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Well I never did. Something learned ................. something remembered??????? Tomorrow will tell ......... |
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Very interesting. You do wonder how foreigners ever learn English, so many different meanings in different contexts. |
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Q9 - The name of which popular Chinese snack translated means 'a little bit of heart'? |
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Dim sum ........ |
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Won ton .......................... complete guess. |
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Dim Sum is usually linked with the older tradition of yum cha (tea tasting), which has its roots in travellers on the ancient Silk Road needing a place to rest. Thus teahouses were established along the roadside. Rural farmers, exhausted after working hard in the fields, would also go to teahouses for a relaxing afternoon of tea. At first, it was considered inappropriate to combine tea with food, because people believed it would lead to excessive weight gain. People later discovered that tea can aid in digestion, so teahouse owners began adding various snacks |
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Last Q - Other than nutmeg, what is the name of the other spice derived from the Myristica fragrans or Nutmeg tree? |
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Mace ......................... Not to be confused with English Mace, a herb I have only discovered this year! |
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Would that be allspice? |
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Nutmeg is the actual seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1 in) long and 15 to 18 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) wide, and weighing between 5 and 10 g (0.2 and 0.4 oz) dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or aril of the seed. The first harvest of nutmeg trees takes place 7–9 years after planting, and the trees reach full production after 20 years. Nutmeg is usually used in powdered form. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices. |
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