7 Typical Foods of South Sulawesi

7 Typical Foods of South Sulawesi - Do you know Makassar? Well Makassar is the Capital City of South Sulawesi Province. But this time we did not discuss the City of Makassar but its Province, namely South Sulawesi.

As reported by Wikipedia that in South Sulawesi Province there were 24 cities and regencies, besides that in South Sulawesi there were also seven different regional languages. But this time we will discuss traditional foods typical of South Sulawesi.

Coto Makassar

Culinary tourism in South Sulawesi is no less interesting than culinary tourism in other provinces or cities in Indonesia. Because there are 25 traditional foods that are typical of South Sulawesi (according to Wikipedia).

Interested in trying it out? But you must first know the list of the following South Sulawesi food names:

• Baje Bandong
• Bandang-Bandang
• Baroncong
• Barongko
• Bassang
• Benno
• Bipang
• Coto Makassar
• Cucur Bayao
• Jalangkote
• Kapurung
• Jackfruit Seed Cake
• Nasu Palekko
• Pa'piong
• Pallu Butung
• Pallubasa
• Bananas Epe
• Pisang ijo
• Putu Cangkiri
• Roko-roko Cangkuning
• Bread Maros
• Songkolo Bagadang
• Brother's Sop
• Konro soup
• Tenteng

How much isn't it? And of course I will discuss some of the food from these 25 South Sulawesi specialties. Why isn't everything? Because if I write everything down it will take a while.

So out of these 25 South Sulawesi specialties, I will only discuss seven. Well here are seven traditional South Sulawesi foods that I have chosen to explain.

1. Kapurung

This food is typical of South Sulawesi, especially residents of the Luwu area (Palopo City, North Luwu, Luwu Timur, Luwu Regency). Kapurung is made from sago juice or flour which is cooked with a mixture of fish or chicken meat and various vegetables.

Although traditional, Kapurung is now becoming popular. Kapurung can now be found in Makassar either in stalls or restaurants along with modern cuisine. In the Luwu area, Kapurung is often called Pugalu while in Maluku it is known as Papeda.

2. Coto Makassar

Who has never heard of the name of this dish? Coto Makassar or also called Coto Mangkasara is a typical food from Makassar.

This delicious food is made from stomach contents or boiled beef for a long time. The decoction mixed with beef then sliced ​​and then seasoned with a special mixture.

Coto is served in a bowl and eaten with ketupat and burasa. Today, Coto Makassar has increasingly spread to all regions in Indonesia, both at roadside stalls and restaurants.

3. Sop Konro

Sop Konro is a dish in the form of beef ribs from the Bugis and Makassar ethnic groups. Made from beef ribs or beef. The dish has a blackish brown sauce and is usually eaten together with a small diamond which has been cut into pieces.

The dark color of the sauce comes from kluwek which is black. The seasonings are relatively "strong" because the use of coriander in its manufacture.

Originally, Konro was cooked in soup-shaped soup rich in spices. But now there is a dry variation called Konro bakar which is a Konro-style roasted beef ribs.

4. Jalangkote

This cake is shaped like a cake in the capital and some other areas called pastels. The difference is, jalangkote leather is thinner than pastel skin.

The skin on jalangkote is made from flour, coconut milk, eggs, salt, butter and other additives which are then made thin. Not only the skin, the contents of jalangkote are also different. If pastels contain chocolate, milk, fish, beans, etc., the jalangkote doesn't.

Generally, jalangkote filling is only in the form of carrots and potatoes which are cut into small cubes, sprouts, or even noodles. The vegetables are sautéed with pepper, onion, garlic and other spices.

If now the jalangkote filling changes, it's just the addition of 1/4 or 1/2 eggs and minced beef. Jalangkote is usually eaten in the menu to break the fast.

5. Buras / Burasa

Buras is similar to rice cake which is made from rice but its shape is different. Generally bristling is more finely wrapped in young banana leaves and then served with a sprinkling of coconut spices, sugar, chili, and salt.

This typical food is sold on the market. However, public service is presented at certain occasions such as the Eid celebration or wedding. And the good news about the buras can now be found in almost all regions in Java.

6. Mie Titi

A kind of dried noodle with thick sauce and sliced ​​chicken, mushrooms, shrimp, squid, and liver. Similar to ifumie, it's just very thin.

Initially the name noodle titi was not the name of the type of food but the word titi came from the nickname of the owner of Dry Noodles in Makassar which was popular in the 70s.

Starting from a Chinese descendant named Ang Kho Tjao who then lowered the recipe for cooking dry noodles to his three children, namely Hengky, Awa, and Titi.

After Ang Kho Tjao died, the dry noodle shop business then continued with his three children, each of whom opened their own shops. A shop that is quite popular in Makassar is Titi's shop, so the name of the dried noodles is identified as "Mie Titi".

7. Bananas Epe

Banana banana is one of the traditional foods of South Sulawesi, banana epe is a food made from bananas. There are so many bananas in Indonesia that change become various types of food, one of them is banana epe.

These bananas are raw bananas which are then burned and then made flat. After that mixed with palm sugar-water. Banana is very suitable for eating when it's still warm. This food is found around Losari Makassar Beach.

How about it Interested in trying it out? Of the seven foods typical of South Sulawesi above, which foods do you like? Or have you never tasted it all? If not, you can go directly to South Sulawesi to enjoy the typical dishes.

But from the 25 lists of names of South Sulawesi specialties that I list above, there may be some foods that you can try to taste outside the province of South Sulawesi.

But you don't need to worry, because there are not a few typical regional foods in Indonesia that have spread to every region in Indonesia as well. Even though the taste and sensation that you feel must be different when you eat foods typical of South Sulawesi directly there.