Klepon
Encyclopedia
Klepon is a traditional rice cake, popular in Indonesia
and Malaysia. It is a boiled rice cake, stuffed with liquid gula jawa (palm sugar
), and rolled in grated coconut. Klepon is green because it is flavored with a paste made from the pandan
or dracaena
plant whose leaves are used widely in South East Asian cooking. In other parts of Indonesia, such as in Sumatra
and in neighboring Malaysia, klepon is called as onde-onde. While in Java onde-onde is refer to Chinese Jin deui
, rice cake ball coated with sesame seeds filled with sweet greenbean paste. Although popular across Southeast Asia, klepon might be originated from Java
.
Klepon, along with getuk
and cenil usually eaten as morning or afternoon snacks. To eat klepon must be careful because freshly boiled one usually contains hot palm sugar liquid that will pop out in a bite.
A well known klepon comes from Pasuruan (East Java), sold in a box by small kiosk that make a long line on the roadside that connect Malang and Surabaya. They are also sold by seller that get on the Bus that goes to or from Malang / Surabaya.
In the 50's klepon was introduced by Indo immigrants to the Netherlands and is readily avalable in Dutch or Chinese Indonesian restaurants and supermarkets throughout the country.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Malaysia. It is a boiled rice cake, stuffed with liquid gula jawa (palm sugar
Palm sugar
Palm sugar was originally made from the sugary sap of the Palmyra palm, the date palm or sugar date palm . Now it is also made from the sap of the sago, arenga pinnata and coconut palms, and may be sold as "arenga sugar" or "coconut sugar".-Description:It is quickly gaining popularity in the...
), and rolled in grated coconut. Klepon is green because it is flavored with a paste made from the pandan
Pandanus amaryllifolius
Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and is used widely in Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring. The plant is rare in the wild but is widely cultivated. It is an upright green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike...
or dracaena
Dracaena (plant)
Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae . It has also formerly been separated into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae...
plant whose leaves are used widely in South East Asian cooking. In other parts of Indonesia, such as in Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and in neighboring Malaysia, klepon is called as onde-onde. While in Java onde-onde is refer to Chinese Jin deui
Jin deui
Jian dui is a type of fried Chinese pastry made from glutinous rice flour. The pastry is coated with sesame seeds on the outside and is crisp and chewy. Inside the pastry is a large hollow, caused by the expansion of the dough...
, rice cake ball coated with sesame seeds filled with sweet greenbean paste. Although popular across Southeast Asia, klepon might be originated from Java
Javanese cuisine
Javanese cuisine is the cuisine of Javanese people. In wider sense, Javanese cuisine might also refer to the cuisine of the whole people of Java Island, Indonesia; which also include Sundanese in West Java, Betawi people in Jakarta and Madurese on Madura Island off East Java...
.
Klepon, along with getuk
Getuk
thumb|right|Getuk from [[Magelang]]Getuk is a simple Javanese dish made from cassava. The cassava is peeled, boiled and mashed. Then it is mixed with grated coconut, sugar and small amounts of salt. Sugar can also be substituted with palm sugar to give it brownish color and more distinctive...
and cenil usually eaten as morning or afternoon snacks. To eat klepon must be careful because freshly boiled one usually contains hot palm sugar liquid that will pop out in a bite.
A well known klepon comes from Pasuruan (East Java), sold in a box by small kiosk that make a long line on the roadside that connect Malang and Surabaya. They are also sold by seller that get on the Bus that goes to or from Malang / Surabaya.
In the 50's klepon was introduced by Indo immigrants to the Netherlands and is readily avalable in Dutch or Chinese Indonesian restaurants and supermarkets throughout the country.
See also
- List of Indonesian cuisine
- Javanese cuisineJavanese cuisineJavanese cuisine is the cuisine of Javanese people. In wider sense, Javanese cuisine might also refer to the cuisine of the whole people of Java Island, Indonesia; which also include Sundanese in West Java, Betawi people in Jakarta and Madurese on Madura Island off East Java...