Food trivia
Name a type of rice dish
“Name a type of rice dish” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 104 accepted answers, 7 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Fried rice
- Risotto
- Paella
- Biryani
- Sushi
- Rice pudding
- Pilau
One step down
These 71 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Egg fried rice
- Special fried rice
- Nasi goreng
- Kimchi fried rice
- Bibimbap
- Gimbap
- Kimbap
- Congee
- Jook
- Arroz con pollo
- Arroz con leche
- Arroz negro
- Arroz a banda
- Arroz caldoso
- Jambalaya
- Gumbo
- Dirty rice
- Red beans and rice
- Hoppin' John
- Rice and peas
- Jollof
- Waakye
- Mujaddara
- Maqluba
- Kabsa
- Mandi
- Machboos
- Zereshk polo
- Tahchin
- Chelow kebab
- Polo
- Pulao
- Kedgeree
- Khichdi
- Khichuri
- Lemon rice
- Tamarind rice
- Curd rice
- Coconut rice
- Tomato rice
- Pongal
- Bisi bele bath
- Vangibath
- Puliyogare
- Thayir sadam
- Nasi lemak
- Nasi kandar
- Nasi campur
- Nasi padang
- Nasi uduk
- Nasi liwet
- Khao pad
- Khao man gai
- Khao niao
- Mango sticky rice
- Sticky rice
- Zongzi
- Lo mai gai
- Claypot rice
- Hainanese chicken rice
- Chicken rice
- Katsudon
- Oyakodon
- Gyudon
- Tendon
- Unadon
- Onigiri
- Ochazuke
- Omurice
- Takikomi gohan
- Kamameshi
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsFried rice · Risotto · Paella
- Below the Surface71 answers · 25 ptsEgg fried rice · Special fried rice · Nasi goreng …
- The Deep15 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 15 answers starting with B, C, O, R, S, T and Y. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 104 answers in total, 59 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Jook”. Longest: “Hainanese chicken rice”.
- K, T and R are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Ceebu jen” counts as Ceebu jën.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with K: 12 of the answers begin with it.
- Fried rice, Risotto and Paella are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a type of rice dish”?
- The usual first answers are Fried rice, Risotto, Paella, Biryani and Sushi. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of rice dish”?
- 104 in all: 7 on The Tip, 71 Below the Surface, 15 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of rice dish” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Jook” and the longest is “Hainanese chicken rice”.
- How hard is “Name a type of rice dish”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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