Pempek Palembang as the name suggests is a typical food of South Sumatra (Palembang). Her basic ingredient is fish and sago. Presentation must pempek palembang always accompanied with a bowl of spicy sauce and blackish brown bite is often referred to cuko / vinegar.
Pempek has existed in Palembang since the entry of Chinese traders to Palembang, which is around the 16th century, when Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II ruled the sultanate Palembang Darussalam. Name Empek-Empek or pempek believed to have originated from the term "stale", which is a language for the designation old man of Chinese descent.
Pempek, Based on the information of the people, about the year 1617 a 65-year-old musty living in the banks of Musi River was concerned about witnessed abundant catch of fish in the River Musi. The catch is it has not been entirely put to good use, was limited to fried and dipindang. The musty then try to look for other treatment alternatives. He minced fish meat mixed with tapioca flour, so that the resulting new foods. The new food sold by the musty by cycling around the city. Therefore, the seller and buyer touring by bicycle is often chased by in a hurry, then the subscriber often spontaneously called him "pitch" "sipek" "stale" (stale in Tionghua language means uncle), and often uttered repeatedly into "pitch pitch ". then along with the running time. The food eventually known as Palembang pempek or Empek-empek typical Palembang.
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