Food Origins: True or False

What this quiz asks

• The crescent-shaped ancestor of the croissant came from Austria, not France.
• Fortune cookies were invented in China and later exported to America.
• Chicken tikka masala is generally credited to Indian restaurants in Britain.
• Is it settled fact that French fries were invented in France?
• Tomatoes reached Italy from the Americas rather than growing there natively.
• Marco Polo brought spaghetti back to Italy after his travels in China.
• Sushi began as a method of preserving fish in fermented rice.
• The Caesar salad is named after the Roman ruler Julius Caesar.
• Potatoes were first domesticated in South America.
• The sandwich was invented by the Earl of Sandwich, who first thought of putting a filling between bread.
• Chocolate comes from a tree first cultivated in the Americas.
• Chop suey is a traditional dish of mainland China.
• Chillies were unknown in Indian and Thai cooking until after 1500.
• Was spaghetti with meatballs a classic Italian dish before it reached America?
• Kiwifruit originally comes from China rather than New Zealand.
• Hawaiian pizza was created in Hawaii.
• The name vindaloo goes back to a Portuguese dish of meat cooked with wine and garlic.
• The monk Dom Pérignon invented sparkling champagne from nothing.
• Batter-frying in Japan, the technique behind tempura, is thought to have arrived with Portuguese visitors.
• The curry powder sold in supermarkets is the standard spice mix used in Indian home kitchens.