Kaasstengels

Kaasstengels
Kaasstengels in Indonesia
TypeCookie
Place of originNetherlands
Main ingredientsFlour, maizena, baking powder, egg yolks, butter or margarine, salt, sugar, cheddar cheese and or edam cheese
VariationsKastengel, kue keju (Indonesia)
Kaasstengels made by the monks from the Rawaseneng Monastery in Kandangan, Temanggung.

Kaasstengels (// ⓘ), Kastengel or kue keju are a Dutch cheese snack in the shape of sticks. Owing to its colonial links to the Netherlands, kaasstengels are also commonly found in Indonesia.[1] The name refers to its ingredients, shape and origin; kaas is the Dutch word for "cheese", while stengels means "sticks". Unlike most cookies, kaasstengels taste savoury and salty instead of sweet.[2]

In Indonesia kaasstengels, together with nastar and putri salju are the popular kue kering ("dried kue", or cookie),[3] during festive occasions, such as Natal (Christmas) and Lebaran (Eid al Fitr).[4] It is one of several Dutch delicacies that has been adopted into Indonesian cuisine since the colonial era.[5]

  1. ^ Pamudji, Doddy. SMF: Variasi Kaastengels (in Indonesian). Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 978-979-686-461-4.
  2. ^ "Kaasstengels, kaasstengels & the dutch love for snacks". Me Utrecht Barcelona.
  3. ^ "Lema "Kaastengels" - Tesaurus Tematis Bahasa Indonesia". tesaurus.kemdikbud.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ^ Chaniago, Suci Wulandari Putri (2021-12-18). "6 Kuliner Indonesia yang Terinspirasi dari Makanan Belanda, Salah Satunya Kastengel". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. ^ Setyaningrum, Puspasari (2023-01-02). "10 Kuliner Khas Indonesia yang Mirip Masakan Belanda, Ada Oliebollen dan Smoor". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.