True or False: Gastronomy

Explication : TRUE! The Austrian kipferl, ancestor of the croissant, was introduced to France in the 19th century. French bakers perfected it with butter.

Explication : FALSE! Champagne should be served chilled, ideally between 8 and 10°C. Serving it too warm alters its aromas and bubbles.

Explication : TRUE! Real wasabi is rare and expensive. Most restaurants serve horseradish mixed with green coloring and mustard.

Explication : FALSE! Botanically, the tomato is a fruit because it contains seeds and comes from the plant's flower. It is culinarily used as a vegetable.

Explication : TRUE! Thanks to its low water content and acidity, honey can be preserved indefinitely. Edible honey has been found in Egyptian tombs!

Explication : FALSE! French fries are of Belgian origin (or possibly Spanish). Belgium claims their invention in the 17th century.

Explication : TRUE! White chocolate is made of cocoa butter, sugar and milk, but contains no cocoa mass which gives the brown color.

Explication : FALSE! Camembert is a soft cheese with a bloomy rind, originating from Normandy.

Explication : TRUE! It was created in 1889 in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy, with the colors of the Italian flag: tomato, mozzarella, basil.

Explication : FALSE! Decaffeinated coffee still contains a small amount of caffeine (about 2-3% of regular coffee). Decaffeination is never complete.

Explication : TRUE! Wild carrots were purple or white. The orange carrot was developed in the Netherlands in the 17th century.

Explication : FALSE! Foie gras is a French specialty, mainly from the Southwest (Périgord, Gers, Landes). France is the world's leading producer.

Explication : TRUE! In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold in the United States as a remedy for diarrhea and indigestion.

Explication : FALSE! "Sushi" means "vinegared rice". Raw fish is called "sashimi". Sushi can actually be prepared without raw fish.

Explication : TRUE! The "bread decree" of 1993 defines the composition of traditional French baguette: flour, water, salt, yeast, without additives or freezing.

Explication : FALSE! Roquefort is made exclusively with raw milk from Lacaune sheep. It is a strictly regulated PDO.

Explication : TRUE! Bananas contain potassium-40, a naturally radioactive isotope. But the dose is tiny and harmless to health.

Explication : FALSE! Red wine is served between 14 and 18°C depending on the type. "Chambré" means the room temperature of old times (16-18°C), not today's.

Explication : TRUE! The Carolina Reaper (2.2 million on the Scoville scale) can cause "thunderclap headaches" and may require hospitalization.

Explication : FALSE! Fondue savoyarde (cheese fondue) is indeed French, from Savoy. Switzerland has its own version with different cheeses (gruyère, vacherin).