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Pempek
Indonesian Cuisine
Springy fish and tapioca cakes, boiled then fried, served in a dark, sweet-sour-spicy vinegar sauce called cuko.
Category
Snack
Main Ingredient
Fish
Cooking Method
Fried
Spice Level
Medium
Region
Palembang
Cuisine
Indonesian
Fun Fact
Pempek is the signature dish of Palembang in South Sumatra. The best-known shape, 'kapal selam' (submarine), is a large dumpling with a whole egg sealed inside.