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Time to put your culinary knowledge to the test.

Can You Tell Which Of These Fancy Food Words Is Fake?

The others are:
1\. **Hollandaise:** An emulsion of eggs, butter, lemon juice, and water.
2\. **Espagnole:** A rich, brown sauce.
3\. **Velouté:** Stock thickened with a blonde roux.

Although espagnole is a legit mother sauce, français is not. (Sorry, France!)

The others are:
1\. **Soba:** Buckwheat noodles.
2\. **Udon:** Thick wheat noodles.
3\. **Sōmen:** Super thin wheat noodles, typically served cold.

Ginrai is actually a character from the animated series _Transformers_.

The others are:
1\. **Coddled:** Gently steamed eggs that are barely set.
2\. **Shirred:** Baked eggs typically made with cream and butter.
3\. **Over easy:** A fried egg that has been cooked on both sides (unlike a sunny-side up egg).

Skarrild is a village in central Denmark.

Which method of cooking eggs is not real?

The others are:
1\. **Anatto:** Vibrant red seeds from the anatto tree (also called achiote).
2\. **Nigella:** Seeds from the nigella plant that have a mild oniony flavor.
3\. **Sumac:** Dried, ground berries of the sumac bush that have a citrusy flavor.

[Dessa](https://twitter.com/dessadarling?lang=en) is an American musical artist known for her genre-bending work.

The others are:
1\. **Feijoas:** An egg-shaped fruit that's also called pineapple guava.
2\. **Jackfruit:** A _very_ large fruit that's commonly used as a vegan substitute for pulled pork.
3\. **Atemoya:** A hybrid between a cherimoya and a sugar apple.

Arbok is the name of a Pokémon that kinda looks like a snake.

The others are:
1\. **Dulse:** A variety of red algae.
2\. **Fiddleheads:** An edible fern with coiled-up tops.
3\. **Sunchokes:** A variety of sunflower (also called Jerusalem artichokes).

[Sade](https://twitter.com/sadeofficial?lang=en) is a singer (and a seriously ~smooth~ operator).

The others are:
1\. **Gado-gado:** An Indonesian salad of hard-boiled eggs, tofu, bean sprouts, and other veggies.
2\. **Panzanella:** A salad made with stale bread.
3\. **Fiambre:** A chilled Guatemalan salad, sometimes made with over 50 ingredients.

Gimli was a dwarf in _Lord of the Rings_, not a salad.

You didn't know these fancy food words — but now you do!

You got fooled.

Ok, so maybe you're no expert on fancy cooking terms, but you know the important ones (like pasta shapes!) and that's what matters.

You got fooled on some of them, but you know your stuff.

Sure, some of the harder ones got you, but you pretty much know all of the crazy cooking terms. Great work, chef!

Psh, nothing can fool you.

These fake words didn't fool you! You know all of the trendy cooking terms (even the weird ones) — great work, chef!

You can't be fooled.

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Can You Tell Which Of These Fancy Food Words Is Fake?

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