Rempah udang

Rempah udang is a traditional Peranakan dumpling dessert snack[1] (kueh or kuih), usually made from glutinous rice and shrimp paste (hae bee hiam) wrapped in a pandan leaf. It is sometimes wrapped in banana leaves.[1]

Description

Rempah udang typically comes as an oblong-shaped glutinous rice roll, filled in the middle with shrimp paste. The rice used is mixed with coconut milk and is sometimes coloured with the blue pea flower.

References

  1. 1 2 Duruz, J.; Khoo, G.C. (2014). Eating Together: Food, Space, and Identity in Malaysia and Singapore. Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4422-2741-5.
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