What do most people say for “Name a Chinese dish”?

The usual first answers are Peking duck, Sweet and sour pork, Kung pao chicken, Fried rice and Chow mein. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a Chinese dish”?

89 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a Chinese dish” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Baozi” and the longest is “Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce”.

How hard is “Name a Chinese dish”?

Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

Food trivia

Name a Chinese dish

“Name a Chinese dish” is one of 63 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 89 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Peking duck
Sweet and sour pork
Kung pao chicken
Fried rice
Chow mein

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Dim sum
Spring rolls
Mapo tofu
Wonton soup
Hot pot
Char siu
Congee
Hot and sour soup
Dan dan noodles
Lo mein
Xiaolongbao
Baozi
Egg drop soup
Jiaozi
Potstickers

Answers by level

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsPeking duck · Sweet and sour pork · Kung pao chicken
Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsDim sum · Spring rolls · Mapo tofu …
The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss33 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, H, K, L, M, R, S, T, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 33 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Facts about this list

89 answers in total, 79 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Baozi”. Longest: “Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce”.
S, C and L are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
42 answers can be typed more than one way: “Dumplings” counts as Jiaozi.

How to go deeper

Start with S: 14 of the answers begin with it.
Peking duck, Sweet and sour pork and Kung pao chicken are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.

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Words in this prompt

Cuisine

Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a Chinese dish”?: The usual first answers are Peking duck, Sweet and sour pork, Kung pao chicken, Fried rice and Chow mein. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a Chinese dish”?: 89 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a Chinese dish” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Baozi” and the longest is “Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce”.
How hard is “Name a Chinese dish”?: Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

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