Eggs Benedict - Quiz
  • 1. What type of dish is Eggs Benedict commonly served as?
A) Dinner entree
B) Dessert
C) Breakfast or brunch dish
D) Late-night snack
  • 2. What forms the base of traditional Eggs Benedict?
A) Slices of sourdough bread
B) Buttermilk biscuits
C) Pancakes
D) Two halves of an English muffin
  • 3. What meat is traditionally placed on top of the English muffin halves?
A) Crisp turkey bacon
B) Canadian bacon or sliced ham
C) Smoked salmon
D) Pulled pork
  • 4. What type of egg preparation is used in Eggs Benedict?
A) Hard-boiled egg
B) Scrambled egg
C) Fried egg
D) Poached egg
  • 5. What sauce covers Eggs Benedict?
A) Hollandaise sauce
B) Bordelaise sauce
C) Béchamel sauce
D) Mornay sauce
  • 6. Where is the dish believed to have originated?
A) Chicago
B) New York City
C) Philadelphia
D) Boston
  • 7. Which New York establishment claims on its menu to have first created Eggs Benedict in 1860?
A) Zellers
B) The Plaza
C) Delmonico's
D) The Waldorf Hotel
  • 8. Who was the former chef at Delmonico's who published the recipe for Eggs à la Benedick in 1920?
A) Edward P. Montgomery
B) Charles Ranhofer
C) Lemuel Benedict
D) Oscar Tschirky
  • 9. Who claimed in a 1942 interview that he ordered the dish at the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 to cure a hangover?
A) Craig Claiborne
B) Commodore E. C. Benedict
C) Charles Ranhofer
D) Lemuel Benedict
  • 10. Who was the maître d'hôtel at the Waldorf Hotel who put Lemuel Benedict's requested dish on the menu?
A) Craig Claiborne
B) Charles Ranhofer
C) Oscar Tschirky
D) Edward P. Montgomery
  • 11. What did Lemuel Benedict originally ask for instead of an English muffin?
A) A buttermilk biscuit
B) A croissant
C) A Holland rusk
D) Buttered toast
  • 12. What meat did Lemuel Benedict originally order before the Waldorf Hotel substituted it with ham?
A) Peameal bacon
B) Crisp bacon
C) Canadian bacon
D) Streaky bacon
  • 13. Who made a later claim to the creation of Eggs Benedict on behalf of Commodore E. C. Benedict in 1967?
A) Charles Ranhofer
B) Oscar Tschirky
C) Lemuel Benedict
D) Edward P. Montgomery
  • 14. To which food columnist did Edward P. Montgomery write a letter regarding the commodore's recipe in 1967?
A) The New Yorker editor
B) Charles Ranhofer
C) Lemuel Benedict
D) Craig Claiborne
  • 15. What unusual ingredient was included in Commodore Benedict's hollandaise sauce preparation?
A) Maple syrup and mustard
B) Creamed spinach and caviar
C) Bordelaise sauce and truffle
D) Hot, hard-cooked egg and ham mixture
  • 16. What are the ingredients used to make modern hollandaise sauce for the dish?
A) Eggs, lemon, and melted butter
B) Milk, cheese, and egg yolks
C) Mayonnaise, lemon, and butter
D) Cream, butter, and flour
  • 17. What variation replaces the bacon with spinach?
A) Eggs Neptune
B) Eggs Cochon
C) Eggs Florentine
D) Eggs Royale
  • 18. What variation replaces the bacon with smoked salmon?
A) Eggs Royale
B) Eggs Balmoral
C) Eggs Sardou
D) Eggs Blackstone
  • 19. What variation replaces both the bacon and the muffin with spinach and artichoke?
A) Eggs Hebridean
B) Eggs Blackstone
C) Eggs Neptune
D) Eggs Sardou
  • 20. What variation replaces the bacon with crab?
A) Eggs Royale
B) Eggs Neptune
C) Eggs Cochon
D) Eggs Florentine
  • 21. What variation replaces the bacon with pulled pork and the muffin with a buttermilk biscuit?
A) Eggs Hussarde
B) Eggs Cochon
C) Eggs Balmoral
D) Eggs Woodhouse
  • 22. In Avocado toast eggs Benedict, what replaces the English muffin?
A) A toasted scone
B) A Holland rusk
C) A buttermilk biscuit
D) Toast
  • 23. What addition characterizes California eggs Benedict?
A) Haggis
B) Crayfish and Creole mustard
C) Black truffle and caviar
D) Sliced Hass avocado
  • 24. What does Eggs Balmoral substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Haggis
B) Black pudding
C) Streaky bacon
D) Corned beef
  • 25. What does Eggs Blackstone substitute in place of Canadian bacon and add to the dish?
A) Fried chicken and hot sauce
B) Streaky bacon and a tomato slice
C) Smoked salmon and capers
D) Pulled pork and sliced avocado
  • 26. What sauce is substituted in place of hollandaise in Eggs Blanchard?
A) Bearnaise sauce
B) Béchamel sauce
C) Bordelaise sauce
D) Mornay sauce
  • 27. In Canadiana Eggs Benedict, what replaces the Canadian bacon and what is mixed into the hollandaise?
A) Taylor pork roll and Creole mustard
B) Haggis and hot pepper sauce
C) Montreal smoked meat and maple syrup
D) Irish bacon and sundried tomato
  • 28. What does Eggs Chesapeake substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) A Maryland blue crab cake
B) Tofu
C) A grilled flat mushroom
D) A small steak
  • 29. Where are Eggs Cochon (or eggs cochon de lait) traditionally served?
A) New Orleans restaurants
B) Boston seafood houses
C) Scottish pubs
D) New York City diners
  • 30. What type of sauce is added to traditional Eggs Florentine along with spinach?
A) Cheese gruyère mornay
B) Salsa roja
C) New England clam chowder
D) Bordelaise sauce
  • 31. What does Eggs Hebridean substitute in place of Canadian bacon as a Scottish variety?
A) Irish bacon
B) Black pudding
C) Haggis
D) Corned beef
  • 32. What does Eggs Hussarde substitute in place of the English muffin?
A) Sliced potato
B) Holland rusks
C) Buttermilk biscuits
D) Toasted scones
  • 33. What sauce replaces the hollandaise in Eggs Mornay?
A) Mornay sauce
B) Béchamel sauce
C) Bordelaise sauce
D) Béarnaise sauce
  • 34. What sauce sometimes replaces the hollandaise in Steak Benedict?
A) Béarnaise
B) Bordelaise
C) Béchamel
D) Mornay
  • 35. What is added to the hollandaise in Eggs Trivette?
A) Sundried tomato
B) Creole mustard
C) Maple syrup
D) Hot salsa
  • 36. What seafood is used as a topping in Eggs Trivette?
A) Smoked salmon
B) Crayfish
C) Maryland blue crab
D) Lobster
  • 37. Which luxury ingredients are included in Eggs Woodhouse?
A) Smoked salmon and cream cheese
B) Maryland blue crab and crayfish
C) Montreal smoked meat and maple syrup
D) Iberico ham, black truffle, and beluga caviar
  • 38. In which book and television-inspired media is the Eggs Woodhouse recipe featured?
A) The New Yorker
B) Talk of the Town
C) How To Archer
D) Craig Claiborne's Cookbook
  • 39. What type of bacon and bread are used in Eggs Zenedict?
A) Canadian bacon and sliced potato
B) Peameal bacon and a toasted scone
C) Streaky bacon and a buttermilk biscuit
D) Irish bacon and Holland rusks
  • 40. At which defunct Canadian retail chain's restaurants was Eggs Zenedict a specialty?
A) Commodore's
B) Delmonico's
C) Zellers
D) The Waldorf
  • 41. What toppings are added in Huevos Benedictos?
A) Sliced avocado or Mexican chorizo and salsa
B) Crayfish and Creole mustard
C) Black truffle and beluga caviar
D) Creamed spinach and artichoke hearts
  • 42. What does Irish Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Black pudding
B) Taylor pork roll
C) Corned beef or Irish bacon
D) Montreal smoked meat
  • 43. What does Miner's Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Slices of fried black pudding
B) Fried chicken
C) Streaky bacon
D) Grilled flat mushrooms
  • 44. What does Mushroom Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Sliced avocado
B) Spinach
C) Tofu
D) Grilled flat mushrooms
  • 45. What does New Jersey Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Irish bacon
B) Taylor pork roll
C) Corned beef
D) Peameal bacon
  • 46. What alternative breads might replace the English muffin in some variations?
A) Cornbread, brioche, or waffle
B) Flatbread, wrap, or pita
C) Croissant, tortilla, or bagel
D) Toast, sliced potato, or a biscuit
  • 47. What are some alternative meat options that can replace Canadian bacon in meat variations?
A) Meatball, gyro meat, or duck
B) Lobster, corned beef, or steak
C) Venison, bratwurst, or chorizo
D) Turkey breast, pepperoni, or salami
  • 48. What ingredients can replace the Canadian bacon in Meatless Eggs Benedict?
A) Salmon, crab, or crayfish
B) Avocado, tomato, mushroom, or tofu
C) Bacon, ham, or pork
D) Haggis, black pudding, or steak
  • 49. How can Eggs Benedict be transformed into a breakfast sandwich?
A) By adding an additional English muffin half on top
B) By serving it between two pancakes
C) By wrapping it in a flour tortilla
D) By pressing it in a panini press
  • 50. What does Eggs Halifax substitute in place of hollandaise sauce?
A) Mornay sauce
B) Béchamel sauce
C) New England clam chowder
D) Bordelaise sauce
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