coloured and flavoured with pandan, filled with palm sugar syrup and rolled in freshly grated coconut. Or Kuih (Chinese : 芋粿) - a steamed savoury cake made from pieces of taro (commonly known as "yam" in Malaysia), dried prawns and rice flour. It is then topped with deep fried shallots, spring onions, sliced chilli and dried prawns, and usually served with a chilli dipping sauce. Pineapple tart - flaky pastries filled with or topped with pineapple jam. Pinjaram or penyaram - a saucer-shaped deep fried fritter with crisp edges and a dense, chewy texture towards the centre. It is widely sold by street food vendors in the open air markets of East Malaysia. Putu piring - a round steamed cake made of rice flour dough with a palm sugar-sweetened filling. Seri Muka - a two-layered with steamed glutinous rice forming the bottom half and a green custard layer made with pandan juice. Wajid or - a compressed Malay confection made of glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk and . Examples of snack include: Lekor - A keropok fish cracker snack. Mee Siput Muar - A deep-fried circular dried noodle snack, made from flour with other ingredients, eaten with . Rempeyek - A deep-fried savoury cracker, made from flour with other ingredients, bound or coated by crispy flour batter. Desserts and sweets Desserts and sweets in Malaysia are diverse, due to the multi-ethnic and multicultural characteristics of its society. Traditional Malay and Nyonya desserts tend to share a common feature however: generous amounts of coconut milk are used, and the finished product usually flavoured with gula melaka (palm sugar) and pandan leaves. Some notable desserts include: Agar agar - the Malay word for a species of red algae. A natural vegetarian gelatin counterpart, agar-agar is used to make puddings and flavoured jellies like almond tofu, as well as fruit aspics. Ais kacang - also known as air batu campur or abbreviated as ABC, this dessert consists of a base of shaved ice, coloured syrup, and evaporated or condensed milk with a variety of toppings. These may include sweet corn kernels, red beans, kidney beans, cincau (grass jelly), cendol, buah atap (fruit of the nipa palm), soaked basil seeds, peanuts, and ice cream. Aiskrim potong - an ice cream popsicle made from coconut milk or milk, flavoured with localised ingredients like red beans, rose syrup, durian, pandan, creamed corn and jackfruit. Its