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Malaysian Foods

Based on the descriptions, can you name these Malaysian foods and drinks?
'Malay' refers to a single ethnic group, however it bears major influence over the Malaysian national cuisine, thus Malay cuisine comprises the majority of this quiz
The answers do not need to originate in Malaysian territory in order to have been developed as Malaysian cuisine
A lot of these dishes are popular across the other Malay archipelago countries (Indonesia, Singapore etc.)
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Fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf
Nasi lemak
General term for fried noodle dishes
Mee goreng
Southeast Asian flaky, layered flatbread
Roti canai
Spicy noodle dish often served with a rich coconut curry broth
Laksa
Black tea with condensed milk that is 'pulled' to give a frothy top
Teh tarik
Stir-fried flat rice noodles with soy sauce, prawns, cockles, chives, Chinese sausage and beansprouts
Char kway teow
Staple seasoned chilli paste often flavoured with shrimp paste or fruit
Sambal
'Ayam goreng' is the Malaysian-spiced version of this dish
Fried chicken
Rice porridge commonly served with chicken, spring onions etc.
Bubur
Natural gelling agent produced from red algae; named after the Malay translation
Agar-agar
'Turnover pancake' of Chinese origin that is filled with peanuts and sugar
Apam balik
Steamed rice noodle rolls that are often filled or served with sauce; translates to 'pig intestine noodles' in Cantonese
Chee cheong fun
Malaysian chicken curry
Kari ayam
Deep-fried, snail-shaped noodle cracker
Mee siput
Blue rice
Nasi kerabu
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Rose syrup drink mixed with evaporated/condensed milk
Sirap bandung
Dark soy sauce, pork, prawn and seafood noodle stir-fry named after this Chinese dialect
Hokkien mee
Small pastries filled with curried meat and potatoes
Curry puff
Sticky sago starch dipped into gravies/sauces; Brunei's national dish
Ambuyat/Linut
Stable fermented shrimp paste in Malaysian and Indonesian cooking
Belacan
Two-layered kuih (bite-sized dessert) comprising glutinous rice and pandan custard layers
Seri muka
Vegetable spring rolls with a thick, crepe-like wrapper
Popia basah
Fresh fruit and vegetable salad in a spicy palm sugar dressing
Rojak
Coconut milk with pandan jelly noodles and palm sugar syrup
Cendol
Stuffed, folded pancake of Arab origin that is pan-fried
Murtabak
Fermented anchovy sauce
Budu
Javanese rice cake boiled inside a woven leaf pouch
Ketupat
Spiced, grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves
Sata
Soft sponge cake very similar to madeleine cakes
Bahulu
Omelette and minced meat sandwich in a baguette roll (Hint: common English name)
Roti john
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