Bakwan

Bakwan, cabbage fritter snack

Bakwan is an Indonesian fried meal consisting of vegetables and batter.[1] Bakwan usually refer to vegetable fritter snack, commonly sold by gorengan (Indonesian fritter) traveling street vendors. The ingredients is vegetables; usually beansprouts, shredded cabbages and carrots, battered and deep fried in cooking oil. In West Java bakwan is called as 'bala-bala'. It is similar to Japanese yasai tenpura (vegetable tempura).

Variations

Bakwan usually consist of vegetables, however another variation called 'bakwan udang' uses a whole shrimp on top of batter and sold in snack stands in the marketplace. Because of its similarity, the term 'bakwan' is often interchangeable with 'perkedel'. For example, the Indonesian corn fritters is often called either 'perkedel jagung' or 'bakwan jagung'.

In East Java, bakwan refer to fried wonton with filling; served with tofu, noodles and meatballs in soupy broth. The dough filling is the mixture of ground meat or fish with flour, wrapped in wonton skin and fried. This kind of bakwan is similar to bakso meatballs soup, and commonly known as 'Bakwan Malang' or 'Bakwan Surabaya' refer to cities of its origin; Malang and Surabaya in East Java.

Originally Bakwan comes from Chinese recipe along with Bakpao (Meatbun), Bakso (Meatball), Bakmie (Meat Noddle), and bakpia.

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  1. ↑ No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xi
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