In Foodie Fight, players must try to answer a variety of challenging questions.

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The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo

All things relating to food have become so trendy and sophisticated that the reach has extended to board games. Once upon a time the most tasty game on the market was a pizza theme with pretend slices of pepperoni, cheese and peppers that would be piled high on a round disk. No more. This holiday season has at least two new games on the market.

Foodie Fight is a culinary trivia game in which players answer a variety of questions to win. Most of them are challenging such as “What shape is a Japanese tamago omelet pan?” (Answer: It’s square.) “Who shed her shoes, and a White House job, and bought a tiny specialty food store — eventually cinching cookbook deals and a Food Network gig?” (Answer: Ina Garten.)

The game is compact and has the endorsement of chefs Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich and Jacques Pepin. The 168 playing cards hold more than 1,000 questions in five categories. They are: Foodiesphere (people, places and world cuisines); Food Stars (questions on food in film, books, music and art); Company’s coming (party planning, etiquette and wine and food pairing); Lab and field (cooking science, nutrition and production); and What’s Cooking (dealing with cooking techniques, tools and ingredients).

It costs $18.95 and is available at bookstores as well as at www.chroniclebooks.com.

If Foodie Fight is all heirloom tomatoes and French terms, then the other game is sugar and spice and everything caloric.

EAT IT! Snacks & Sweets Trivia Game is also a trivia board game but it’s much more pop culture-ish. The categories of these 400 cards are Snack Attack questions about chips and other munchies, Cookies, Creamy Desserts (like wedding cake), Candy and Chocolate. It’s better for family play as savvy kids can compete, too. But not all the questions are cream puffs.

Some questions require a visual memory like “How many flowers appear on each side of an Oreo cookie?” (Answer: 12). Others tickle the auditory memory such as “According to the jingle, ‘Everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like (what dessert company)?’ ” (Answer: Sara Lee) .

Find EAT IT! at toy stores, Target and WalMart or online. The price is $29.99 but it comes with coupons for candy and pretzels.

gciampa@projo.com