''Kripik'' or ''keripik'' are Indonesian 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 salt, or spiced with chili powder and sugar. Together with ''krupuk'', the etymology of the term ''kripik'' is believed as an onomatopoeia in

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

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

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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'' (''

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

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, East Java * ''Kripik bayam'', made from spinach * ''Kripik belut'', made from battered and deep-fried eel * ''Kripik ceker'', made from deep-fried boneless chicken feet * ''Kripik

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'', from Medan * ''Kripik gadung'', made from ''gadung''

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'') * ''Kripik jamur'', made from mushrooms * '' Kripik kentang'', made from potatoes * ''Kripik nangka'', made from jackfruit * ''Kripik oncom'', made from '' oncom'', similar to kripik tempeh but has slightly bitter taste * '' Kripik pisang'', made from dried banana * ''Kripik salak'', made from

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* '' Kripik sanjay'' or ''kripik singkong balado'', thin crispy cassava coated with chili pepper and sugara popular snack from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra * '' Kripik singkong'', made of cassava. A spicy variant is available in

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

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* ''Kripik talas'', made from taro * ''Kripik tempe'', made by deep-frying batter coated tempeh * ''Keripik teripang'', made from dried

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s * ''Kripik ubi'', made from

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

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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 ''

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'' shops,

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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 chili powder, 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,

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fish ''kripik''

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