Pecel lele or pecak lele is an Indonesian Deep frying Clarias catfish dish originating from Lamongan Regency, East Java, Indonesia.
Dish
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 cuisine 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 (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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