Complex sentence: To indicate the popularity of Pom, if a Surinamese is asked to name his or her favourite dish, nine out of ten times the answer will be Pom and "without Pom there is no birthday" is a well-known Surinamese saying.
Split into simpler sentences: To indicate the popularity of Pom, if a Surinamese is asked to name his or her favourite dish, nine out of ten times the answer will be Pom. "Without Pom there is no birthday" is a well-known Surinamese saying.