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Famous Food and Cuisine Quiz

Ask anyone from Madurai what they miss most when they leave, and jigarthanda is rarely far from the answer. This quiz digs into the food that defines the city — kari dosai, button idli, kadalai mittai and more — across ten questions with full explanations. Once you've checked your answers, see if you can answer just as fast on today's live 5-question challenge.

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1. Madurai's most iconic cold dessert drink, made with milk and nannari syrup, is called?

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✅ Answer: Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda is synonymous with Madurai and enjoyed widely across Tamil Nadu.

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2. A crispy dosa served with a rich mutton curry, considered a Madurai speciality, is known as?

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✅ Answer: Kari Dosai

Kari Dosai pairs a thin dosa with a spicy mutton curry, unique to Madurai's food culture.

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3. Madurai is well known for serving many miniature idlis on one plate, popularly called?

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✅ Answer: Button idli

Button idlis are tiny idlis served in large numbers, a Madurai breakfast favourite.

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4. A crunchy peanut-jaggery candy popularly sold on Madurai's streets is called?

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✅ Answer: Kadalai Mittai

Kadalai Mittai, a peanut-jaggery brittle, is a common Madurai street snack.

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5. Madurai's distinctive style of biryani is most popularly prepared using which meat?

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✅ Answer: Mutton

Mutton biryani is the most celebrated variant associated with Madurai's biryani style.

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6. Paruthi paal, a traditional Madurai drink, is made primarily using milk extracted from?

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✅ Answer: Cottonseeds

Paruthi paal, or cottonseed milk, is a traditional warm drink popular in Madurai winters.

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7. Murukku, a popular crispy savoury snack sold across Madurai, is traditionally made from which batter?

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✅ Answer: Urad dal (black gram) batter

Murukku is made from a seasoned urad dal and rice flour batter, deep fried into spirals.

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8. Fresh tender coconut water is commonly sold near which type of Madurai landmark, refreshing visiting devotees?

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✅ Answer: Temples

Vendors selling tender coconut water are a common sight outside Madurai's major temples.

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9. A traditional South Indian breakfast dish of steamed rice cakes, served with sambar and chutney across Madurai, is called?

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✅ Answer: Idli

Idli, served with sambar and coconut chutney, is a staple breakfast across Madurai.

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10. Madurai's jigarthanda is traditionally served over crushed ice topped with a scoop of?

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✅ Answer: Ice cream

A scoop of ice cream floating on crushed ice is a signature touch of Madurai jigarthanda.

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