Food & Cooking

Food & Drink Quiz: What is kecap manis?

Plus: Where were the Blas na h’Éireann awards held this year?

AAdmin
October 20, 2026
2 min read
Food & Drink Quiz: What is kecap manis?

Test your knowledge of all things gastronomic with these 10 questions. Which Dublin bar was recently ranked 98 in the Best Bar in the World 2026 rankings? Neary’s Bar 1661 Stag’s Head The Glimmer Man What would you be eating in the northern part of the island if you were enjoying a Fifteen? A fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and cherries A deep-fried dough ball with 15 Smarties inside A spotted crab native to Co Down A pizza with 15 mushrooms developed in a Donegal Town restaurant What is a gilda? An oven tailored to cook focaccia in large quantities A higher-protein egg from a lab-reared chicken A Basque bar snack A Dutch oyster from Zeeland If a wine label features the word “trocken”, what will it mean? The wine will be made from cold-hardy grapes originally grown for the Danish royal family The wine from near Turin in Italy will be sweet The wine from Austria or Germany will be dry The wine will be made with a special additive designed to remove sediment In which Dublin suburb would you find Redmonds, the longstanding off-licence that’s due to close?   Ranelagh Clontarf Ballinteer Porterstown Which honour did Belfast restaurant Capparelli at the Mill recently receive? A mention in Belfast police drama, Blue Lights A visit from Daniel O’Donnell A review in the New York Times Inclusion in the Michelin Guide Where were the Blas na h’Éireann awards held this year? Kilkenny Dingle Enniskillen Kinsale What is kecap manis? Honey from Madagascar An orange chilli from Kerala A deer native to Estonia, known for its aromatic meat A sweet soy sauce from Indonesia Which Irish chef runs Locust, the highly regarded Nashville restaurant? Trevor Moran Malcolm McCarron Elizabeth Clarke Ray Kelly If you were munching on Hákarl, where would you most likely be? Norway Latvia Slovenia Iceland