Life is full of burning questions. Why are we here? Why are my sweet potato chips always limp or burnt? What will we do if the hazelnut blight causes a sudden shortage of Nutella?

Here at Eat Out we like to be at the forefront of this kind of research. We like to patrol the streets for gourmet hotdogs, scour the land for the most calorifically impressive manifestations of the carbohydrate, and report on breaking news, such as the re-emergence of Sweetie Pies. This Heritage Day we sought to answer something that’s been bothering us for some time. If we were to come back to earth as a pudding, which would one would it be? Would we be glorious, golden malva pudding? A classic, creamy milk tart? A syrupy koeksister? Or a lovely layered peppermint crisp pudding? To help you find the answer to this, we’ve put together a highly scientific quiz.

(For any questions relating to the correlation between Yolandi Visser’s hairstyle and peppermint crisp pudding, we suggest you contact our online editor. It’s possible that a large quantity of sugar was ingested as inspiration prior to the construction of the questions.)