Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Sweet Snack Called Bareh Randang, But Does It Taste Different from Rendang?

Bareh Randang
We must have known rendang, a typical West Sumatran food that is famous worldwide. However, if you have ever heard the name bareh randang, is this food the same as randang/rendang in general? We know that rendang comes from beef that has been processed with other special spices such as coconut milk, turmeric, shallots, garlic, and many other spices. In addition to beef, rendang can also be processed from chicken, shellfish, liver, and even eggs. However, it is different with rendang rice, don't think that rice is processed into rendang. That is a wrong perception, it turns out that this rendang rice is a sweet snack without the frills of the typical rendang spices that we know.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

What else is this food? Yutuk, the Hippoidea

Yutuk
This time I will review unique foods that come from the sea. Yesterday, I reviewed sea cucumber crackers. This time I will tell you about my experience with the hippoidea or what is called yutuk (local language).

At first glance it looks like a flea. It has an oval body, a fairly hard shell and many legs. Maybe you think this is not food, it is poisonous. However, some people in coastal areas may have tasted this marine animal. This is my first time eating it myself. Even though I myself have lived in coastal areas for quite a long time, I have never eaten it at all. Surprisingly, I also just learned about the shape of this sea animal.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Putri Salju aka Snow White Cookies (The beautiful white ones that children fight over when Eid arrives)

Putri Salju aka Snow White Cookies

This time I will tell you about delicious cakes and served when Eid arrives in our country, namely Indonesia. It has become a tradition for us that we will serve cakes or dishes for guests who will come to our house during Eid. In general, Indonesian people like to serve ketupat opor ayam (a food consisting of rice cooked using a lot of water and molded and chicken cooked with special spices), satay, or rendang. Likewise with the cakes served, especially cookies such as putri salju, kaastengel, nastar, and others. Well, I will discuss a cake that is quite popular with children, namely putri salju cookies.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Nasi Kuning aka Yellow Rice (Delicious Sundanese Breakfast)

Nasi Kuning aka Yellow Rice (Delicious Sundanese Breakfast)
If we examine it, there are many types of breakfast eaten by Indonesian people. They like fried rice to start their days of activities. Among them also like fried foods such as bakwan, tahu isi (stuffed tofu), fried sweet potato, fried cassava, cireng, fried banana, and so on. In addition, they choose chicken porridge for breakfast, uduk rice, lontong, and so on.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Brem. Unique food made from fermented glutinous rice (tape)

Brem. Unique food made from fermented glutinous rice (tape)
Let's review, what other strange foods will we try? I will probably often explain unique foods from various regions in Indonesia. Maybe not all Indonesians have tried "brem". But some Javanese people must have heard of and tried this snack.