Who can resist a quiz? Are you a soft-core gastronaut who might not know a mandarin from a mandolin, yet are more than eager to learn... or a hardcore gastronome dedicated to expanding your culinary boundaries and eager to debate the finer differences between tataki and ceviche?

Either way, let's find out...

How often do you think about food each day?

Rarely. You are preoccupied with more esoteric matters.

Almost constantly and definitely between meals.

Only when your tummy rumbles.

How do you choose your holiday destinations?

The loveliness of the beach... though a shack in the shade of a palm tree selling chargrilled tentacle-twirling squid is a bonus.

By their proximity to hallowed food markets and iconic restaurants.

The lure of as much food as you can eat does it for you.

What is your idea of a serious shopping day?

A day food shopping is a day wasted. Who needs to touch, smell and salivate when it can all be done on the Internet.

A dawn raid on your local farmers' market in preparation for supper. A mercy dash across town to the Iranian grocery for breads and spices. A rout around a specialist food bookshop and an hour or so of mentally (at least) upgrading your kit in a gleaming kitchenware shop.

Clothes, shoes, dvd's lunch-on-the-go at the local farmers' market and a quick dash into a chi-chi traiteur for supper.

What are you most likely to dream of?

Being holed up with a luscious Hollywood star.

A huge steaming plate of linguini dripping with white truffle, with the rest of the truffle and grater casually left on the table so you can help yourself.

A Champagne breakfast in bed... even if the croissants have been reheated.

How do you like to celebrate your birthday?

As usual, at your favourite local gastro-restaurant... though you have a sneaking suspicion you've had the sea bass with lobster tortellini three years in a row now.

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