Kibbeh - Quiz
Kibbeh
  • 1. What are the primary ingredients in kibbeh nayyeh?
A) Potatoes, onions, and walnuts
B) Fish, parsley, and lemon juice
C) Rice, chicken, and yogurt sauce
D) Bulgur, finely minced lamb or beef, and spices
  • 2. Which garnish is commonly used for kibbeh nayyeh?
A) Fried onions and sumac
B) Pomegranate seeds and walnuts
C) Yogurt and garlic
D) Mint leaves and olive oil
  • 3. How is kibbeh labaniyeh cooked?
A) In a yoghurt sauce
B) Baked in a clay oven
C) Grilled over charcoal
D) In a tomato broth
  • 4. What is the primary cooking method for kibbeh mishwiyyeh?
A) Fried
B) Boiled
C) Steamed
D) Grilled
  • 5. How is kibbeh bil siniyeh prepared?
A) Boiled in a yogurt broth
B) Baked with meat stuffing between two layers of dough
C) Served raw with pita bread
D) Fried in deep oil
  • 6. What is the 'poor man's kibbe' made of?
A) Lamb and bulgur
B) Onions, walnuts, and wheat
C) Potatoes and lentils
D) Fish and rice
  • 7. Kibbet samak is a version of kibbeh made with which ingredient?
A) Beef
B) Fish
C) Lamb
D) Chicken
  • 8. Who describes potato kibbeh as an 'oriental shepherd's pie'?
A) An anonymous Syrian chef
B) A food critic from Aleppo
C) Claudia Roden
D) A Lebanese historian
  • 9. Which city is known for having many varieties of kibbeh?
A) Tripoli
B) Beirut
C) Damascus
D) Aleppo
  • 10. What is kibbeh sajiyeh?
A) A kibbeh soup
B) A thin disk of kibbeh with meat filling
C) A potato-based kibbeh
D) A raw meat dish
  • 11. What are the main components of the broth in kubbi kishk?
A) Chicken stock and vegetables
B) Lemon juice and garlic
C) Yogurt and butter
D) Pomegranate sauce and cherry sauce
  • 12. What is the primary vegetable in the soup kibbeh hamda?
A) Onions and potatoes
B) Mint and green onions
C) Leeks, celery, turnips, and courgettes
D) Cabbage leaves
  • 13. Why is high-quality meat necessary for kibbeh nayyeh?
A) Because it is expensive
B) To improve the flavor of the bulgur
C) To prevent it from drying out
D) Because it is served raw
  • 14. In which tradition is kibbeh hamda popular as a pre-fast meal?
A) Lebanese Maronite tradition
B) Syrian Jewish diaspora
C) Sunni Muslim communities
D) Aleppo Christian tradition
  • 15. Which ingredient is used to make kibbeh hamda dumplings?
A) Bulgur
B) Potato starch
C) Ground rice
D) Wheat flour
  • 16. How many types of kibbeh can the city of Aleppo claim?
A) Over 100
B) At least 17
C) Exactly 5
D) Exactly 8
  • 17. The word kibbeh is derived from which Arabic root?
A) a-b-b
B) k-b-r
C) k-b-b
D) k-u-b-a
  • 18. Which language might the term 'kubbeh' be derived from to describe stuffed food?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Akkadian
D) Persian
  • 19. In which century was the cookbook by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq written?
A) 12th century
B) 10th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
  • 20. What term did Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq use to refer to meatballs?
A) kibba
B) kibbeh
C) kobeba
D) kubab
  • 21. Who is the food historian that noted the earliest mention of modern kibbeh in the 18th century?
A) Nawal Nasrallah
B) William McClure Thomson
C) Khalil Khattar Sarkis
D) Jacob Berggren
  • 22. Which American missionary wrote about the popularity of kibbeh in his 1847 memoirs?
A) Khalil Khattar Sarkis
B) Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq
C) Jacob Berggren
D) William McClure Thomson
  • 23. How many types of kibbeh did Jacob Berggren describe in his 1844 dictionary?
A) 58
B) 15
C) 8
D) 17
  • 24. What is the title of the 1885 Beirut cookbook that contained 15 kibbeh recipes?
A) Taj al-'Arus
B) The Levantine Kitchen
C) Comparative Encyclopedia of Aleppo
D) Ustadh al-Tabbakhin
  • 25. Who authored the 1885 Beirut cookbook, Ustadh al-Tabbakhin?
A) Nawal Nasrallah
B) Jacob Berggren
C) Khalil Khattar Sarkis
D) Khayr al-Din al-Asadi
  • 26. How many types of kibbeh were described in the Comparative Encyclopedia of Aleppo?
A) 17
B) 8
C) 15
D) 58
  • 27. Who authored the Comparative Encyclopedia of Aleppo?
A) William McClure Thomson
B) Khalil Khattar Sarkis
C) Khayr al-Din al-Asadi
D) Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq
  • 28. What is the Egyptian Arabic name for kibbeh?
A) kobeba
B) kubab
C) kibba
D) kubba
  • 29. In what regions outside of the Levant is kibbeh found due to late 19th and early 20th-century migration?
A) Western Europe
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) Southeast Asia
D) Latin America
  • 30. What shape is the meat and bulgur mixture typically formed into?
A) Ovoid
B) Triangular
C) Spherical
D) Cylindrical
  • 31. Which of the following is a method used to cook kibbeh?
A) Poaching
B) Microwaving
C) Steaming
D) Deep-fried
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