Tempeh Kemul are snacks made from tempeh fried in a flour batter. KEMUL, in Javanese means "blanket". In Wonosobo, tempeh kemul is sold by street venders as a companion for Bakso or Mie ongklok and sometimes also sold separately.

These are very popular with the public as well as with tourists in Wonosobo, either foreign or domestic. Tempeh kemul is a favorite food for the people of Indonesia, and usually served hot. Tempe kemul can be served as a side dish to accompany warm rice, or as a snack accompanied by a green chili.

Tempe kemul along with Geblek and Mie ongklok, identical to Wonosobo. Tempe kemul uses wheat flour, rice flour, and the most important is the wet tapioca (derived from the juice of grated cassava). Seasonings used are even more complete, namely: garlic, coriander, turmeric, candlenut, a little kencur, salt and flavorings. And to add flavor and aroma, chopped chives can also be used. But when it is hard to get chives, you can also use finely sliced scallions.

There is a dish similar to tempeh kemul, called "tempeh mendoan." Although at first glance it seems no different, if we look closely, there are some differences, like color (mendoan tends to be white, and tempe kemul yellowish), batter (mendoan uses flour with herbs and water, and tempeh kemul uses a mixture of flour and rice flour together with other ingredients), seasoning (spicy mendoan simple, tempeh kemul slightly incomplete) and texture (mendoan tend to be soft, and tempeh kemul crisp).