| Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf | Nasi {lemak} | 98%
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| Southeast Asian flaky, layered flatbread | Roti {canai} | 93%
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| General term for fried noodle dishes | Mee goreng | 74%
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| Black tea with condensed milk that is 'pulled' to give a frothy top | Teh tarik | 71%
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| Spicy noodle dish often served with a rich coconut curry broth | Laksa | 69%
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| Rose syrup drink mixed with evaporated/condensed milk | Sirap bandung | 57%
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| Small pastries filled with curried meat and potatoes | Curry puff | 56%
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| Blue rice | Nasi {kerabu} | 52%
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| Malaysian chicken curry | Kari ayam | 50%
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| Coconut milk with pandan jelly noodles and palm sugar syrup | Cendol | 49%
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| Staple seasoned chilli paste often flavoured with shrimp paste or fruit | Sambal | 49%
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| Stir-fried flat rice noodles with soy sauce, prawns, cockles, chives, Chinese sausage and beansprouts | Char kway teow | 47%
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| Fresh fruit and vegetable salad in a spicy palm sugar dressing | Rojak | 47%
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| Rice porridge commonly served with chicken, spring onions etc. | Bubur | 44%
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| Stable fermented shrimp paste in Malaysian and Indonesian cooking | Belacan | 40%
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| 'Ayam goreng' is the Malaysian-spiced version of this dish | Fried chicken | 40%
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| Dark soy sauce, pork, prawn and seafood noodle stir-fry named after this Chinese dialect | {Hokkien} mee | 35%
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| 'Turnover pancake' of Chinese origin that is filled with peanuts and sugar | Apam balik | 34%
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| Vegetable spring rolls with a thick, crepe-like wrapper | Popia {basah} | 34%
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| Omelette and minced meat sandwich in a baguette roll (Hint: common English name) | Roti {john} | 31%
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| Two-layered kuih (bite-sized dessert) comprising glutinous rice and pandan custard layers | Seri muka | 28%
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| Natural gelling agent produced from red algae; named after the Malay translation | Agar-agar | 25%
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| Steamed rice noodle rolls that are often filled or served with sauce; translates to 'pig intestine noodles' in Cantonese | Chee cheong fun | 22%
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| Javanese rice cake boiled inside a woven leaf pouch | Ketupat | 21%
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| Fermented anchovy sauce | Budu | 17%
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| Stuffed, folded pancake of Arab origin that is pan-fried | Murtabak | 15%
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| Sticky sago starch dipped into gravies/sauces; Brunei's national dish | Ambuyat/Linut | 14%
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| Soft sponge cake very similar to madeleine cakes | Bahulu | 13%
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| Spiced, grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves | Sata | 7%
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| Deep-fried, snail-shaped noodle cracker | Mee siput | 5%
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