Rempeyek or peyek is a deep-fried savoury Javanese cracker[1][3] made from flour (usually rice flour) with other ingredients bound or coated by crispy flour batter. The most common types of rempeyek are peyek kacang or peanuts granules peyek,[4] however other ingredients might also used, such as teri (dried anchovies), rebon (small shrimp) or ebi (dried shrimp). Coconut milk, salt and spices such
as ground candlenut and coriander are often mixed within the flour batter. Some recipes might also add a chopped citrus leaf to add the fresh aroma and taste to it. The spiced batter mixed or sprinkled with granules ingredient are deep fried in ample of hot coconut oil. The flour batter acted as binding agent for granules (peanuts, anchovy, shrimp, etc.) hardened upon frying and turn into golden brown and crispy cracker. In Indonesia, rempeyek making is traditionally a small scale home industry, yet today some rempeyek producers has reach larger production scale and distributed widely with a rempeyek brand trading value reaching 25 million rupiah (around US$ 2,100) monthly.[5] In Malaysia today, rempeyek is widely made using machine.[2]
Rempeyek can also be found in Suriname. The group of javanese immigrants who left Java to live in Suriname kept most of their traditions. Peyek ialah sejenis makanan ringan yang diperbuat daripada tepung gandum dan campuran ramuan yang ditambahkan bahan-bahan yang lain seperti kacang, ikan bilis, dan sebagainya. Peyek biasanya digoreng tipis-tipis di dalam minyak yang panas, dengan bentuknya mirip sekali dengan keropok. Makanan ringan ini dapat ditemukan di gerai makan, pasar, ataupun pasar raya. Peyek biasanya dihidangkan dalam ketika perayaan dan majlis perkahwinan.
