''Kripik'' or ''keripik'' are

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n chips or crisps, bite-size

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crackers that can be savoury or sweet. They are made from various dried fruits, tubers, vegetables, and fish that have undergone a deep frying process in hot vegetable oil. They can be lightly seasoned with

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, or spiced with

chili powder Chili powder (also spelled chile, chilli, or, alternatively, powdered chili) is the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper, sometimes with the addition of other spices (in which case it is also sometimes known as chili p ...

and sugar. Together with ''krupuk'', the etymology of the term ''kripik'' is believed as an

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to describe the crunch sound of this crispy snack. ''Kripik'' (chips) and '' krupuk'' (crackers) are an integral part of

Indonesian cuisine Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 popula ...

. ''Kripik'' commonly are made from dried slices of roots and tubers. The most popular are '' kripik singkong'' (

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

crackers) and ''kripik pisang'' ( Banana chips); other types of fruit, yam or tuber crackers are also available.

Kripik and krupuk

''Kripik'' is closely related to '' krupuk'' since it is popularly considered as a smaller sized ''krupuk''. In Indonesia, the term ''krupuk'' refers to a type of relatively large crackers, while ''kripik'' or ''keripik'' refers to smaller bite-size crackers; the counterpart of chips (or crisps) in western cuisine. For example, potato chips are called ''kripik kentang'' in Indonesia. Usually ''krupuk'' are made from a dried paste consisting of a mixture of starch and other ingredients, while ''kripik'' are usually made entirely from a thinly sliced, sun-dried, and then deep-fried product without any mixture of starch.

Variants

Almost all type of fruits, nuts, tubers and plant products can be made into ''kripik''. Other types of ''kripik'' can be coated with

batter Batter or batters may refer to: Common meanings * Batter (cooking), thin dough that can be easily poured into a pan * Batter (baseball), person whose turn it is to face the pitcher * Batter (cricket), a player who is currently batting * Batter ...

and deep fried until crispy and dry. In Indonesia, the latest popular snack is extra hot and spicy ''kripik''. *

Emping Emping (also known as arifin) are a type of Indonesian chips, a bite-size snack kripik cracker, made of ''melinjo'' or ''belinjo'' (''Gnetum gnemon'') nuts (which are seeds). Emping crackers have a slightly bitter taste. Emping snacks are availa ...

is a type of ''kripik'' made from the ''melinjo'' (''

Gnetum gnemon ''Gnetum gnemon'' is a species of ''Gnetum'' native to southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean islands, from Mizoram and Assam in India, south and east through Indonesia and Malaysia to the Philippines, Fiji, and Hawaii in the United States ...

'') nut. * '' Kripik apel'', made from dried apple, originally produced in

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* ''Kripik bayam'', made from spinach * ''Kripik belut'', made from battered and deep-fried

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

* ''Kripik ceker'', made from deep-fried boneless chicken feet * ''Kripik

durian The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...

'', from

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

* ''Kripik gadung'', made from ''gadung'' yam (''

Dioscorea hispida ''Dioscorea hispida'', also known as the Indian three-leaved yam, (Tagalog: nami) is a species of yam in the genus ''Dioscorea'', native to South and Southeast Asia. Known to be poisonous when fresh, careful processing is required to render it e ...

'') * ''Kripik jamur'', made from mushrooms * '' Kripik kentang'', made from potatoes * ''Kripik nangka'', made from jackfruit * ''Kripik oncom'', made from ''

oncom Oncom ( Aksara Sunda: ; IPA: ) is one of the traditional staple foods of West Java (Sundanese) cuisine of Indonesia. There are two kinds of oncom: red oncom and black oncom. Oncom is closely related to tempeh; both are foods fermented using mold. ...

'', similar to kripik tempeh but has slightly bitter taste * '' Kripik pisang'', made from dried banana * ''Kripik salak'', made from snake fruit * '' Kripik sanjay'' or ''kripik singkong balado'', thin crispy cassava coated with chili pepper and sugara popular snack from Bukittinggi,

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* '' Kripik singkong'', made of

. A spicy variant is available in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

, commonly called by its brand name ''maicih''. * ''Kripik sukun'', made from

breadfruit Breadfruit (''Artocarpus altilis'') is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) believed to be a domesticated descendant of ''Artocarpus camansi'' originating in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippi ...

* ''Kripik talas'', made from

taro Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Africa ...

* ''Kripik tempe'', made by deep-frying batter coated

tempeh Tempeh or tempe (; jv, ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ, témpé, ) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, ''Rhizopus ...

* ''Keripik teripang'', made from dried

sea cucumber Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothuria ...

s * ''Kripik ubi'', made from

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

es * ''Kripik walang'' or ''kripik belalang'', made from

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

Product

''Kripik'' are traditionally made by a small-scale home industry. However, just like the potato chip industry in the western counterpart, in Indonesia today it is common to encounter mass-produced packed ''kripik'' snacks in ''

warung A warung ( old spelling: waroeng or warong) is a type of small family-owned business — a small retail, eatery or café — in Indonesia (and to a lesser extent, Malaysia and Suriname). A ''warung'' is an essential part of daily life in ...

'' shops,

minimarket A convenience store, convenience shop, corner store or corner shop is a small retail business that stocks a range of everyday items such as coffee, groceries, snack foods, confectionery, soft drinks, ice creams, tobacco products, lottery ticket ...

s and supermarkets. Some brands have mass-produced certain variants of ''kripik'' chips. In Indonesia, ''kripiks'' are often sold as ''oleh-oleh'' or food gift to be brought home after travel. Certain areas has developed their specialty ''kripiks'' which depend on locally available ingredients and recipes. For example, Lampung is well known for its banana ''kripiks'',

in East Java for its fruit-based ''kripiks'', including apple and jackfruit ''kripiks'', while Bandung is well known for its tempeh, oncom, tubers and sweet potato-based ''kripiks''. Bukittinggi city in West Sumatra on the other hand, is famous for its ''

Keripik sanjay Keripik sanjai or keripik sanjay ( Jawi: كاروڤواق سنجاي; Minangkabau: ''karupuak sanjai'') is a Minangkabau cassava kripik or chips from Bukittinggi city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It made from thinly sliced cassava deep fried in am ...

'', a hot and spicy cassava chips coated with '' balado'' chili sauce. the latest trend in Indonesia's ''kripik'' industry is extra hot ''kripiks'' with ample

, which started with ''Keripik Pedas Maicih'' (Maicih spicy crackers) in Bandung in 2010. It is a bag of fiery hot cassava chips offered in different levels of spiciness. Subsequently, the popularity of extra hot ''kripik'' ' swept across nation.

Gallery

File:Keripik pisang Lampung.JPG, Banana ''kripik'' File:Keripik pisang kepok.JPG, ''Kepok'' banana ''kripik'' File:Keripik gadung.jpg, ''Gadung'' (''Dioscorea hispida'') ''kripik'' File:Keripik ubi jalar.JPG,

Sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik singkong balado cassava chips.JPG,

Kripik sanjai Keripik sanjai or keripik sanjay ( Jawi: كاروڤواق سنجاي; Minangkabau: ''karupuak sanjai'') is a Minangkabau cassava kripik or chips from Bukittinggi city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It made from thinly sliced cassava deep fried in am ...

, cassava-chili ''kripik'' File:Keripik Durian Medan.JPG,

Durian The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik tempe Lombok.JPG,

Tempeh Tempeh or tempe (; jv, ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ, témpé, ) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, ''Rhizopus ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik oncom.JPG,

Oncom Oncom ( Aksara Sunda: ; IPA: ) is one of the traditional staple foods of West Java (Sundanese) cuisine of Indonesia. There are two kinds of oncom: red oncom and black oncom. Oncom is closely related to tempeh; both are foods fermented using mold. ...

''kripik'' File:Keripik bayam.JPG, Spinach ''kripik'' File:Chicken feet snack.jpg, Chicken feet ''kripik'' File:Keripik teripang 2.JPG, ''Keripik teripang'', sea cucumber ''kripik'' File:Keripik_Ikan_Beledang_-_IMG_20220211_133740_620.jpg,

Largehead hairtail The largehead hairtail (''Trichiurus lepturus'') or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, ...

fish ''kripik''

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