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
Coq au vin long before that. A somewhat similar recipe, "poulet au vin blanc", appeared in an 1864 cookbook. Julia Child included "coq au vin" in her 1961 cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", and she prepared it twice on the PBS cooking show "The French Chef." This exposure helped to increase the visibility and popularity of the dish in the United States, and coq au vin was seen as one of Child's signature dishes. Although the word ""coq"" in French means "rooster" or "cock", and tough birds with lots of connective tissue benefit from braising, most modern "coq au vin" recipes