Klepon

Klepon
Klepon wrapped in banana leaf container
Alternative namesOnde-Onde (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
TypeSnack
Place of originIndonesia[1][2]
Region or stateJava
Sulawesi (southern)
Associated cuisineIndonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
Main ingredientsRice cake, palm sugar (gula jawa/merah/melaka), grated coconut
VariationsRainbow klepon
Similar dishesbua loi, mont lone yay baw, Khanom tom, tangyuan, modak , Onde-onde

Klepon (pronounced Klē-pon) or kelepon also known outside Java as onde-onde and Buah Melaka, is a snack of sweet rice cake balls filled with molten palm sugar and coated in grated coconut.[3] Of Javanese origin,[4] the green-coloured glutinous rice balls are one of the popular traditional kue in Indonesian cuisine.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b 101 Kue Nusantara (in Indonesian). Puspa Swara. 2013. p. 57. ISBN 9786028453684. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Geneeskundig was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Arti kata klepon - Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Online". kbbi.web.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sri Owen (2014). Sri Owen's Indonesian Food. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781909815476.[permanent dead link]

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