Kolak (or kolek) is an Indonesian
dessert based on
palm sugar or
coconut sugar
Coconut sugar (also known as coco sugar, coconut palm sugar, coco sap sugar or coconut blossom sugar) is a palm sugar produced from the sap of the flower bud stem of the coconut palm.
Other types of palm sugar are made from the Kithul palm (Caryo ...
,
coconut milk, and
pandanus leaf (''P. amaryllifolius''). A variation in which
banana is added, is called ''kolak pisang'' or banana kolak. Other variations may add ingredients such as
pumpkins,
sweet potatoes,
jackfruit
The jackfruit (''Artocarpus heterophyllus''), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family ( Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Bangladesh, ...
,
plantain
Plantain may refer to:
Plants and fruits
* Cooking banana, banana cultivars in the genus ''Musa'' whose fruits are generally used in cooking
** True plantains, a group of cultivars of the genus ''Musa''
* ''Plantaginaceae'', a family of flowerin ...
s,
cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...
,
rice ball
A rice ball may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a ball shape. Rice balls exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten, and are particularly prevalent in Asia. Rice b ...
s, and
tapioca pearls. It is usually served warm or at room temperature, but some prefer it cold.
In Indonesia, kolak is a popular
iftar
Iftar ( ar, translit=Iftar Ramadan, إفطار رمضان), also known as (from , , 'breakfast'), (), is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. They break their fast at the time of the call to prayer ...
dish during the holy month of
Ramadan and is also a popular street food.
Gallery
File:Kolak Pisang.jpg, Banana kolak, a variant of kolak.
File:Kolak biji salak.jpg, Kolak biji salak, made from sweet potato balls.
See also
*
Binignit
Binignit is a Visayan dessert soup from the central Philippines. The dish is traditionally made with glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk with various slices of sabá bananas, taro, ube, and sweet potato, among other ingredients. It is compar ...
, a similar dish from the Philippines
External links
Kolak - Banana, Sweet Potatoes, and Tapioca in Coconut Milk- description and recipe.
Kolak - Banana Compote in Coconut Milk- Recipe and step-by-step photos
Indonesian snack foods
Indonesian desserts
Foods containing coconut
Street food in Indonesia
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