Tekwan

Tekwan, a specialty of Palembang
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia (Palembang)
Region or state	Main: Palembang of South Sumatra Also spread to: Jambi, Bengkulu, and Northern Lampung, but also popular nationwide across Indonesia due to Palembang influence
Created by	Palembang
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Fish cake, shrimp broth, rice vermicelli, mushroom, jicama, celery, scallion, shallot
Media: Tekwan

Tekwan is a soup dish originating from the Indonesian region of Palembang. The dish contains small fish cakes made of local Musi river fish similar to pempek, and is served with savoury shrimp broth, rice vermicelli, mushrooms, and sliced jicama, sprinkled with sliced fresh celery, scallions and fried shallots.^[1]

Etymology

Tekwan name originated from Hokkien tâi-oân (台丸), homophonically similar to Taiwan (Chinese: 台灣; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân).