arem-arem | ingredient | banana_leaf <tsp> arem-arem | course | 'main course' <tsp> arem-arem | mainingredients | 'compressed rice cooked in banana leaf with vegetables or minced meat fillings' <tsp> arem-arem | region | 'nationwide in indonesia but more specific to java' <sep> arem-arem is an indonesian-javanese compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, filled with diced vegetables, tempeh or oncom, sometimes also filled with minced meat or abon (beef floss), eaten as snack arem-arem is often described as a smaller size lontong with fillings, thus sometimes also called lontong isi (lit 'filled lontong')it is common in java, and often found in indonesian marketplaces as jajan pasar ('market munchies'); as a type of kue (snack) offered there arem-arem is  served at traditional ceremonies, family gatherings, birthdays or office meetings, and often presented in a snack box it is quite similar to lemper, but uses regular rice instead of sticky rice 
arem-arem is a food that is found nationwide in indonesia. but more specific to java. it can be served as a main course and has a banana leaf in it. it's main ingredients are compressed rice cooked in banana leaf with vegetables or minced meat fillings.it is common in java and often found in indonesian marketplaces as jajan pasar (market munchies'