Illustration by Tim Bower

Issue: Summer 2006

[Last Word] Gastronomical Cartography - Answers - Summer 2006

A hundred-and-five bona fide Trojan “foodies” bellied up with their best guesses to this puzzle. As usual, we learned something. Not satisfied with mere geographical IDs, Alan Lasnover MD ’61 supplied Linnaean classifications for the humble mustard seed. Who knew that Brassica juncea goes into Dijon, whereas Sinapis alba yields the Bavarian variety? Of the 30 perfect entries, our five random winners are: Robert Knecht Schmidt ’00, MS ’01; Elizabeth Arlotti ’01; Warren Erikson; Robert E. Scott ’54; and John S. Jensen ’75. See you in the cookbook section at Borders!

Answers: 1. Mustard (Dijon & Bavaria) 2. Neapolitan (Naples) 3. Insalata Caprese (Capri) 4. Brie (Normandy), Camembert (Seine-et-Marne), Parmesan (Parma) & Pecorino-Romano (Rome/Latium) 5. Niçoise (Nice) 6. Lyonnaise (Lyon) 7. Weinerschnitzel (Vienna) 8. Milanese (Milan) 9. Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest) 10. Véronique (not from Verona) 11. Hollandaise (not from Holland) & Béarnaise (Béarn) 12. Bolognese (Bologna) 13. Bourguignon (Burgundy)14. Chicken Kiev 15. Quiche Lorraine (Alsace) 16. Emmentaler (Emme River) 17. Hamburgers (Hamburg) & Franks (Frankfurt).