Lupis (sometimes lopis) is an Indonesian traditional sweet cake made of

glutinous rice Glutinous rice ('' Oryza sativa var. glutinosa''; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amyl ...

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coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the f ...

, and brown sugar sauce. Lupis is one of many glutinous rice desserts from Indonesia. Lupis are sometimes cylindrically shaped like

Lontong Lontong is an Indonesian dish made of compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Rice is rolled inside a banana leaf and boiled, then cut into small cakes as ...

. Lupis is usually eaten with thick

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syrup and with shredded coconut toppings. Often eaten at breakfast or as a side dish during the evening, Lupis is often sold at traditional marketplaces throughout Indonesia and is a popular food found nationwide, but especially in middle and eastern

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. Lupis is one of the top desserts that tourists who visit

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in Java seek.

Cooking Method

Lupis is made by first soaking glutinous rice in water,

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, and lime juice. After draining the water, the soaked glutinous rice is moved onto banana leaves in single serving size portions to be wrapped for shaping. The wrapped rice triangles are then put aside for the creation of the syrup condiment.

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is dissolved in water and brought to a boil and left to thicken. Grated coconut is then sprinkled on top of the unwrapped lupis and drizzled with coconut sugar syrup to be served.

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