October 6, 2026

In Malaysia this pouch of woven young palm leaves (janur) cooked with rice is a tradition eaten during Eid ul-Fitr (alongside Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei), and in Cambodia a similar dish of pounded sticky rice wrapped in a pentagonal palm-leaf pouch is called katom in Khmer. Which dish is being described?

A durian
B Risotto
C Ketupat
D Chow mein

Ketupat is a pouch of woven young palm leaves cooked with rice, traditionally eaten during Eid ul-Fitr in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei; in Cambodia, a similar dish of pounded sticky rice wrapped in a pentagonal palm-leaf pouch is called katom in Khmer.

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