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Ayam geprek (, 'crushed chicken') is Indonesian crispy battered ayam goreng crushed and mixed with hot and spicy sambal. Currently, ayam geprek is commonly found in Indonesia and neighbouring countries; however, its origin was from Yogyakarta in Java.
Geprek is the Javanese term for "crushed" or "smashed", thus ayam geprek means "crushed chicken". It is quite similar to the traditional East Javanese cuisine ayam penyet, as both consist of fried chicken that is smashed and mixed with hot and spicy sambal chili paste. The difference is that ayam penyet is a type of traditional Javanese ayam goreng that is half-cooked in bumbu kuning (yellow spice paste) before being Deep frying in hot palm oil, while a yam geprek is more akin to Western-style (American) fried chicken that is coated with batter and popularly known as ayam goreng tepung (battered fried chicken) in Indonesia.
Another source argued that the current popularity of ayam geprek was initiated by local fast food chain Quick Chicken, that launched their product called "American Penyet" in 2013. Bedi Zubaedi, founder and CEO of Quick Chicken, claimed that before the ayam geprek was as popular, they had made an identical dish named "American Penyet". This menu is a blend of Western-style fried chicken served in the Indonesian ayam penyet method mixed with sambal bajak.
Ayam geprek is commonly served with sambal chili paste; however, today its new variants might be served with additional mozzarella cheese toppings and kol goreng (fried cabbage).
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