Kue lapis

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Kue lapis
Two shapes of kue lapis
Alternative names Kue Pepe[1]
Kuih Lapis (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei)
Type Kue
Course Dessert
Place of origin Indonesia[2][3]
Region or state Nationwide
Associated national cuisine Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei
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Cooking time minutes to minutes
Serving temperature Room temperature
Main ingredients Rice flour, sugar, coconut milk
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Food energy kcal
Nutritional value Protein: g, Fat: g, Carbohydrate: g
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Kue lapis is an Indonesian kue, or a traditional snack of steamed colourful layered soft rice flour pudding.

Etiology

In Indonesian lapis means layers.

Culinary use around the world

  • This steamed layered sticky rice cake or pudding is quite popular in Indonesia, and also can be found in the Netherlands through their colonial links.
  • Kue lapis is also very popular in neighbouring Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei where it is called kueh lapis.
  • Kue lapis was introduced by the Sino-Burmese to Lower Myanmar, where it is known as kway lapay (ကွေလာပေး) or kway lapaysa (ကွေလာပေးစ)

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  1. "Kue Pepe, Si Manis Berlapis dari Betawi". Detik. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. "Menikmati Jajanan Tradisional Kue Lapis Pelangi, Rasanya". Inews. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. "Mengenal Geplak, Lapis Legit, dan Kue-Kue Khas Betawi Lainnya". Tirto. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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