EMPEK-EMPEK PALEMBANG

Pempek (empek-empek) Palembang 

Pempek is typical Palembang food made ​​from a mixture of sago and fish, when we travel to Palembang area we would be very easy to find these foods from five star hotels to toe in the corner of the city has pempek menu. Pempek first discovered by an old man "Apek", is the term for Chinese descent, living on the outskirts of the river Musi Because he was worried about watching the abundant catch of fish in the River Musi who has not entirely put to good use, only limited dipindang and fried. He then tried other treatment alternatives. He minced fish meat mixed with tapioca flour, thus creating a new food. At first the new foods peddled by Apek by cycling around the city at that time many buyers call ... Musty empek .. called empek empek or pempek. Pempek currently has several types and famous is "pempek submarine", ie tel ur pempek chicken wrapped in dough and fried in hot oil. There are others such as pempek lenjer, pempek round (or known by the name "ada'an"), pempek fish skin, pempek pastel (it slices pepay young man who has spiced soup), pempek small eggs, and pempek curly. Pempek served with a sauce called "cuko" consisting of Brown Sugar, Water, Garlic, chilli, Tamarind, Vinegar, Ebi, Tongcai, and salt.