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Mystery Guest

JULIAN VELARD: This is ASK ME ANOTHER, NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and trivia. I'm Julian Velard here with puzzle guru Art Chung. Now here's your host Ophira Eisenberg.

(APPLAUSE)

OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

Thank you, Julian. Now, before the break, our contestant¹ Jake won his way to the final round. But we're going to find out a little later who he will face off against. But first, we have a game called Mystery Guest. A stranger is about to come onto our stage. Julian and I have no idea what this person does or what makes them special.

But only our puzzle guru Art Chung knows the answer.

ART CHUNG: That's right, I do. Our mystery guest today is responsible for a hot new food trend. Mystery Guest, please introduce yourself.

DARREN WONG: Hi, my name is Darren Wong.

CHUNG: So what's interesting about Darren is that his food creation² looks like something else. So your job is to tell us what his creation is and what it looks like.

EISENBERG: Both things.

CHUNG: You and Julian will have to ask yes or no questions to figure it out.

EISENBERG: OK, is your food creation made out of meat?

WONG: No.

VELARD: Is it made out of bread?

WONG: No.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: That's it.

EISENBERG: That's it? All right, is it, like, a sculpture?

WONG: Yeah, I'd say that, yeah.

EISENBERG: OK, all right.

VELARD: Is it a vegetable sculpture?

WONG: Oh, I'm going to go with yes.

EISENBERG: OK.

CHUNG: Plant based is what we said?

WONG: Yeah.

CHUNG: Yeah, it's plant-based.

WONG: Plant-Based is a vegetable.

VELARD: Right, so, like, vegetable, animal, mineral, vegetable, right?

CHUNG: It's not meat.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: Would I recognize it as a plant?

WONG: No.

EISENBERG: What?

VELARD: Is it seasonal³? Like, can you only eat it in a certain season?

WONG: Well, I've only been in business for one season.

(LAUGHTER)

VELARD: Where'd you find this guy, Art?

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Ask him how big is it, maybe.

EISENBERG: Yeah, all right. Is it bigger than a bread box? What's a bread box? I don't know what a bread box is.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: Is it bigger...

WONG: I can give you a big clue.

EISENBERG: Give me a big clue.

WONG: It's about the size of a boob.

EISENBERG: It's about the size of a boob, is that what you just said?

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: Who's boob?

(LAUGHTER)

VELARD: Oh, God. I don't...

CHUNG: Maybe a question of either its color or its consistency⁴.

EISENBERG: Does it look like a boob?

(LAUGHTER)

WONG: Yes, a lot of people have said that.

EISENBERG: A lot of people say it looks like a boob. Is it pinkish, flesh-colored?

WONG: No.

VELARD: Does it look like a ghost, like a Pokemon or something? I don't know.

WONG: It is clear.

VELARD: OK.

EISENBERG: It is clear, weird⁵.

CHUNG: All right, I think we're going to give you one question each. That's a pretty big hint⁶. It is clear.

EISENBERG: And it's the size of a medium boob.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: What's - oh, I guess jelly⁷ is see-through. Maybe it's made of jelly.

WONG: It's a jelly.

EISENBERG: What? It's a jelly.

WONG: It's a jelly.

CHUNG: All right, Julian, one more question.

VELARD: Is it a clear marshmallow basketball thing? I don't - really? I was onto something there?

WONG: Pretty close, yeah.

VELARD: Really? Wow.

WONG: There's a lot of...

CHUNG: I think it's pretty close, but we can't give it to you. But Darren, can you please explain your food creation?

WONG: I make the raindrop cake.

EISENBERG: Oh.

VELARD: Oh, my God. I've seen you on television.

EISENBERG: Yes.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: All right, Darren, for our listeners at home, please explain what the raindrop cake is.

WONG: So the raindrop cake is made out of agar, which is a seaweed.

EISENBERG: Oh.

WONG: So that's where the plant comes from.

EISENBERG: Right, right. I would have known that.

WONG: And it looks clear. It looks like a giant raindrop. Some people think it looks like a boob.

EISENBERG: Sure. And what made you decide - like, how did you come to create this thing?

WONG: I originally saw it in Japan. And I was sort of inspired. I thought that it would be a really cool sort of trendy New York food item. I thought people would eat it up. And...

EISENBERG: You were right.

WONG: Yeah.

EISENBERG: So how are sales?

WONG: Pretty good.

EISENBERG: Can you keep up with them?

WONG: Yes. I have a kitchen, and I can make thousands in a week.

EISENBERG: And is your background as a - are you, like, a pastry⁸ person or a chef?

WONG: No, I used to be in advertising⁹.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: Clearly, yeah, yeah.

CHUNG: And because it doesn't taste like anything, you serve it with...

WONG: Well, whatever toppings we want to put on it. So it's matcha sauce or brown sugar sauce or roasted soybean flowers. So it's kind of nutty and sweet.

CHUNG: And the best part is it's calorie free.

WONG: Except for the toppings.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: Right, he's silent. He's like, yeah, yeah, sure it is. Sure it is. Give it up for our special guest, raindrop cake man Darren Wong.

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1 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

2 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

3 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

4 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

5 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

6 hint   

n.暗示，示意；[pl]建议；线索，迹象；v.暗示

参考例句：

• He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.他暗示我在受人欺骗。
• He quickly took the hint.一点他就明白了。

7 jelly   

n.冻，果子冻，胶状物

参考例句：

• We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
• The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。

8 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

9 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。