Kuih Malaysia Original

Kuih (or "Kue" in Indonesian) is a snack or light meal which is not a main dishes. It has a sweet taste but some are savory and salty. Kuih is often used as a broad term which include snacks made from flour dough, rice flour, corns starch, tapioca or wheat. Traditional pastries are commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, or even Netherlands through its relationship with Indonesia history

The word "Kuih" or "kue" originates from the absorpation of the Hokkien language "Koe", which shows the influences of Chinese cooking art in the archipelago. Some cakes did show its origin from China, such as "bakpia" and "bakpau". Most of cakes are traditional pastries of the archipelago, while some others, such as Lapis Legit, Risoles, Pastel and Panekuk, and are influenced by foreigners from European countries, like Dutch and Portugese. Initially, the term “Kue” is used to refer to the traditional cakes and Chinese pastries; however, the term has been extensively applied for various types of snacks, including pastries, cookies, tarts and cakes.

Kue can be cooked by steaming, baking, or frying. In Indonesia, Kue are catagorized based on their water content, whether cakes or pastries.