vinegar

Vinegar was the islands' own way of preserving meat, and the Spanish later labelled the native dish 'adobo' after a Spanish word for marinade.

Q 02/05

What is the fiesta centrepiece known as lechon?

A) A sour broth

B) A rice cake

C) A noodle soup

D) A whole roasted pig

Answer · why

D) A whole roasted pig

It is the centrepiece of fiesta tables, served with a sauce made from the pig's liver.

Q 03/05

Kare-kare is an oxtail stew cooked in which kind of sauce?

A) Tomato

B) Soy

C) Peanut

D) Sesame

Answer · why

C) Peanut

Peanut sauce takes real work, from toasting and grinding rice and peanuts to tenderising oxtail, so kare-kare is mostly saved for fiestas and holidays...

Q 04/05

Sinigang is traditionally soured with which fruit?

A) Pineapple

B) Mango

C) Lemon

D) Tamarind

Answer · why

D) Tamarind

Guava or miso are used in some seafood versions; it rivals adobo as the national dish.

Q 05/05

What does the word pancit refer to?

A) Spring rolls

B) Noodles

C) Rice cakes

D) Dumplings

Answer · why

B) Noodles

Noodles of many kinds count as pancit, and Filipinos serve them at birthdays because long noodles are believed to symbolise a long life.