| Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Name either of the two most commonly used pickled vegetables in bánh mì | Carrot or Daikon | 89%
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| 'Cà phê trứng’ is traditional coffee topped with a creamy yellow layer of beaten ___ mixed with sugar or condensed milk | {Egg} coffee | 79%
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| This Chinese dark soybean sauce is sometimes added to phở, especially in the south | Hoisin sauce | 79%
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| Thick tapioca noodle, crab and shrimp soup dish that often contains quail eggs | Bánh canh cua | 74%
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| Beef cubes sauteed with cucumber, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pepper and soy sauce | Bò lúc lắc | 74%
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| Deep-fried sesame balls that can have a sweet or savoury filling; its sweet version is jasmine-scented and filled with mung bean | Bánh rán | 68%
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| Divisive broth dish containing this bitter fruit, typically stuffed with a pork mince mixture | {Bitter} {melon} soup | 68%
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| 'Nộm hoa chuối' is a salad made from this edible part of the banana plant | Blossom | 68%
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| Fruit commonly enjoyed with chilli salt when unripe across Southeast Asia | Mango | 68%
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| Herb with a more peppery, spicy and citrus flavour than its namesake | Vietnamese {coriander} | 68%
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| Custard dessert topped with a caramel layer whose Vietnamese version incorporates flavours such as condensed milk, coffee or pandan leaf | Bánh {flan} | 63%
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| Southern clear and sour broth flavoured with tamarind, fish, tomatoes and other vegetables and herbs of choice | Canh chua | 63%
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| Coconut chicken curry which is more comparable to a stew due to its runniness | Cà ri gà | 63%
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| Freshly squeezed orange juice typically uses oranges of this skin colour, which are confusingly still very sweet | Green | 63%
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| Grilled pork sausages typically flavoured with garlic, shallots and fish sauce | Nem nướng | 58%
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| Coconut milk cake known as honeycomb cake due to its air bubbles. It is typically flavoured with pandan leaf | Bánh bò nướng | 53%
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| Tall grass whose shoots are sometimes used in cooking when pickled (e.g. in duck soup) | Bamboo | 47%
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| Crispy, savoury bite-sized yellow pancakes | Bánh khọt | 47%
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| Three letter melon fruit used to colour a special red-orange version of xôi (sticky rice) | Gac | 42%
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| Hội An pork and lye water noodle dish served with greens and a small amount of broth | Cao lầu | 37%
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| Steamed egg meatloaf | Chả trứng hấp | 37%
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| Chilli and lemongrass sauce that is a common marinade or addition to noodle broth dishes | Sa tế | 37%
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| Fried, cube-shaped rice flour cakes served with fried eggs | Bánh bột chiên | 32%
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| Glutinous rice, ginger and sugar pudding | Chè bà cốt | 26%
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| Herbal green leaf jelly often used to make desserts or a refreshing drink | Sương sâm | 16%
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