Otak-otak (lit. brains in malay and indonesian) is a southeast asian fish cake made of ground fish mixed with spices and wrapped in leaf parcels. otak-otak is traditionally served steamed or grilled, encased within the leaf parcel it is cooked in, and can be eaten solely as a snack or with steamed rice as part of a meal. the earliest preparations of otak-otak is believed to have originated in palembang cuisine of south sumatra, where it takes the form of grilled banana leaf parcels filled with a mixture of ground fish, tapioca starch and spices. regional varieties which bear the name otak-otak are widely known across indonesia and other southeast asian countries, though they may have litt...

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