Kupat (in javanese and sundanese) ketupat (in indonesian and malay), or tipat (in balinese) is a javanese rice cake packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch, originating in indonesia, it is also found in brunei, malaysia, singapore and southern thailand. it is commonly described as "packed rice", although there are other types of similar packed rice such as lontong and bakchang. ketupat is cut open and its skin (woven palm leaf) removed. the inner rice cake is cut in pieces and served as a staple food in place of plain steamed rice. it is usually eaten with rendang, opor ayam, sayur labu (chayote soup), or sambal goreng hati (liver in sambal), or served as an ac...

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