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Indonesian deep-fried catfish dish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pecel lele
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Pecel lele or pecak lele is an Indonesian deep-fried Clarias catfish dish originating from Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia.[1]

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It consists of catfish served with traditional sambal chili paste, often served with fried tempeh and/or tofu and steamed rice. It is a popular Javanese dish widely distributed in Indonesian cities, especially in Java. However, it is often associated with Lamongan town, west of Surabaya in East Java, as a majority of pecel lele sellers hail from this town. Often served in a street-side humble tent warung in Indonesian cities, pecel lele can be considered an affordable food for everybody. Today, due to the migration of Javanese people to neighboring countries, pecel lele can also be found in Singapore and Malaysia.

Although it has a similar name, it should not be confused with another Javanese dish, pecel, which is a vegetable dish served in peanut sauce. Pecel lele is not served in peanut sauce, but with sambal terasi (ground chili with shrimp paste sauce) instead. However, some recipes might add a little bit of ground peanuts into their sambals.

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