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Pommes Anna - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the primary cooking fat used in Pommes Anna?
A) Olive oil
B) Lard
C) Melted butter
D) Duck fat
  • 2. What kind of potatoes are recommended for Pommes Anna?
A) Waxy
B) Starchy
C) Sweet
D) Firm-fleshed
  • 3. What is the diameter of the finished Pommes Anna cake?
A) 25 to 30 centimetres
B) 15 to 20 centimetres
C) 5 to 8 centimetres
D) 10 to 12 centimetres
  • 4. What is the specific material of the traditional double baking dish used for this recipe?
A) Stainless steel
B) Cast iron
C) Ceramic
D) Copper
  • 5. Who is credited with creating Pommes Anna?
A) Auguste Escoffier
B) Adolphe Dugléré
C) Marie-Antoine Carême
D) Julia Child
  • 6. During which historical period was Pommes Anna created?
A) World War I
B) The French Revolution
C) Reign of Napoleon III
D) Reign of Louis XIV
  • 7. How often should the cake be flipped during cooking?
A) Every ten minutes
B) Every twenty minutes
C) Every five minutes
D) Only once at the halfway mark
  • 8. Which of the following is a variant where potatoes are cut into juliennes?
A) Pommes Salardaise
B) Pommes Mireille
C) Pommes Darphin
D) Pommes Voisin
  • 9. What ingredient is added in Pommes Voisin?
A) Black truffles
B) Mushrooms
C) Artichoke hearts
D) Grated cheese
  • 10. What does the variant Pommes Mireille include between the layers?
A) Mushrooms and peas
B) Cheese and spinach
C) Black truffles and artichoke hearts
D) Beef marrow and onions
  • 11. Where was Adolphe Dugléré the head chef?
A) La Tour d'Argent
B) Maxim's
C) Café Anglais
D) Le Grand Véfour
  • 12. What is the alternative name for Pommes Darphin?
A) Pommes Nana
B) Pommes Fines
C) Pommes Dorées
D) Pommes Royale
  • 13. What is the approximate height of the finished Pommes Anna cake?
A) Ten centimetres
B) Eight centimetres
C) Two centimetres
D) Five centimetres
  • 14. Which historical figures disagreed on which 'beauty' the dish was named after?
A) Simone Beck and Julia Child
B) Adolphe Dugléré and Carême
C) Napoleon III and his wife
D) The owners of Café Anglais
  • 15. What kind of dish is Pommes Anna traditionally served alongside?
A) Fresh garden salad
B) Creamy soup
C) Cooked meat
D) Steamed fish
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