Perkedel
Perkedel are vegetable fritters from Indonesian cuisine. Most common perkedel are made from mashed potatoes, yet there are other popular variations, such as perkedel jagung and perkedel tahu (tofu perkedel) and perkedel ikan (minced fish perkedel). It is called perkedel in much of Indonesia; However, it is called begedil in Javanese as well as Malaysia and Singapore. This could suggest that this fried dish was introduced by Javanese immigrants to Malaysia and Singapore. Perkedel is believed to be derived from Dutch frikadellen, which is actually a Dutch meatball or minced meat dish. This was owed to Indonesian historical and colonial link to the Netherlands. Unlike frikadellen, the perkedel's main ingredient is not meat, but mashed potato.
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