''Kue semprong'', Asian egg roll, ''sapit'', ''sepit'', ''kue Belanda'', or ''kapit'', (Love letters in

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traditional wafer snack (''

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'') made by clasping egg batter using an iron mold ( Waffle iron) which is heated up on a charcoal stove. It is commonly found in

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. The mold each has two plates that are clasped tightly together and attached to long handles for manipulating over a charcoal stove. The molds could be plainly flat, corrugated or etched with animal motifs such as fish, roosters and snails that are both auspicious and decorative.

Shapes and variants

the term ''semprong'' means "tube" or "roll", while ''sepit'' derived from ''jepit'' which means "clip". Both ''semprong'' and ''sepit'' are known as almost identical wafers, with the different only in its shape; the roll-shaped is called ''semprong'', while the triangular-folded shape is called ''sepit''. Both variants are called as ''sapit'' or ''sepit'' in Malaysia and Brunei, regardless of its shape. Traditional ''kue semprong'' are hollow, the new variants however, might add fillings, such as

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History and origin

The ''kue semprong'' demonstrate colonial link between

and the

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, as it commonly found in most of major cities in Indonesia. It is believed to be derived from Dutch egg roll wafer. The word ''Belanda'', meaning Dutch in

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, points to the egg rolls’ Dutch origins. The Dutch have a vast biscuit repertoire, which includes thin wafer biscuits similar to Kuih Belanda or Kuih Kapit. Many biscuit and cake techniques were passed to Malays by the Dutch, English, and Portuguese. These biscuits may have been brought to parts of Malaysia and Singapore from Penang, Malacca, by the Peranakan Chinese, who, not knowing the name of the Dutch snack they had encountered, simply called it kuih Belanda or kuih kapit.

References

External links

Kue Semprong recipe Recipe Love Letters (Kuih Kapit) Made the Traditional Way , Virtual Malaysia Kuih Belanda

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Shapes and variants

History and origin

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