Today, rempeyek is commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as in countries with considerable Indonesian migrant populations, such as The Netherlands and Suriname.

Rempeyek is often associated with Javanese cuisine,[1][3] served to accompany pecel (vegetables in peanut sauce) or other meals, or as a stand-alone snack.

The recent popularity of spicy food saw the use of sliced cabai rawit (bird's eye chili pepper) as rempeyek.

There is also a regional specialty of rempeyek yutuk (mole crab), which can be found especially in Central Java's southern coast towns, such as Cilacap.

[7][8] A popular Javanese song, Iwak Peyek, by female dangdut group Trio Macan, describes rempeyek as a commoners' dish.