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Otak-otak

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Otak-otak is a Southeast Asian fish cake made of ground fish mixed with spices and wrapped in leaf parcels. It is traditionally served steamed or grilled inside the leaf parcel it is cooked in, and can be eaten alone as a snack or with steamed rice as part of a meal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Fish or Shellfish 1
Origin Region
Indonesia 2
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Source Otak-otak (Wikipedia)
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Uses Ingredient

Spice, Ingredients
Source Otak-otak (Wikipedia)
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Source Otak-otak (Wikipedia)
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1. Otak-otak (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Otak-otak is traditionally served steamed or grilled, encased within the leaf parcel it is cooked in, and can be eaten solely as a snack or with steamed rice as part of a meal.
  • Introduction
    Otak-otak (lit. brains in Malay and Indonesian; Thai: โอตัก-โอตัก) is a Southeast Asian fish cake made of ground fish mixed with spices and wrapped in leaf parcels.
  • Uses Ingredient: Spice, Infobox main_ingredient field: Fish, spices, leaves
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    Indonesia Malaysia, Singapore
  • In Cuisine: Malaysian Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    Indonesia Malaysia, Singapore
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2. Otak-otak (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Indonesia
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