Alternative names | Wajid |
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Type | Kue |
Course | Snack |
Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
Region or state | Java and Nationwide in Indonesia, also popular in Maritime Southeast Asia |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Glutinous rice, palm sugar, coconut milk |
Wajikorwajid is an Indonesian diamond-shaped kue or traditional snack made with steamed glutinous (sticky) rice and further cooked in palm sugar, coconut milk, and pandan leaves.[1] The sweet sticky rice cake is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is called wajidinBrunei[2] and Sabah.
InIndonesian language the term wajik is used to describe the shape of rhombus or diamond-shape, consequently in a card game, the carreaux (tiles or diamonds♦) is translated as a wajik.
Wajik is made with steamed glutinous (sticky) rice and further cooked in palm sugar, coconut milk, and pandan leaves. The cooked rice is then spread and flatted in a baking tray. Once it cools to room temperature, the sticky rice cake is cut into small pieces in the shape of a diamondorrhombus.[1]
Wajik has a cultural significance within Javanese culture, as it often form an essential part in Javanese selamatan ceremony. During annual Sekaten festival, there is a Tumplak wajik ceremony. While in Pekalongan Regency there is a regional wajik specialty called Wajik Klethik.
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