Malaysian Cuisine Quiz

The main characteristic of traditional Malay cuisine is the generous use of ________.

• Herb

• Spices

• Eggs

• Liquid

Food is eaten delicately with the ________ of right hand, never with the left which is used for personal ablutions, and Malays rarely use utensils.

• Fingers

• Nails

• Palms

• Thumbs

What is lesung batu in English?

• Food blender

• Food mill

• Stone roller

• Pestle & mortar

Food smoked or grilled with the ingredients often cut into pieces or thinly sliced to facilitate fast cooking is called ________.

• Salai

• Sangai

• Tumis

• Layur

Fried fish and seafood are usually seasoned with ________.

• Chilli powder

• Shrimp paste

• Tamarind

• Turmeric powder

Kedah was founded by ________.

• Christopher Columbus

• Merong Mahawangsa

• Alexander Graham Bell

• East India Company

Kedah is considered as 'Rice Bowl' which means ________.

• Darul Naim

• Bandar Bersejarah

• Darul Aman

• Jelapang Padi

Kerisik is also known as ________.

• Toasted grated coconut

• Coconut oil

• Coconut water

• Coconut milk

________ is the crispy, sweet kuih that resembles fried vermicelli and can be widely found at stalls and markets around Kedah.

• Kuih Seri Muka

• Kuih Keria

• Kuih Karas

• Kuih Lapis

________ are descendants of Chinese immigrants who had settled in the area that is now known as Malaysia and Singapore between 15th to 17th centuries.

• Johorean

• Sarawakian

• Sabahan

• Peranakan