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There Will Be Stock Clues Questions by John Lawrence and Max SchindlerPacket 3MODERATOR: The last tossup that you read from the previous round should be: “ANSWER: peanuts [or groundnuts]”1. In this country, a pot roast of beef is stuffed with chorizo [chuh-REE-zoh] and stewed in water and onions; that dish is called boliche [boh-LEE-chay]. A mixed sweet-and-savory sandwich from this country is filled with turkey, cream cheese, and strawberry jam, called Elena Ruz. This country’s version of rice and beans is called “Moors and Christians.” This country’s dish of shredded beef with tomato sauce is called (*) ropa vieja [ROH-puh vee-AY-hah]. Shredded beef is also the main component of this country’s dish of fried flank steak, called vaca frita. Garlic, cumin, oregano, olive oil, and bitter orange juice make up this country’s mojo marinade. For 10 points, ham, roast pork, mustard, pickles, and Swiss cheese make up the filling of what country’s namesake sandwich? ANSWER: Republic of Cuba [JL] 2. An interviewer once asked Faulkner which character he was in one of his books, to which he responded that he was one of these food items. The iconic “I’m not owned, I’m not owned” dril tweet is spoken by a man who is shrinking and turning into one of these food items. A recently circulating meme calls Kamala Harris a “centrist” one of these foodstuffs. One of these items is placed on a (*) stick and seasoned with chile powder and butter in the Mexican street dish elote. When grilled, this foodstuff is typically wrapped in aluminum foil after the husk leaves are peeled off. For 10 points, identify this messy food, consisting of yellow kernels still attached to the stalk they grew off of.ANSWER: corn on the cob [prompt on corn] [MS]3. In the Season 14 premiere of Family Guy, Peter and Quagmire (out of friendship) destroy their chances of having a cooking show by imitating an action performed by this chef. This chef created a recipe for chocolate cheese fudge that requires 2 pounds of confectioners’ sugar and ? a pound of Velveeta. This chef’s infamous “brunch burger” is a bacon cheeseburger with two glazed doughnuts for buns. One of this chef’s (*) sons had a show in which he created healthier versions of his mother’s recipes, called Not My Mama’s Meals. She attracted controversy when she admitted to considering a plantation-themed wedding for her brother and for using the N-word in her youth. For 10 points, name this proprietor of Lady & Sons, a silver-haired chef based in Savannah, Georgia. ANSWER: Paula Deen [JL] 4. Yeongnam and Honam regions are known for a soup made from a small variety of this ingredient, called jaechop. This ingredient occasionally replaces pork in a lighter variation on the Asturian bean stew fabada. Woodman’s of Essex is most known for cooking this ingredient. This is the topping on the most famous mozzarella-free pizza at Frank Pepe Pizzeria in New Haven. These are filled with bacon and bread crumbs and broiled or baked in a Rhode Island dish named for a (*) casino. A long, straight version of these are named for their resemblances to straight razors. A tomato soup to which these items are added is named for Manhattan. These are served in a white wine sauce with pasta in spaghetti alle vongole [VAWN-goh-lay]. For 10 points, cherrystone and quahog are varieties of what bivalve? ANSWER: clams [JL]5. One of these food items is described as “so rich, so thick, / it makes you sick” with an exterior “all velvety and wavy.” In response to joking offers of special flavors of this food, one person asks for varieties that are pinker, paler, subtler, and hotter, before being stumped by a flavor that doesn’t rhyme with anything. Another of these food items is described as “just revolting / all greasy and gritty / it looks like it’s molting” by a woman who cries “times is hard.” Although Mrs. (*) Mooney makes these from cats, her rival’s versions are deemed to be the worst in London in that song. It is declared that these are stringy when made from fiddle-player and piping hot when made from piccolo player in the duet “A Little Priest.” For 10 points, name these goodies cooked by Mrs. Lovett, stuffed with the meat of Sweeney Todd’s victims. ANSWER: Mrs. Lovett’s meat pies [accept pasties, although no one calls them that in the show; prompt on synonyms for “people”] [JL]6. In this country, fried doughnuts tossed in cinnamon-sugar are called “fried mice.” One of this country’s popular cookies are vanilla crescents called kipferln. In this country, farmer’s cheese and semolina are rolled into spherical dumplings which are then coated in buttered bread crumbs. Shreds of fluffy pancake are fried in butter and served with plum sauce in a dish whose names translates as (*) “Emperor’s Mess.” Ground hazelnuts and cinnamon are added to the dough of a lattice-topped tart from this country that is filled with raspberry jam. This country’s most elaborate cakes are served in its capital’s famous coffeehouses. For 10 points, what country produces kaiserschmarrn and linzertorte? ANSWER: Austria [JL] 7. East Dawning and Little Sheep are operated by the spin-off Chinese arm of this company, which is the third-largest employer in the United States. This publicly-traded company operates the Texas-based chicken and frozen custard chain Super Chix. The official name of the world’s most famous horse race is actually “The Kentucky Derby presented by [this company].” Quizbowlers would appreciate that this company was originally called Tricon Global when it was spun off from PepsiCo, but changed its name shortly after buying Yorkshire, the owner of (*) Long John Silver’s. Louisville’s basketball team plays in an arena named for this company. For 10 points, what company owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC?ANSWER: Yum! Brands [MS]8. This is the other ingredient besides eggs in a Persian dish meaning “Narcissus,” called Nargessi. This is combined with yogurt in the Egyptian soup Labaneya. Because this is one of the ingredients Catherine de Medici helped popularize in France, dishes featuring this are à la Florentine. New Jersey was the epicenter of a 2006 (*) e coli epidemic caused by this ingredient. This ingredient is puréed and served with Indian-style cheese in palak paneer. Max Fleischer’s decision to make this vegetable’s iron levels the source of a cartoon character’s strength famously boosted its popularity within the US. For 10 points, name this green leafy vegetable beloved by Popeye the Sailor Man. ANSWER: spinach [JL]9. In an episode of Good Eats, Alton Brown makes three versions of this foodstuff–flat, puffy, and chewy–for his sister Marsha. Giant versions of this foodstuff with walnuts are the most famous product of Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side. A popular urban legend claims that Neiman Marcus charged $250 to a woman who thought she was paying $2.50 for their recipe for this foodstuff. This foodstuff was invented by Sue (*) Brides and Ruth Graves Wakefield at a certain Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. A mixture of bread and cake flours and a sprinkling of sea salt is used in Jacques Torres’s famous recipe for these. For 10 points, Nestle Toll House is famous for their recipe for what sort of cookie? ANSWER: chocolate-chip cookies [prompt on “cookie” before mentioned] [JL] 10. A restaurant in this city has only eight tables, and serves a $398 seafood-centric tasting menu, which typically includes a signature dish of sea urchin roe with “sour bread sauce” on sourdough bread. A museum in this city has a restaurant dedicated to serving famous dishes by other chefs. That restaurant was conceived by the same Korean-American chef who runs a three Michelin-star restaurant in this city that placates people who complain about small portions by serving unlimited (*) fried rice and noodles after the main part of the meal. Joshua Skene’s Saison is in this city, which contains a restaurant famous for its roast chicken with bread salad. Corey Lee’s Benu, and Judy Rodgers’ Zuni Café are in, for 10 points, what major city that is an hour’s drive south of The French Laundry in Yountville?ANSWER: San Francisco [JL]11. In Japan, these devices are sometimes made out of sharkskin and are called chojiro. A combination of a spoon and this device is used as a musical instrument in some predecessor genres of Jamaican reggae. This device is used on the main ingredient of the Indian pudding gajar ha kalwa. One of these devices is used in the first step of making a Swiss r?sti [ross-tee]. Paderno makes ones with a metal drum in the center, worked with a (*) rotary motion. Chinese porcelain ones of these are used on ginger, and tapered cylindrical metal ones of these are used for nutmeg. Ones of these with small holes are called microplanes. For 10 points, name these devices that you’d use on Parmesan before putting it on pasta. ANSWER: grater [or rasp] [JL]12. One subplot of Zombieland is Woody Harrelson’s character’s quest to find surviving instances of this foodstuff. Shortly before going to investigate Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard, Al Powell purchases an obscenely large quantity of this food, telling a skeptical cashier that it’s for his pregnant wife. The (*) Chocodile is roughly this food item coated in chocolate. Christopher Sell’s ChipShop in Brooklyn pioneered the deep-fried version of this foodstuff, which quickly caught on at state fairs. Dan White’s attorney invoked this foodstuff as part of his defense for murdering Harvey Milk. For 10 points, identify this golden Hostess snack with a creamy filling.ANSWER: Twinkie [MS]13. A Southeast Asian variety of this fruit was named by Islamic traders for the “non-believers” that grew it. This fruit flavors the Mexican snack duros. Rangpur juice can be used in place of this fruit. Walter Swingle successfully hybridized this fruit with the kumquat. The dried black form of this fruit is commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine. A slang term for (*) Brits references this fruit, because of how frequently their sailors ate it. A pie recipe using this fruit originated in the Florida Keys. Chipotle’s chips are seasoned with salt and juice from this fruit. Slices of this fruit are served with pad thai. For 10 points, identify this citrus fruit often used to chase a tequila shot.ANSWER: lime [MS]14. In this game, one could be teleported to a reversed realm in which one had to acquire an already-cooked fish, then uncook it, then feed it to the cat Evil Bob. In one part of this game, time is frozen before the Culinaromancer can kill members of a secret council, and the player must prepare each member’s favorite food to save them. In this game, spirit trees and gliders can be used to make deliveries faster in the (*) Gnome Cooking minigame. The first quest most players complete in this game, “Cook’s Assistant,” sees one acquire the ingredients to make a birthday cake for the Duke of Lumbridge. Players who began this game a long time ago learned how to cook on Tutorial Island. In this game, one can cook raw food purchased from the Grand Exchange. For 10 points, identify this Jagex-produced MMORPG.ANSWER: RuneScape [MS]15. The Shulchan Aruch controversially declares that all red varieties of this substance are kosher. Very small varieties of this substance used as garnishes in Japanese cuisine include masago and tobiko. This is the product for which the company Petrossian is best known. In Greece, this substance is puréed with olive oil into a pink dip called (*) taramasalata. This stuff is cured in Italy to make a waxy substance called bottarga. Finer varieties of this are served with a mother-of-pearl spoon so as not to lend a metallic flavor, and are often served with sour cream on pancakes called blini. The most expensive varieties of this food from the Caspian sea include sevruga, osetra [oh-SEH-truh], and beluga. For 10 points, give the term for fish eggs. ANSWER: fish roe [accept caviar, even though that term is mostly reserved for sturgeon roe; prompt on “eggs” or “fish eggs”] [JL] 16. In one of this brand’s commercials, Joel has a big night; not because he talks to his crush, but because he discovers a precursor to this snack. The namesake component of this snack is meant to resemble the brand of its original owner, Ralston Purina. Recipes on this brand’s website using its products include “Bunny Bait” and a “Better than Sex” version of it. One of the components of this snack is also the typical starting point for making (*) puppy chow. Varieties of this snack include Caramel Crunch and Bold Party Blend. For 10 points, identify this salty snack which consists of a combination of chips, breadsticks, pretzels, and the namesake checkerboard-shaped cereal pieces.ANSWER: Chex Mix [MS]17. American audiences were first exposed to this region’s cuisine by the earliest cookbook by Paula Wolfert, which was published in 1973. In this region, butter is salted and fermented to produce smen. This region is home to a pie of pigeon spiced with turmeric and cinnamon, called bisteeya. Eggs are poached in spiced tomato sauce in this region’s dish of (*) shakshouka. In this region, a lamb sausage called merguez [mair-GEZZ] is spiced with a typical pepper pasta called harissa [huh-REE-suh]. Lemons preserved in salt are a common ingredient in stews in this, which are cooked in earthenware vessels with conical lids; those stews are called tagines [tah-ZHEEN]. For 10 points, name this region whose cuisine is influenced by its Berber roots. ANSWER: Northern Africa [accept Morocco throughout, as these dishes are all primarily Moroccan] [JL] 18. Heston Blumenthal’s recipe for this dish calls for cubes of lime jelly. Laguiole [lah-gee-ohl] or Tomme [tuhm] cheese is melted into this dish in a variety called aligot [ah-lee-goh]. Adding scallions to this dish produces a dish called “champ.” Using only two times as much of the main ingredient as butter is the secret to a version of this dish that is the most famous creation of (*) Jo?l Robuchon [roe-boo-shawn]. In Ireland, boiled kale or cabbage is added to this dish to produce “colcannon.” Adding egg yolks to this dish, piping it into swirls, and baking it is called duchesse [doo-shess]. A layer of this stuff tops a Shepherd’s pie. This dish is the most common immediate product of using a press called a ricer. For 10 points, name this soft pile of spuds. ANSWER: mashed potatoes [or pommes purée; prompt on “boiled potatoes”] [JL]19. Warning: description acceptableIn a deleted scene from a certain movie, everyone flees a house when a character screams after being told a doctor recommended eating this food while recovering from being run over. This food causes a character who consumed it to be embarrassed at the 1-3-5 store. In a discussion about this food, a character notes that one’s body runs solely on water after burning all the (*) carbs. A scheme involving these food items is uncovered when Shane reveals his wrestling coach makes him eat them to move up a weight class. The character who supplies them claims she can read the labels on their wrapper because “everyone in Africa can read Swedish.” For 10 points, what is this fictional foodstuff Cady uses to fatten up Regina George?ANSWER: Kalteen bars [accept descriptions of “the Swedish nutrition bars from Mean Girls”] [MS]20. A song titled for a wine from this country uses a humorous syllepsis in every verse, such as: “She lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes.” That lighthearted song about date-rape is by Flanders & Swann. One wine from this country comes in “rainwater” and “Malmsey” varieties. Companies specializing in wine from this country includes one named for William (*) Warre and one named for George Sandeman. The name of this country’s most popular white wine literally translates to “green wine.” Madeira is from this country, which also names a fortified wine that comes in ruby and tawny forms. For 10 points, name this country whose wine exports were contrasted with English cloth by David Ricardo. ANSWER: Portugal [or Porto] [JL] ................
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