Jajan pasar (market munchies) in
Java, consisting of assorted
kue and usually served as a food gift or as a dessert for a rice dish known as
tumpeng.
Kue is a fairly broad term in
Indonesian used to describe a wide variety of bite-sized snacks, including
cakes,
cookies,
fritters,
pies,
scones, and
patisserie.
Kue demonstrate influences from indigenous, Chinese, Indian, and European cuisines, as well as European cake and pastry influences. For example,
bakpia and
kue ku are of Chinese
Peranakan origin;
kue putu is derived from the Indian
puttu;
kue bugis,
klepon,
nagasari,
getuk,
lupis and
wajik are native origin; and
lapis legit,
kue cubit,
kastengel,
rissoles and
pastel are European influenced.