Ayam geprek ( jv, ꦥꦶꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦒꦼꦥꦿꦺꦏ꧀, Pitik geprèk) is an

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crispy battered

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crushed and mixed with hot and spicy ''

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''. Currently ''ayam geprek'' is commonly found in

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and neighbouring countries, however its origin was from

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

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. ''Geprek'' is Javanese term for "crushed" or "smashed", thus ''ayam geprek'' means "crushed chicken". It is quite similar to traditional East Javanese ''

ayam penyet Ayam penyet ( Javanese for smashed fried chicken) is Indonesian — more precisely East Javanese cuisine — fried chicken dish consisting of fried chicken that is smashed with the pestle against the mortar to make it softer, and is served with ...

'', as both are fried chicken smashed and mixed together with hot and spicy ''

'' chili paste. The difference is ''ayam penyet'' is a traditional Javanese '' ayam goreng'' half-cooked in '' bumbu kuning'' (yellow spice paste) and then

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in hot

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. ''Ayam geprek'' however, is more akin to Western-style (American)

, which is crispy fried chicken coated with batter, or known in Indonesia as ''ayam goreng tepung'' (battered fried chicken).

Origin

''Ayam geprek'' gain its popularity across Indonesia in 2017 with numbers of outlets sprung in most of Indonesian cities. Its origin however, believed was from Yogyakarta, from the creation of Mrs. Ruminah or popularly known as Bu Rum. In 2003, Bu Rum's customer requested her ''ayam goreng tepung'' (battered fried chicken) to be smashed and topped with sambal chili paste. Subsequently this smashed spicy crispy fried chicken has gain wider popularity, as numbers of restaurants copied the recipe. Another source argued, that the current popularity of ''ayam geprek'' was initiated by local

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chain Quick Chicken, that launched their product called "American Penyet" in 2013. Bedi Zubaedi, founder and CEO of Quick Chicken claimed that before the ''ayam geprek'' was as popular, they had made an identical dish named "American Penyet". This menu is a blend of Western style fried chicken served in Indonesian '' penyet'' method mixed with ''sambal bajak''. ''Ayam geprek'' is commonly served with sambal chili paste, however today its new variants might be served with additional

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toppings and ''kol goreng'' (fried cabbage).

Commercialisation

Geprek Bensu Geprek Bensu is an Indonesia-based fast food restaurant chain primarily serving ayam geprek. As of December 2018, the chain had 110 franchises in Indonesia, employing an estimated 3,500 people. The chain also operates in Hong Kong and Malaysia, ...

is a fast food chain revolving around ayam geprek, with locations in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.

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Indonesian chicken dishes Javanese cuisine Fried chicken {{Indonesia-cuisine-stub

Origin

Commercialisation

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