I'm a French dessert made by piling up a tower of choux pastry balls in a conical shape, wrapped with caramel strands. I gave contestants a tough time when they used me as one the pressure tests of MasterChef Australia Season 6. Who am I?

What’s a kumquat?

What dish from Kerala would you be preparing if you make a batter comprising fine roasted rice flour, warm water, yeast, coconut milk, sugar and salt?

Containing a nutty flavour and often used in salads and stir-fries as a healthy substitute to regular noodles, the thin Japanese soba noodles are made out of which flour?

I taste a bit bitter but calorie-counting people adore me and demand for my chips at supermarkets. I can also be used in a salad, pesto pasta or a smoothie. Oh, and not to forget, I rhyme with bhel. Which vegetable am I?

So, you’re cooking a special meal for your loved one at home, and attempting Chicken Curry for the first time. However, when you taste it, you find it is too salty. How do you fix it?

You’ve decided to make a falafel wrap at home and head to a bakery to pick the bread only to find yourself surrounded by many varieties. Which bread will you choose?

What cooking container would you use if you had to toss up a quick stir-fry?

Identify this ingredient that’s traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew but now, has even made it to new-age upmas at many Mumbai eateries.