[For Seniors] Fun Food Trivia Quizzes You'll Want to Share

What ingredient is traditionally eaten in the Kansai region on the summer solstice?

[Breakwater Octopus Fishing] How big are the rainy-season octopus!?

In some parts of the Kansai region, there is a custom of eating octopus on the summer solstice.

The reason is related to rice planting.

Around the time of the summer solstice, it coincides with the rice-planting season.

Because octopuses have eight legs, people imbue the practice with wishes such as “May the rice roots take firm hold like octopus legs” and “May rice ears grow plentifully like the octopus’s eight legs.” The Kansai region also has deep ties with octopus, and many octopus pots used for octopus fishing have reportedly been excavated from Yayoi-period sites.

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Association Quiz ~Food Edition~

[Elderly Care Recreation] Association Quiz — Food Edition — [10 Questions Total]

Let me introduce a game called “Association Quiz,” where you guess the food in question using three hints.

As the hints are revealed, the identity of the food gradually becomes clearer, but those with sharp intuition might reach the answer before the final hint.

You can write the questions on a whiteboard or read them aloud so anyone can join, and it works well for both small and large groups.

It’s also great fun to play while chatting with the person next to you—saying things like, “What could it be?”—so I highly recommend it.

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What does “carbonara” mean in Italian?

One of the most beloved pasta dishes, carbonara.

In Italian, “carbonara” means “in the style of the charcoal burner.” Made with cheese, black pepper, pancetta (salt-cured pork), and eggs, it’s a simple yet punchy dish.

Although its origins are debated, one theory says the name comes from the idea that if a charcoal worker cooked pasta during a break, the charcoal dust on their hands would fall onto the dish, giving it that look.

By that logic, there could be as many pasta dishes as there are professions.

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What is the carbonated soft drink that isn’t famous in other prefectures but is hugely popular in Hokkaido?

Hokkaido is famous for seafood and ramen, but there’s another well-known drink from the region I’d like to introduce.

Have you heard of the carbonated soda called Guarana, which is hugely popular in Hokkaido? It started being sold around the mid-1950s, and while it resembles cider or cola, its unique flavor is addictive, making it a very popular beverage in Hokkaido.

Since it’s been around for a long time, many older people may find it nostalgic.

If you love Hokkaido or know someone from there, be sure to ask about a drink called Guarana.

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When you buy convenience store oden in Aichi Prefecture, what is it that you receive?

A topic about convenience store oden! Here’s a fun fact: When you buy convenience store oden in Aichi Prefecture, what do you get? As the weather gets colder, oden becomes more appealing.

In recent years, it’s become easy to buy at convenience stores, so many people—from children to adults—probably feel it’s a familiar comfort food.

And when you purchase convenience store oden in Aichi, it seems you get something extra.

If you think of Aichi’s local specialties and regional cuisine, you might guess it.

The answer is miso.

It’s a great conversation starter about everyone’s hometowns.

Who is said to be the first person to have eaten “ramen” in Japan?

Ramen has now become a Japanese cuisine the world can be proud of.

Restaurants serving ramen have sprung up across the globe, sparking such a major movement that entire ramen streets have even appeared in bustling districts of China and Hong Kong.

But do you know who is said to be the first person in Japan to eat “ramen”? The answer is Tokugawa Mitsukuni, better known as Mito Kōmon.

Interested in Confucianism, Mitsukuni invited Zhu Shunsui—who had fled to Japan after the fall of the Ming dynasty and was staying in Nagasaki—to Edo and treated him to handmade udon.

In return, Zhu Shunsui is said to have served Mitsukuni a Chinese-style noodle dish.

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What was the first commercially sold frozen food in Japan?

Frozen foods are commonplace now, but in the past, many households didn’t eat them at home because freezers weren’t widely available.

Do you know what the first commercially sold frozen food in Japan was? It was frozen strawberries, sold at Hankyu Department Store in Osaka.

At the time, many ordinary households did not have freezers, so frozen foods were often handled by businesses and institutions.

As freezers gradually became more common, frozen foods spread to regular households and began to be used more widely.

Frozen foods used to be rare and valuable, didn’t they!

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