Tekwan

Tekwan is a soup dish originating from the Indonesian region of Palembang. The dish contains small fish cakes made of local Musi river fish similar to pempek, and is served with savory shrimp broth, rice vermicelli, mushrooms, and sliced jicama, sprinkled with sliced fresh celery, scallions, and fried shallots.^[1]

CourseMain course

Place of originIndonesia (Palembang)

Region or state

• Main:
• Palembang of South Sumatra
• Also spread to:
• Jambi, Bengkulu, and Northern Lampung, but also popular nationwide across Indonesia due to Palembang influence

Created byPalembang

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Tekwan

Tekwan, a specialty of Palembang
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia (Palembang)
Region or state	Main: Palembang of South Sumatra Also spread to: Jambi, Bengkulu, and Northern Lampung, but also popular nationwide across Indonesia due to Palembang influence
Created by	Palembang
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Fish cake, shrimp broth, rice vermicelli, mushroom, jicama, celery, scallion, shallot
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