Kripik

Kripik
Alternative namesKeripik
CourseSnack
Place of originIndonesia[1]
Region or stateNationwide
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsDeep fried dried ingredients
VariationsDifferent variations according to ingredients

Kripik or keripik are Indonesian chips or crisps,[1] bite-size snack crackers that can be savoury or sweet. They are made from various dried fruits, tubers, vegetables, and fish that have undergone a deep frying process in hot vegetable oil.[2] They can be lightly seasoned with salt, or spiced with chili powder and sugar.

Together with krupuk, the etymology of the term kripik is believed as an onomatopoeia in Indonesian to describe the crunch sound of this crispy snack.[3]

Kripik (chips) and krupuk (crackers) are an integral part of Indonesian cuisine.[4] Kripik commonly are made from dried slices of roots and tubers. The most popular are kripik singkong (cassava crackers) and kripik pisang (Banana chips); other types of fruit, yam, or tuber crackers are also available.

  1. ^ a b Sr, A. L. N. Kramer; Koen, Willie; Davidsen, Katherine (12 February 2013). Tuttle Concise Indonesian Dictionary: Indonesian-English English-Indonesian. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462910861.
  2. ^ "Kripik Pisang" (in Indonesian). IPTEKnet. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ^ Kompasiana.com (24 February 2012). "Onomatopoeia, Dari Kuping Turun ke Lidah oleh Gustaaf Kusno". kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ An Atlas of Biodiversity in Indonesia. State Ministry of Environment. 1995. p. 43.