Podcast #38 - Indonesian Crepes [English Audio]

 

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                Do you like Crepes? I do. But did you know that in Indonesian we have a kind of Crepes? Do you wanna know? Well, I’ll tell you soon. But if you wanna read the transcripts for this episode, you can click the link down below.

                In Indonesia, in Solo city there is one cake which is called Leker. Actually ‘Leker’ is a Dutch word which means ‘Delicious’. Back then, when the Netherlands were still invading Indonesia, they liked to eat Panekuk or Pancake in English. At the time, the locals couldn’t afford to make a pancake since it cost a lot of money for them. So, they made this kind of low budget thin Pancake which then became popular that the Netherlands also liked to eat this thin Pancake.

                Every time the Netherlands ate this thin Pancake, they would always say ‘Lekker’ which means ‘Delicious’. So, as you can guess, since the locals always heard the Netherlands said ‘Lekker’ when they were eating this thin Pancake, eventually they named this thin Pancake, Leker.

                Leker is made of a mixed flour and rice flour which is then to be heated on the pan. The topping of this cake are some chopped banana and sugar. But now some also put hundreds-and-thousands as well as some cheese on this cake as the topping

                So, how do you eat Crepes? In Indonesia, many like to eat it with a cup of hot tea. Do you wanna try to eat this Indonesian Crepes?

                That’s pretty much everything for this episode. Thank you for listening. If you wanna learn Indonesian online, just click the link down below. See you!