Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak is a vegetarian dish from Jakarta, Indonesia, consists of tofu, vegetables and rice cake, rice vermicelli served in peanut sauce. The etymology of the name "ketoprak" is unknown, and its name similarity to the Javanese folk-drama is peculiar. However, according to popular Betawi tradition, "ketoprak" was actually derived from the acronym of its ingredients; which are ket from "ketupat", to from "tahu" and "toge", and prak from "digeprak" (Betawi for: "mashed" or "crushed"), which describes the method on grounding garlic, chili pepper and peanut granules together to create the peanut sauce. Although today ketoprak is often associated
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