West Sumatra is home to the best crackers (or chips/crisps, if you like) in Southeast Asia. Kerepek are made all over Indonesia (and in Malaysia as well), but by our estimation Sumatra's Minangkabau take the craft of cracker making to giddy heights. Some varieties, such as peyek ikan (square or round rice flour crackers studded bits of green onions and whole dried fish), are real works of art. Most every west Sumatran market - big or small, daily or weekly, in town or villages - has numerous stalls dedicated to all foods crunchy and snack-able. Crisps are displayed hanging in plastic ... read more

Tags: chinese, fish, market, onions, sambal, stall