Kue cucur — a indonesian dessert dish from Indonesia — featuring fried fritter, rice flour base, palm sugar sweetened

Kue cucur · Indonesian · Dessert

Kue cucur

Born in Indonesia

“Thick in the middle and thin at the edges—fried rice flour and palm sugar that must be eaten while still soft.”

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9 in 10 mention soft texture when fresh first

7 in 10 say it's worth it for the contrasting thick-and-thin structure

6 in 10 would come back the same week

Synthesised from Google · TripAdvisor · Reddit · Yelp · 1 food blog · Updated August 2026

The story the reviews tell

Kue cucur is a fried rice flour fritter that belongs to Southeast Asia—Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore all claim versions of it. The Betawi rendition from Jakarta is the one that matters most in Indonesia's traditional markets. Made from rice flour and palm sugar, each piece emerges thick and pillowy at its center, thin and crisp at the edges, and demands eating immediately while it's still soft enough to give way on your tongue.

What makes this version distinct

Kue cucur (Indonesian) or kuih cucur (Malay), known in Thai as khanom fak bua (ขนมฝักบัว, pronounced [kʰā.nǒm fàk būa̯]) or khanom chuchun (ขนมจู้จุน or จูจุ่น), is a traditional snack from Indonesia, and popular in parts of Southeast Asia, includes Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore. In Indonesia, kue cucur can be found throughout traditional marketplaces in the country; the popular version, however, is the Betawi version from Jakarta. In Brunei and Malaysia, the term cucur is generally used to refer to any type of fritters. A popular type of cucur in Brunei and Malaysia is Jemput-jemput (also known as Cokodok) and Pinjaram (also known as Kuih cucur gula merah/melaka). In Southern Thailand, it is often featured in wedding ceremonies and festivals. The dessert, made of fried rice flour mixed with palm sugar, is thick in the middle and thin at the edges. It is eaten immediately after it is fried, while it is still soft.

Signature elements

fried fritterrice flour basepalm sugar sweetenedsoft-centeredSoutheast Asianmarket snack

What people love

  • soft texture when fresh
  • contrasting thick-and-thin structure
  • traditional across multiple countries
  • popular in ceremonial contexts

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