Saucy Sauces: A Condiments Quiz

Originally an East Asian sauce made from fermented fish, this condiment was brought back to Europe by Dutch and English sailors; other flavorings such as anchovies and mushrooms were added by Europeans. In 1801, a tomato-based recipe of this popular sauce appeared in an American cookbook. Which condiment is this?

Chutney

Ketchup

Sambal

Achar

How many ingredients are in Tabasco brand pepper sauce?

Red Peppers (Image credit: Alan and Linda Detrick/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

Three

Eight

Fifteen

Twenty-one

Although this picturesque French city is known for its architectural and cultural sights, it is also quite notable for its zesty yellow mustard:

Home to the Musée de la Moutarde (Image credit: Jacques Guillard/Scope)

Lyon

Dijon

Bordeaux

Nantes

Tzatziki is a cold sauce used to flavor souvlaki and gyros, Greek fast foods featuring roasted meat. What ingredients comprise the classic tzatziki?

Chickpeas, olive oil and garlic

Tomatoes, cucumbers and garlic

Strained yogurt, cucumbers and garlic

Feta cheese, olive oil and garlic

Although there are several conflicting theories on the original inventor of mayonnaise, it was unarguably created in France more than 200 years ago. Who is credited with introducing this condiment -- an emulsion of vegetable oil, egg yolks and vinegar -- to the United States?

Edwina Miracle

Ida Best

Eugenia Duke

Nina Hellman

According to regulations established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the unmodified name "vinegar" may apply only to the product derived from:

Apples

Grapes

Beetroots

Bitter melons

The Chinese invented soy sauce more than 2,500 years ago. Who introduced it to Japan in the 7th century?

A visiting Chinese delegation

Japanese Buddhist monks

The Japanese emperor's Chinese cook

A Portuguese missionary

British explorer Captain James Cook was given the Copley medal by the Royal Society in 1776 for demonstrating that high sauerkraut consumption could prevent which disease on long sea voyages?

Captain James Cook (Image credit: Hulton Deutsch)

Scurvy

Syphilis

Beriberi

Rickets

According to the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, which condiment, as of 1991, surpassed ketchup as the biggest selling in the United States?

Mustard

Mayonnaise

Salsa

Soy sauce

Which of these ingredients -- along with Spanish salted anchovies and hot chilies from China -- is added to Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce?

Herbs and Spices (Image credit: Bill Cardoni/Bruce Coleman, Inc.)

Black tamarinds from India

Cloves from Madagascar

Blackstrap molasses from the Caribbean

All of the above