''Kue cucur'' (
Indonesian
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** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
) or ''kuih cucur'' (
Malay), known in
Thai as ''khanom fak bua'' (, ) or ''khanom chuchun'' ( or ), is a traditional snack from
Indonesia
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, and popular in parts of Southeast Asia, includes
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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, southern Thailand and
Singapore
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. In Indonesia, kue cucur can be found throughout traditional marketplaces in the country; the popular version, however, is the Betawi version from
Jakarta.
In
Brunei
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and
Malaysia
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, the term ''cucur'' is generally used to refer to any type of
fritters. A popular type of cucur in Brunei and Malaysia is
Jemput-jemput (also known as Cokodok) and
Pinjaram (also known as ''Kuih cucur gula merah/melaka''). In Southern Thailand, it is often featured in wedding ceremonies and festivals.
The dessert, made of fried
rice flour
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mixed with
palm sugar, is thick in the middle and thin at the edges. Thai people believe that it is similar to the lotus which can grow in poor conditions. Thus, it is like the love of a newly married couple that will smoothly grow up and succeed in married life. Thai people like to use it at a wedding or propitious ceremony, or at any festival. Sometimes it is given as a gift. Normally, Thai people like to eat it immediately after it is fried because it is still soft and colorful, and smells good. If it is left for an hour, it will be sticky, stiff and full of oil.
See also
*
Kue
Kue is an Indonesian bite-sized snack or dessert food. Kue is a fairly broad term in Indonesian to describe a wide variety of snacks including cakes, cookies, fritters, pies, scones, and patisserie. Kue are made from a variety of ingredients ...
*
Jemput-jemput
*
Pinjaram
*
Serabi
Serabi, also called surabi, srabi, also known in Thailand as '' khanom khrok'', is an Indonesian pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Most of traditional serabi tastes sweet, as the pan ...
*
Pancakes
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying w ...
*
Neyyappam
Neyyappam (Malayalam: നെയ്യപ്പം) is a sweet rice-based fritter fried in ghee. Neyyappam has its origins in the southern Indian state of Kerala and coastal Karnataka. The name is derived from the words ''neyy'' ( നെയ് ...
, similar Indian snacks.
References
External links
Kue Cucur Recipeการทำขนมฝักบัว: ขนมฝักบัว*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20141205004751/http://program.thaipbs.or.th/kidsprogram/article94623.ece Thai PBS: ขนมไทยอะไรเอ่ย : ขนมฝักบัวเฮฮาไปกับ PP_NaNokuNg Mission Miss you!!จบภารกิจแล้วค่ะวิธี และ เคล็ดลับ ในทุกๆเรื่อง ที่จะทำให้ชีวิตของคุณง่ายขึ้น
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Malaysian snack foods
Thai desserts and snacks
Indonesian pancakes