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Pecel
Pecel
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Pecel is the East Javanese answer to gado-gado — blanched vegetables (long beans, bean sprouts, kangkung, cassava leaves, cabbage) topped with a peanut sauce that's even *more* spicy than gado-gado's, often using *kluwek* or *terasi* for depth. The defining feature: the sauce is cooked, not raw, and is intensely savory and spicy. Pecel is often served with *peyek* (crispy peanut or anchovy crackers) and a small piece of fried tempeh. The dish is the everyday lunch of Surabaya and East Java, sold at every street corner for a few thousand rupiah.
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💡 Tips from the kitchen
- ·The sauce is the soul. Cook it properly — the kluwek and terasi need time to develop.
- ·Pecel should be eaten warm. The sauce is not a cold dip like gado-gado's.
- ·Peyek is the traditional cracker. Don't substitute with krupuk — the flavor is completely different.
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The story
Pecel is the East Javanese answer to gado-gado — blanched vegetables (long beans, bean sprouts, kangkung, cassava leaves, cabbage) topped with a peanut sauce that's even *more* spicy than gado-gado's, often using *kluwek* or *terasi* for depth. The defining feature: the sauce is cooked, not raw, and is intensely savory and spicy. Pecel is often served with *peyek* (crispy peanut or anchovy crackers) and a small piece of fried tempeh. The dish is the everyday lunch of Surabaya and East Java, sold at every street corner for a few thousand rupiah.
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