Kue cubit
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Kue cubit is a common snack food in many Indonesia
n cities. It is a cake, around 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter. It can be found around the school by street sellers. Kue cubit uses flour
, baking powder
, sugar
and milk
as their primary ingredients. The liquid dough is poured inside a steel plate with several small round basins so that it will form round shape when cooked, and poured with meises (chocolate
granule) on top of it. The seller uses some kind of special hooked stick to take the cake off from the steel plate.
This cake is called kue "cubit" because of its small bite size, to eat it one have to pinch it. Another variant is called kue "laba-laba" refer to its spider web-like form that created through pouring the liquid dough spread around the steel plate and still connected. This cake is related to Dutch
poffertjes
.
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...
n cities. It is a cake, around 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter. It can be found around the school by street sellers. Kue cubit uses flour
Flour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
, baking powder
Baking powder
Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes, scones and American-style biscuits. Baking powder works by releasing carbon dioxide gas into a batter or dough through an acid-base reaction, causing bubbles in...
, sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
and milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
as their primary ingredients. The liquid dough is poured inside a steel plate with several small round basins so that it will form round shape when cooked, and poured with meises (chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
granule) on top of it. The seller uses some kind of special hooked stick to take the cake off from the steel plate.
This cake is called kue "cubit" because of its small bite size, to eat it one have to pinch it. Another variant is called kue "laba-laba" refer to its spider web-like form that created through pouring the liquid dough spread around the steel plate and still connected. This cake is related to Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
poffertjes
Poffertjes
Poffertjes are a traditional Dutch batter treat. Resembling small, fluffy pancakes, they are made with yeast and buckwheat flour. Unlike American pancakes, they have a light, spongey texture...
.