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 Curry puff from Malaysia | |
| Alternative names | Karipap, epok-epok, pastel |
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| Course | Entrée, side dish, snack |
| Associated cuisine | Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand[1][2] |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | wheat, water, salt, oil or margarine, the fillings: varies but usually curry powder, chicken and potatoes |
| Variations | With sardines or tamban |
A curry puff (Malay: Karipap, Epok-epok; Jawi: کاريڤڤ / ايڤوق٢; Chinese: 咖哩角; pinyin: gālí jiǎo; Thai: กะหรี่ปั๊บ, RTGS: karipap, pronounced [kā.rìː.páp]) is a snack of Southeast Asian origin.[1] It is a small pie consisting of curry with chicken and potatoes in a fried or baked[3] pastry shell. The consistency of the curry is quite thick to prevent it from oozing out of the snack. Pap or puff reflects the Fujian Chinese dialect 泡 ('pop'), which means 'bubble, blister, puffed'. It contains influences from Indian, Malay and Chinese cuisines.
Although the origins of this snack are uncertain, the snack is believed to have originated in Maritime Southeast Asia due in part to the various influences of the British Cornish pasty, the Portuguese empanada[4] and the Indian samosa during the colonial era. The curry puff is one of several "puff" type pastries with different fillings, though now it is by far the most common.[5] Other common varieties include eggs, sardines,[6] root vegetables and onions, or sweet fillings such as yam.
Many variations of the snack exist throughout Southeast Asia and India.
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