 Lemper wrapped in banana leaves | |
| Type | Snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Nationwide |
| Serving temperature | Warm or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Glutinous rice; chicken, fish, abon (meat floss) or serundeng |
| Variations | Semar mendem |
Lemper is an Indonesian savoury snack made of glutinous rice filled with seasoned shredded chicken, fish abon (meat floss) or serundeng. The specific lemper filled with seasoned shredded chicken is called lemper ayam (lit: chicken lemper).[1] The meat filling is rolled inside the rice, in a fashion similar to an egg roll; this is in turn rolled and wrapped inside a banana leaf, oil paper, plastic sheet, or tinfoil to make a packet ready for serving. If banana leaf is not available, corn husk can be used.[1] Lemper are most often seen as snacks, but may sometimes be served as appetizers as well. Lemper usually has an elongated shape, similar to lontong.
Lemper is very similar to arem-arem and bakcang (Chinese zongzi), and also resembles Japanese onigiri.
- ^ a b Chef PotPie. "Debbie's Indonesian Lemper". Food.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.