Untir-untir or kue tambang is a traditional
Indonesian
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deep-fried
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twisted doughnut
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—that fried in peanut oil. This dish has a shiny and golden look with crispy taste, almost similar to ''mahua'' in
Chinese cuisine
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and ''lubid-lubid'' in
Filipino cuisine
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. In
Javanese ''untir-untir'' means "twisted", while in
Indonesian
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''kue tambang'' means "rope cake"; both refer to its twisted rope-like shape. This doughnut popular in Javanese community in
Java
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, but today it can found nationwide. Sesame seeds can be added in the untir-untir.
See also
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Cakwe
''Youtiao'' (), known in Southern China as yu char kway, is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of wheat flour dough of Chinese origin and (by a variety of other names) also popular in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.
Conventionall ...
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Shakoy
Shakoy (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''siyakoy''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''siyakoy''; Hokkien ), also known as ''lubid-lubid'' ("little rope") or bicho bicho, is a traditional Filipino cuisine, Filipino deep-fried twisted doughnut. It is tra ...
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Chinese Indonesian cuisine
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Javanese cuisine
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Definition
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Kue
Kue are bite-sized snacks or desserts originally from what is now Indonesia but have since spread throughout Southeast Asia. ''Kue'' is a fairly broad term in Indonesian to describe a wide variety of snacks including cakes, cookies, fritters, p ...
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List of Indonesian dishes
This is a list of selected dishes found in Indonesian cuisine.
Staple foods
Main dishes Curries
Meals
Soy-based foods
Preserved meats
Rice dishes and porridges Congees and porridges
Rice cake dishes
Rice dishes
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List of Indonesian snacks
This is a list of Indonesian snacks. In Indonesian language, Indonesian, snacks are called ''kudapan'', ''makanan kecil'' (lit. "small food") or ''makanan ringan'' (lit. "light food"). They might taste savoury or sweet, snack foods are a signif ...
References
Doughnuts
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