Arem-arem

Arem-arem is an Indonesian-Javanese compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, filled with diced vegetables, tempeh, or oncom, sometimes also filled with minced meat or abon (beef floss), and eaten as a snack. Arem-arem is often described as a smaller size lontong with fillings, thus sometimes also called lontong isi (lit. "filled lontong").

Arem-arem
Arem-arem
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateJava
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientscompressed rice cooked in banana leaf with vegetables or minced meat fillings
VariationsDifferent fillings, also related to lemper

It is common in Java, and often found in Indonesian marketplaces as jajan pasar ("market munchies"); as a type of kue (snack) offered there. Arem-arem is served at traditional ceremonies, family gatherings, birthdays or office meetings, and is often presented in a snack box. It is quite similar to lemper, but uses regular rice instead of sticky rice.

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