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| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
| Region or state | Yogyakarta |
| Associated cuisine | Indonesia |
| Created by | Ruminah from Yogyakarta[2] |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | fried chicken served with sambal |
Ayam geprek (Javanese: ꦥꦶꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦒꦼꦥꦿꦺꦏ꧀, romanized: Pitik geprèk, 'crushed chicken') is an Indonesian crispy battered fried chicken crushed and mixed with hot and spicy sambal.[3] Currently ayam geprek is commonly found in Indonesia and neighbouring countries, however its origin was from Yogyakarta in Java.[2]
Geprek is the Javanese term for "crushed" or "smashed", thus ayam geprek means "crushed chicken".[4] It is quite similar to the traditional East Javanese ayam penyet, as both are fried chicken that are smashed and mixed together with hot and spicy sambal chili paste. The difference is that ayam penyet is a type of traditional Javanese ayam goreng that is half-cooked in bumbu kuning (yellow spice paste) before being deep fried in hot palm oil, while ayam geprek is more akin to Western-style (American) fried chicken that is coated with batter and popularly known as ayam goreng tepung (battered fried chicken) in Indonesia.[4]
- ^ Indriani, Ririn (3 November 2017). "Menu Ayam Geprek yang Melegenda Ternyata Bermula dari Sini". Suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ a b Agmasari, Silvita (27 April 2018). "Ini Warung Ayam Geprek yang Diklaim Pertama di Indonesia". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Three places to enjoy fiery hot 'ayam geprek'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ a b Agmasari, Silvita (27 April 2018). "Apa Bedanya Ayam Geprek dan Ayam Penyet?". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.