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