''Kripik'' or ''keripik'' are

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n chips or crisps, bite-size

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crackers that can be savoury or sweet. They are made from various dried fruits, tubers, vegetables, and fish that have undergone a deep frying process in hot

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. They can be lightly seasoned with

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, or spiced with

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and sugar. Together with ''krupuk'', the etymology of the term ''kripik'' is believed to be an

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in Indonesian from the crunch sound of this crispy snack. ''Kripik'' (chips) and ''

krupuk ' (Javanese language, Javanese) is an Indonesian cuisine, Indonesian deep frying, deep-fried Cracker (food), cracker made from starch and other ingredients that serve as flavouring. They are a popular snack in parts of Southeast Asia, but are ...

'' (crackers) are an integral part of

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. ''Kripik'' commonly are made from dried slices of roots and tubers. The most popular are '' kripik singkong'' (

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

crackers) and ''kripik pisang'' ( Banana chips); other types of fruit, yam, or tuber crackers are also available.

Kripik and krupuk

''Kripik'' is closely related to ''

'' since it is popularly considered a smaller-sized ''krupuk''. In Indonesia, the term ''krupuk'' refers to relatively large crackers, while ''kripik'' or ''keripik'' refers to smaller bite-size crackers, the counterpart of chips (or crisps) in Western cuisine. For example,

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are called ''kripik kentang'' in Indonesia. Usually, ''krupuk'' are made from a dried paste consisting of a mixture of starch and other ingredients, while ''kripik'' are usually made entirely from a thinly sliced, sun-dried, and then deep-fried product without any mixture of starch.

Variants

Almost all types of fruits, nuts, tubers, and plant products can be made into ''kripik''. Other types of ''kripik'' can be coated with batter and deep-fried until crispy and dry. In Indonesia, the latest popular snack is extra hot and spicy ''kripik''. * Emping is a type of ''kripik'' made from the ''melinjo'' ('' Gnetum gnemon'') nut. * '' Kripik apel'', made from dried apple, was originally produced in

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* ''Kripik bayam'', made from spinach * ''Kripik belut'', made from battered and deep-fried eel * ''Kripik cabe'', made from chili * ''Kripik ceker'', made from deep-fried boneless chicken feet * ''Kripik

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'', from

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* ''Kripik gadung'', made from ''gadung'' yam ('' Dioscorea hispida'') * ''Kripik ikan'', made from fish * ''Kripik jahe'', made from ginger * ''Kripik jamur'', made from mushrooms * '' Kripik kentang'', made from potatoes * ''Kripik nangka'', made from jackfruit * ''Kripik oncom'', made from ''

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'', is similar to kripik tempeh but has a slightly bitter taste * '' Kripik pisang'', made from dried banana * ''Kripik rambutan'', made from rambutan * ''Kripik salak'', made from snake fruit * ''Kripik sambal teri'', spicy cassava chips with dried anchovies from

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. * '' Kripik sanjay'' or ''kripik singkong balado'', thin crispy cassava coated with chili pepper and sugara popular snack from

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* '' Kripik singkong'', made of

. A spicy variant is available in

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, commonly called by its brand name ''maicih''. * ''Kripik sukun'', made from

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* ''Kripik talas/keladi'', made from

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* ''Kripik tempe'', made by deep-frying batter-coated

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* ''Kripik teripang'', made from dried

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s * ''Kripik ubi'', made from

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

es * ''Kripik walang'' or ''kripik belalang'', made from

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Product

''Kripik'' are traditionally made by a small-scale home industry. However, just like the potato chip industry in the Western counterpart, in Indonesia today it is common to encounter mass-produced packed ''kripik'' snacks in '' warung'' shops, minimarkets, and supermarkets. Some brands have mass-produced certain variants of ''kripik'' chips. In Indonesia, ''kripiks'' are often sold as ''oleh-oleh'' or food gifts to be brought home after travel. Certain areas have developed their specialty ''kripiks'' which depend on locally available ingredients and recipes. For example,

Lampung Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...

is well known for its banana ''kripiks'',

in East Java for its fruit-based ''kripiks'', including apple and jackfruit ''kripiks'', while Bandung is well known for its tempeh, oncom, tubers and sweet potato-based ''kripiks''.

city in West Sumatra on the other hand is famous for its '' Keripik sanjay'', a hot and spicy cassava chips coated with '' balado'' chili sauce. , the latest trend in Indonesia's ''kripik'' industry is extra hot ''kripiks'' with ample

, which started with ''Keripik Pedas Maicih'' (Maicih spicy crackers) in Bandung in 2010. It is a bag of fiery hot cassava chips offered in different levels of spiciness. Subsequently, the popularity of extra hot ''kripik'' ' swept across the nation.

Gallery

File:Keripik pisang Lampung.JPG, Banana ''kripik'' File:Keripik pisang kepok.JPG, ''Kepok'' banana ''kripik'' File:Keripik gadung.jpg, ''Gadung'' (''Dioscorea hispida'') ''kripik'' File:Keripik ubi jalar.JPG,

Sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik singkong balado cassava chips.JPG, Kripik sanjai, cassava-chili ''kripik'' File:Keripik Durian Medan.JPG,

Durian The durian () is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognized species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik tempe Lombok.JPG,

Tempeh Tempe or tempeh (; , ) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, '' Rhizopus oligosporus'' or '' Rhizopu ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik oncom.JPG,

Oncom Oncom ( IPA: ) is a fermented food which is one of the traditional staples of the Sundanese cuisine of Indonesia. There are two kinds of oncom: red oncom and black oncom. The food is closely related to tempeh; both are fermented using mold. U ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik bayam.JPG, Spinach ''kripik'' File:Chicken feet snack.jpg, Chicken feet ''kripik'' File:Keripik teripang 2.JPG, ''Keripik teripang'', sea cucumber ''kripik'' File:Keripik_Ikan_Beledang_-_IMG_20220211_133740_620.jpg, Largehead hairtail fish ''kripik''

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