Lepet

Lepet
Lepet, sticky rice dumpling with peanuts cooked in coconut milk
Alternative namesLeupeut (Sundanese), Lepat (Malay)
TypeDumpling
Region or stateJava, Indonesia
Main ingredientsSticky rice, coconut milk, peanuts, wrapped in young coconut leaf

Lepet (Javanese), Leupeut (Sundanese), or Lepat (Indonesian) is a type of steamed sticky rice dumpling snack found among peoples throughout Java (Javanese and Sundanese), Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula (Malay). The pudding is packed inside a janur (young coconut leaf) or palm leaf. It is similar to lontong, but with a stickier texture and richer flavor due to the use of coconut milk and peanuts.

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