{"questions":[{"id":69,"question":"Unleash the flavour \u2013 cinnamon quills tend to hold their aromatic properties until:","difficulty":"easy","answers":["They\u2019re broken or cooked in liquid","Seasoned with salt and pepper","Used as a marinade"]},{"id":108,"question":"Petite and hot. Which of the following is known as a Thai chilli \u2013 a small hot chilli originating from South America but used heavily in Indian, Thai and Vietnamese cooking today?","difficulty":"easy","answers":["Bird\u2019s eye","Chipotle","Ancho"]},{"id":107,"question":"If you want to get technical \u2013 by what scale do you measure heat in chillies? 0 is no heat, like water, and 1.5 million is the Carolina Reaper \u2013 the world\u2019s hottest chilli.","difficulty":"easy","answers":["Scoville units","Joule","Specific heat capacity"]},{"id":103,"question":"What is it that makes vanilla one of the most expensive spices in the chef\u2019s stash?","difficulty":"medium","answers":["The flowers are pollinated by hand \u2013 every last one","It\u2019s a type of lotus that\u2019s fussy \u2013 only growing in a couple of areas near the equator","The pods take a long time to mature on the vine \u2013 around 18 months"]},{"id":133,"question":"Spices are best stored whole and ground only when needed. Many spices start to lose their aroma _________.","difficulty":"medium","answers":["Days after grinding","Almost immediately once they\u2019re ground","Hours after grinding"]},{"id":138,"question":"What gives turmeric its preservative properties?","difficulty":"medium","answers":["Its pigment, curcumin, a nifty antioxidant","Its naturally acidic starches","Its bitter flavour compounds that cure other foods"]},{"id":76,"question":"Let\u2019s get down to the essentials: the presence of ______ in the essential oil distinguishes True cinnamon from Cassia.","difficulty":"hard","answers":["Eugenol","Carvacrol","Thymol"]},{"id":113,"question":"How hot is too hot? Chilli heat is measured in Scoville units. How many Scoville units does pure capsaicin have?","difficulty":"hard","answers":["150-200","150,000-200,000","15-16,000,000"]},{"id":136,"question":"Between a root and a hard place, chef? A rhizome, such as wasabi and turmeric, is the subterranean part of a plant between the root and the stem. Which of the following is also from the rhizome family?","difficulty":"hard","answers":["Star anise","Coriander","Ginger"]},{"id":75,"question":"Chef, you know a good sort when you see her. How can you spot the difference between Cassia cinnamon and True cinnamon?","difficulty":"hard","answers":["True cinnamon is lighter in colour than Cassia cinnamon ","Cassia cinnamon is lighter in colour than True cinnamon","They cannot be told apart by their colour, only aroma and taste"]}],"config":{"maxTime":15,"minScore":70,"threshold":6}}

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