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A Legacy
Called Risol
This is another variant of rissoles, which the Bet-
awinese adapted from Dutch families who lived in
Batavia.
Risol, a time-
less Betawi
snack.
here are many of Betawi Soto Mie Betawi.
culinary that are widely
Tknown in our country, Risols Versus Rissoles Credit:
one of which is risol or Betawi Safran H.
spring roll, a savory snack As quoted from Betawi Cultural
made of sauteed vermicelli Institution website, risol is
and vegetables, such as one of Betawi cuisines which
potatoes and carrots. These derives from the influence of
filling will be wrapped in thin, the Dutch’s rissole, a kind of
quick fried batter. The texture pastry stuffed with minced
is crunchy, for it’ll be deep- meat (chicken meat or beef),
fried in oil until it turns golden. carrots, potatoes and green
beans. Skin wrapper for rissole
You can find this snack is different with Betawi risol: it
everywhere in Jakarta, from is a mixture of wheat flour, egg
small warung (stalls) to yolk, butter and milk. Before
supermarkets. You may buy you fry rissoles, you need to
the snack both in its fried pack dip them into beaten egg then
or frozen ones—so you can coat them with bread crumbs.
store it in freezer and fry it
later. As favourite dish, many On the other hand, Betawi
will enjoy this snack with risol’s skin wrap is made of
peanut or chili sauce, or with simple ingredients: you’ll only
bird’s eye chili. Besides serving need to mix wheat flour, egg,
as snack, risol also served as water and a drizzle of oil—just
complementary ingredient in enough to make the batter
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