Klepon

Klepon (pronounced Klē-pon) or kelepon also known outside Java as onde-onde, is a snack of sweet rice cake balls filled with molten palm sugar and coated in grated coconut. Of Javanese origin, the green-coloured glutinous rice balls are one of the popular traditional kue in Indonesian cuisine.

Klepon
Klepon wrapped in banana leaf container
Alternative namesOnde-Onde (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
TypeSnack
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateJava
Sulawesi (southern)
Associated cuisineIndonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
Main ingredientsRice cake, palm sugar (gula jawa/merah/melaka), grated coconut
VariationsRainbow klepon
Similar dishesbua loi, mont lone yay baw, Khanom tom, tangyuan, modak , Onde-onde
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