Kuih
Sign in to saveKuih (Jawi: ; Indonesian: ; derived from Southern Min ) are bite-sized snack or dessert foods commonly found in Southeast Asia (particularly in the Malay Archipelago) and China. It is a fairly broad term which may include items that would be called cakes, cookies, dumplings, pudding, biscuits, or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. In China, where the term originates, in Hokkien and kué in Teochew (known as in Mandarin) refer to snacks which are typically made from rice but can occasionally be made from other grains, such as wheat. The term is widely use
Key facts
- Food.name
- Kuih
- Food.image_size
- 250px
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- Top left: Colourful kuih lapis in Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTop right: Akaka handmade nyonya kuih from Johor, MalaysiaMiddle: A cook making the kuih Malaya (apam balik) at a night market in Gadong, BruneiBottom: Kueh lapis in Singapore
- Food.alternate_name
- Kue (Indonesia), Kueh (Singapore, Hokkien and Teochew)
- Food.region
- Southeast Asia and China
- Food.national_cuisine
- Brunei, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Kue)
- Food.course
- Snack
- Food.main_ingredient
- Various traditional snacks
- Food.similar_dish
- Mont, Khanom, Bánh, Kakanin
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- Background and history
- Kuih by ethnic categories
- Malay, Peranakan and indigenous kuih
- Chinese kuih
- Indian kuih
- See also
- References
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- Further reading
Kuih (Jawi: ; Indonesian: ; derived from Southern Min ) are bite-sized snack or dessert foods commonly found in Southeast Asia (particularly in the Malay Archipelago) and China. It is a fairly broad term which may include items that would be called cakes, cookies, dumplings, pudding, biscuits, or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. In China, where the term originates, in Hokkien and kué in Teochew (known as in Mandarin) refer to snacks which are typically made from rice but can occasionally be made from other grains, such as wheat. The term is widely used in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore; kueh is used in Singapore and Indonesia; is used in Indonesia only; and all three refer to sweet or savoury desserts.
Similar snacks are found throughout Southeast Asia, including the Burmese mont, Filipino kakanin, Thai khanom and Vietnamese . For example, the colourful steamed and the rich are also available in Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam albeit with each country localised name and ingredients.