Tekwan

Tekwan
	Tekwan, a specialty of Palembang
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia
Region or state	Palembang, South Sumatra in Indonesia, also popular in Southeast Asia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Fish cake, shrimp broth, rice vermicelli, mushroom, jicama, celery, scallion, shallot
	Cookbook: Tekwan; Media: Tekwan;

Tekwan is a Southeast Asian fish soup typical from Palembang, in Indonesia. The fish cakes are made from the dough of fish and tapioca similar to pempek. The fish cake is cut in small sizes and presented in shrimp broth with a distinctive flavor, served with rice vermicelli, mushrooms, sliced jicama, and sprinkled with sliced fresh celery, scallion and fried shallot. Some versions use prawns as an ingredient.^[1]

Etymology[]

Tekwan name originated from tê-kuàn (茶罐), Southern Min meaning for tea caddy.^[2]

References[]

^ Von Holzen, H.; Ltd, M.C.I.P. (2014). A New Approach to Indonesian Cooking. Marshall Cavendish. p. 90. ISBN 978-981-4634-95-3. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
^ "茶罐". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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[1] Von Holzen, H.; Ltd, M.C.I.P. (2014). A New Approach to Indonesian Cooking. Marshall Cavendish. p. 90. ISBN 978-981-4634-95-3. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

[2] "茶罐". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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