
Perkedel are vegetable fritters from Indonesian cuisine. They are most commonly made from mashed potatoes; however, there are other popular variations, such as perkedel jagung (peeled maize perkedel), perkedel tahu (tofu perkedel), and perkedel ikan (minced fish perkedel). The dish is called begedil in Javanese as well as in Malaysia and Singapore, suggesting that this fried dish was introduced by Javanese immigrants to Malaysia and Singapore.
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Perkedel are vegetable fritters from Indonesian cuisine. They are most commonly made from mashed potatoes; however, there are other popular variations, such as perkedel jagung (peeled maize perkedel), perkedel tahu (tofu perkedel), and perkedel ikan (minced fish perkedel). The dish is called begedil in Javanese as well as in Malaysia and Singapore, suggesting that this fried dish was introduced by Javanese immigrants to Malaysia and Singapore.
==Origin== Perkedel is believed to be derived from Dutch frikadellen, which is actually a Dutch meatball or minced meat dish. This was owed to Indonesian historical and colonial link to the Netherlands. Unlike frikadellen, the ''perkedel's main ingredient is not meat, but mashed potato.
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