| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A Malay fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. It is commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. | Nasi lemak | 99%
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| A dish consisting of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer and served with a spiced sauce that typically contains peanuts. | Satay | 81%
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| A type of Indian-influenced flatbread found in Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. | Roti canai | 80%
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| A beef or chicken dish slowly cooked in coconut milk and a paste of mixed ground spices (includes ginger, galangal, turmeric leaves, lemongrass, garlic, shallot and chilli). | Rendang | 56%
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| A Malaysian dish of Chinese origin, consisting of rice noodles served in a curry sauce or hot soup. | Laksa | 55%
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| It is a small pie consisting of specialised curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell, and it looks like the Portuguese stuffed bread called Empanada. | Curry puff | 48%
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| A Malay condiment made from fermented durian. | Tempoyak | 34%
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| A type of dumpling made from rice packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch. | Ketupat | 32%
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| Hot relish made with vegetables or fruit and spices. | Sambal | 31%
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| Tiny crusty sponge cakes which come in distinctive shapes like button and goldfish, acquired from being baked in moulded pans. It is usually baked and served for festive occasions. | Bahulu | 22%
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| A two-layered dessert with steamed glutinous rice forming the bottom half and a green custard layer made with pandan juice | Seri muka | 22%
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| It is a casserole of chicken pieces braised in spicy tomato sauce. | Ayam masak merah | 15%
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| Fish (normally mackerel tuna or snapper) cooked in tamarind fruit juice with chili and different spices. | Asam pedas | 12%
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| A traditional spicy Malay rice porridge cooked heavily with coconut milk and mixed with cumin, fennel, garlic, onions, dried prawns and black pepper. | Bubur lambuk | 12%
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| Made from flat rice noodles stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, a small quantity of belachan, whole prawns, deshelled blood cockles, bean sprouts and chopped Chinese chives. | Char kway teow | 12%
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