The James Bond Culinary Quizz
  • GerardGerard
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    A few years ago, in the old days of the old forum, I wrote about the book "Bon Appétit, Mr. Bond" which, despite some very glaring faults, was still an interesting view into the eating habits of the most popular secret agent in the world. In this book, there's a quizz about food in the books and the films which I thought would be interesting to put here. So here it is.

    Rules: I will ask one question at a time, and ask another once the answer has been found. Each question is multiple choice (three possible answers). I will reject the questions about QOS (at the time, all the writers got were rumours, which ended in a very peculiar question being asked. I may write it down, but just for fun).

    Ready? Let's start with an easy one, from the novels:

    Q: Which of these lunches doesn't exist:

    1) Dr. No gets eaten by crabs
    2) Felix Leiter gets eaten by a shark
    3) Domino gets eaten by Bond
  • VolanteVolante
    Posts: 774
    1) Dr. No gets eaten by crabs does not exist in the novels.
  • GerardGerard
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    The round goes to Volante. Here's one, a bit more difficult, from the movies:

    In OHMSS, 007 eats a toast, and identifies a Beluga Caviar from the North of the Caspian Sea. But in fact...

    1) Only less than twenty people in the world can be that accurate
    2) The cover box shows that it's Iranian Caviar
    3) The north of the Caspian Sea doesn't produce Beluga
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded
    Posts: 2,591
    Guessing: 2) Iranian caviar
  • CipherCipher
    Posts: 128
    I think it's #3, I'm sure I remember reading that somewhere.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7
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    Cipher said:

    I think it's #3, I'm sure I remember reading that somewhere.



    That was my thought too.
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 2,329
    I would have eaten Domino for sure ;) :D
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7
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    SirHenryLeeChaChing said:

    I would have eaten Domino for sure ;) :D



    Oh the images...

    Hell, even Bond said "wait until you see my teeth". Maybe he had different intentions than we though, and after Bond and her escape at the end we never see her again either...IS JAMES BOND CANNIBALISTIC?!
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 said:

    SirHenryLeeChaChing said:

    I would have eaten Domino for sure ;) :D



    Oh the images...

    Hell, even Bond said "wait until you see my teeth".


    Like a dirty old man eating ice cream :))

  • KerimKerim
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    He was talking about eating a slice of pie from Domino's Pizza you pervs. :D
  • myworldisenoughmyworldisenough
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    SirHenryLeeChaChing said:

    I would have eaten Domino for sure ;) :D



    Can't argue with that comment, and I wont divulge if I'm talking about the pizza!!
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce
    Posts: 2,423
    Kerim said:

    He was talking about eating a slice of pie from Domino's Pizza you pervs. :D



    'Domino's Pizza' is that a euphemism? Presumably its heavy on the anchovies?
  • GerardGerard
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    Meanwhile, the question has not been answered. Told you it was tough.
  • VolanteVolante
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    Gerard said:

    Meanwhile, the question has not been answered. Told you it was tough.



    Someone guessed 3, someone guessed 2; if the question is still open then I will guess 1.
  • GerardGerard
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    And a good guess it is. Indeed, according to the Petrossian house, less than 20 people in the world can say where a caviar comes from by tasting it.

    Now, one from the books:

    In the eyes of Bond, what should the ideal woman know how to do ?

    1) Tournedos Rossini
    2) Scrambled Eggs
    3) Béarnaise sauce
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 2,329
    TheWizardOfIce said:

    Kerim said:

    He was talking about eating a slice of pie from Domino's Pizza you pervs. :D



    'Domino's Pizza' is that a euphemism? Presumably its heavy on the anchovies?


    You know the old saying- "If it smells like fish, do as you wish" ;)

    I'm with The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)- I LOVE pie!
  • GerardGerard
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    As noone has answered the question I asked, here's a clue: the answer is in Diamonds are Forever

    The book, not the movie.
  • blakewhoblakewho
    Posts: 97
    The answer is 3) Bearnaise sauce. Which Tiffany Case proves to be an expert in, as the Chef testifies.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss
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    Was thinking the same thing. But just on the off chance Blakewho is wrong (which he never is) I'll say Tournedos Rossinni. Bond is too peculiar about his scrambled eggs to expect a woman to know that.
  • GerardGerard
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    Blakewho is right. Indeed, it's Béarnaise sauce. Here's one from the movies:

    In LALD, the taxi driver who drives Bond to Harlem gets a generous tip. For that price, he would agree to drive Bond to:

    1) The Devil's kitchen
    2) Hitler's wedding buffet
    3) A Ku Klux Klan cookout
  • VolanteVolante
    Posts: 774
    Number 3, a KKK cookout.
  • GerardGerard
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    Excellent, Volante. One from the books, more precisely The Man With The Golden Gun:

    During the final duel, Scaramanga devours, alive:

    1) A crab
    2) A snake
    3) A shark
  • UnivexUnivex
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    Well, scaramanga´s mother was a snake charmer. Not that that has nothing to do with it but I´ll say a snake (in the morass).
  • GerardGerard
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    That round goes to Univex. It is indeed a snake that Scaramanga eats while chasing and being chased by Bond.

    Now, one from the movies, still about Scaramanga: How does The Man with the Golden Gun like his oysters ?

    1) With honey
    2) With Mayonnaise
    3) With Tabasco

  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 4,578
    It's surely Tabasco isn't it ?, what do I win

    I don't even know why I'm answering to this, must be damn tired..

    You'll forgive me if I leave 8-|
  • haserothaserot
    Posts: 2,158
    Gerard said:

    That round goes to Univex. It is indeed a snake that Scaramanga eats while chasing and being chased by Bond.

    Now, one from the movies, still about Scaramanga: How does The Man with the Golden Gun like his oysters ?

    1) With honey
    2) With Mayonnaise
    3) With Tabasco



    "Nic Nac... TABASCO!"

  • GerardGerard
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    Baltimore and Haserot have answered correctly. Now, one from the books, and it's an easy one:

    For James Bond, English Tea is:

    1) Indispensible every morning
    2) Undrinkable
    3) Better iced with rhum
  • Samuel001Samuel001
    Posts: 10,182
    Undrinkable?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7
    Posts: 13,908
    I believe it is "Indispensable every morning", and I think it is from MR that he mentions this.
  • Samuel001Samuel001
    Posts: 10,182
    Are you sure that isn't coffee? I thought Bond hated tea? There's large section on why in Thunderball.

    I can't remember some individual lines though, so you may have the answer @Brady.
  • GerardGerard
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    Samuel, you were right the first time. Indeed, Bond thinks English Tea is undrinkable. He even calls it "mud", and thinks it's the cause of Britain's decline.

    Now, one from the movies:

    During the final meal in Diamonds are Forever, Bond unmasks the would be killers, Wint and Kidd:

    1) Because they think Dom Pérignon is a pink Champagne
    2) They don't know that Mouton Cadet is a Claret
    3) They use the wrong Brandy to flame the shashlik
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