Food trivia
Name an Indian sweet or dessert
“Name an Indian sweet or dessert” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 227 accepted answers, 10 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.
- Gulab Jamun
- Jalebi
- Rasgulla
- Kheer
- Barfi
- Ladoo
- Gajar Halwa
- Kulfi
- Rasmalai
- Halwa
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Peda
- Kaju Katli
- Soan Papdi
- Mysore Pak
- Malpua
- Sandesh
- Rabri
- Phirni
- Shrikhand
- Payasam
- Modak
- Puran Poli
- Ghevar
- Imarti
- Balushahi
- Petha
- Gujiya
- Mishti Doi
- Chum Chum
- Kalakand
- Basundi
- Sheer Khurma
- Shahi Tukda
- Double ka Meetha
- Moong Dal Halwa
- Sooji Halwa
- Kesari Bath
- Besan Ladoo
- Motichoor Ladoo
- Boondi Ladoo
- Til Ladoo
- Rava Ladoo
- Coconut Ladoo
- Coconut Barfi
- Milk Cake
- Chikki
- Pinni
- Panjiri
- Mohanthal
- Badam Halwa
- Falooda
- Bebinca
- Pantua
- Chhena Poda
- Rasabali
- Dharwad Peda
- Unniyappam
- Adhirasam
- Bobbatlu
- Shankarpali
- Thekua
- Gajak
- Rewri
- Lavang Latika
- Kulfi Falooda
- Qubani ka Meetha
- Dodol
- Pootharekulu
Answers by level
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsGulab Jamun · Jalebi · Rasgulla
- Below the Surface58 answers · 25 ptsPeda · Kaju Katli · Soan Papdi …
- The Deep84 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss74 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 84 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and Z. The Abyss has 74 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 227 answers in total, 123 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Lai”. Longest: “Nolen Gurer Sandesh”.
- K, S and M are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 39 answers can be typed more than one way: “Tilgul” counts as Til Ladoo.
Getting below the surface
- Start with K: 27 of the answers begin with it.
- Gulab Jamun, Jalebi and Rasgulla are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Name what people cook at home in that country, not what restaurants abroad serve.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name an Indian sweet or dessert”?
- The usual first answers are Gulab Jamun, Jalebi, Rasgulla, Kheer and Barfi. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an Indian sweet or dessert”?
- 227 in all: 10 on The Tip, 58 Below the Surface, 84 in The Deep, 74 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an Indian sweet or dessert” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lai” and the longest is “Nolen Gurer Sandesh”.
- How hard is “Name an Indian sweet or dessert”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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