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Arem-Arem

🇮🇩 A dish from Indonesia

Arem-Arem, a dish from Indonesia
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Arem-arem is an Indonesian-Javanese compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, filled with diced vegetables, tempeh, or oncom, and eaten as a snack. It is sometimes also filled with minced meat or abon.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientscompressed rice, banana leaf wrapper, fermented soybean cake, diced vegetables, minced meat
🔥Cooking methodrice cooked then stuffed, rolled and steamed in leaf
👅Flavour & stylesavory, mild, portable
🕒When it’s eatensnack

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Arem-Arem come from?
Arem-Arem is a dish that originated in Indonesia.
What is Arem-Arem?
Arem-arem is an Indonesian-Javanese compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, filled with diced vegetables, tempeh, or oncom, and eaten as a snack. It is sometimes also filled with minced meat or abon.