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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9872855, member: 2844"]Most Indonesian sweets are made by frying or steaming, I imagine it is the same in Malaysia and Singapore. There is some baking as well, but not as much as in the Western world.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kue bolu is also Indonesian (of course<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />). Bolu or bolo is the Portuguese word for sponge cake.</p><p>The Portuguese were the first Europeans in SE Asia, and there is still a lot of Portuguese influence in the region. The first SE Asian Eurasians were mixed with Portuguese, and kue bolu is originally a Eurasian cake.</p><p>There were close ties between Eurasian and Peranakan cultures, because they had a similar status in colonial times, and they intermarried as well. So I am not surprised that kue bolus isn't only made by Indos (Eurasians), Indonesians and Malay(sian)s, but also by Peranakans.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indonesia has many variations on the kue bolu, btw, but the small madeleine-like kue bolu is considered the original one.</p><p>And even though the Portuguese bolo is a sponge cake, most kue bolus are more like a chiffon cake, made with whisked egg whites.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9872855, member: 2844"]Most Indonesian sweets are made by frying or steaming, I imagine it is the same in Malaysia and Singapore. There is some baking as well, but not as much as in the Western world. Kue bolu is also Indonesian (of course;)). Bolu or bolo is the Portuguese word for sponge cake. The Portuguese were the first Europeans in SE Asia, and there is still a lot of Portuguese influence in the region. The first SE Asian Eurasians were mixed with Portuguese, and kue bolu is originally a Eurasian cake. There were close ties between Eurasian and Peranakan cultures, because they had a similar status in colonial times, and they intermarried as well. So I am not surprised that kue bolus isn't only made by Indos (Eurasians), Indonesians and Malay(sian)s, but also by Peranakans. Indonesia has many variations on the kue bolu, btw, but the small madeleine-like kue bolu is considered the original one. And even though the Portuguese bolo is a sponge cake, most kue bolus are more like a chiffon cake, made with whisked egg whites.[/QUOTE]
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