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 Pempek kapal selam and keriting poured with kuah cuko; a sour, sweet and spicy sauce. | |
| Course | Main course or snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Palembang, South Sumatra |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Fish cake from mixture dough of fish and tapioca, egg, noodle, palm sugar, vinegar and tamarind, dried shrimp powder |
| Variations | Lenggang, Tekwan, Model, or Rujak Mie. |
Pempek, mpek-mpek and also known as colloquially as empek-empek is a savoury Indonesian fishcake delicacy, made of fish and tapioca, from Palembang,[1] South Sumatera, Indonesia. Pempek is served with a rich sweet and sour sauce called kuah cuka or kuah cuko (lit. vinegar sauce), or just "cuko". Sometimes local people also eat the dish with yellow noodles and diced cucumber to balance out the vinegar's sourness, or adding chili powder to giving the vinegar's spiciness.[2]
- ^ Tasty Indonesian Food: Pempek Palembang
- ^ Budi, Candra Setia (2021-02-07). "Mengenal Asal-Usul Nama Pempek Makanan Khas Palembang Ini Ceritanya" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-06.