kueh pie tee uses similar filling as and is believed to be derived from popiah, a hokkien dish like a spring roll where shredded jicama filling is wrapped in flour skin. its name suggests that there is also western influence behind this dish.
malaysia: top hat
- top hat: possibly derived from the english word top hat due to its shape
indonesia: selat popiah
- selat: javanese for salad
- popiah: hokkien for thin pastry, it is a hokkien spring roll dish typically stuffed with vegetables such as jicama.
mandarin: xiao jin bei - 小金杯
- xiao: mandarin for small
- jin: mandarin for golden
- bei: mandarin for cup
malay: kuih jambang
- jambang: malay for flower pot