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brem

🇮🇩 A dish from Indonesia

brem, a dish from Indonesia
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Brem is traditional fermented food or fermented beverage from Indonesia. There are two types of brem, brem cake (solid) that is usually eaten as snack from Madiun and Wonogiri, and brem beverage (liquid) made of rice wine from Bali and Nusa Tenggara, but mostly known from Bali.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientsfermented glutinous rice, rice wine, sugar, natural yeast
🔥Cooking methodfermentation; either dried into solid blocks or kept as liquid
👅Flavour & stylesweet-sour, slightly tangy, can be mildly alcoholic
🕒When it’s eatensnack or traditional beverage

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Frequently asked questions

Where does brem come from?
brem is a dish that originated in Indonesia.
What is brem?
Brem is traditional fermented food or fermented beverage from Indonesia. There are two types of brem, brem cake (solid) that is usually eaten as snack from Madiun and Wonogiri, and brem beverage (liquid) made of rice wine from Bali and Nusa Tenggara, but mostly known from Bali.