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“Round bread with flour, butter, and eggs—finished with banana, chocolate, cheese, or tropical fruit.”

Kamir

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Kamir, also known as khamir or samir (Javanese: ꦏꦩꦶꦂ, romanized: kamir; Pegon: كامير) is a round-shaped bread that almost similar to apem or pancake, consists of flour, butter, and egg mixture, sometimes mixed with other fillings ingredients such as banana, tapai, strawberry, pineapple, jackfruit, cheese, and chocolate. This bread is known in Arab-Javanese community in Indonesia, especially Pemalang Regency, Central Java.

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Kamir is a round bread that sits somewhere between pancake and apem—soft, butter-rich, built on a simple foundation of flour, butter, and eggs. What makes it distinctive is its flexibility: a canvas for both fruit (banana, pineapple, jackfruit, strawberry) and indulgence (cheese, chocolate, tapai). Rooted in the Arab-Javanese community of Pemalang, Central Java, kamir represents a quiet culinary bridge between cultures.

Order it here when it has

  • versatile filling options
  • regional cultural significance
  • simple, approachable ingredients

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