10 unique and delicious food typical of Bengkulu

10 unique and delicious food typical of Bengkulu

Ok, continued my drill yesterday, this time about typical Bengkulu food. For food lovers, don't stop by to taste typical Bengkulu food. From the famous Bengkulu vegetable side dishes, there are also special foods that are no less interesting and solid.

 10 recommendations for those who like to snack when they stop by Bengkulu, don't forget to try Bengkulu's special food

1. Lemma 

    Picture of a typical Bengkulu food entry 

Lema is a typical Bengkulu dish, which at first glance looks a lot like Tempoyak. This is because Lema is made just like Tempoyak. Lema and tempoyak are made by fermenting them. However, the difference lies in the main ingredients used. Lema uses bamboo shoots combined with tilapia fish. So there is a manufacturing process where all the ingredients of bamboo shoots and mujail fish are mixed together, wrapped in banana leaves, sealed and left for a few days. However, the taste that is served is really very delicious, and anyone will be addicted to it. Besides being delicious, fats offer many benefits to the body. One of them is being able to boot up your digestive system.

2. Soft Durian Lempuk 

                                                            Photo: Lempuk Durian, Bengkulu Typical Food 

Talking about durian, it turns out that the people of Bengkulu have culinary preparations from durian, namely durian lempuh which is made from the basic ingredients of durian fruit with the addition of wheat flour and sugar. All ingredients are mixed until blended and then stirred in a large pan and cooked over a fire until the texture is thick and cooked. This durian soft texture is very similar to dodol and is often used as a souvenir.

3. Tat Cake

 Bengkulu This typical Bengkulu culinary is classified as a luxurious food because previously this cake was only served to kings and nobles. But now Toppers can find Cake Tat more easily because they are sold in shops or served by Bengkulu people during Eid al-Fitr. 

This typical Bengkulu cake is also served in small sizes such as biscuits and is known as Cake Anak Tat. With a sweet, savory and tender taste, Toppers must try this Bengkulu specialty cake!

4. Pendap 

                                                                      Bengkulu Typical Food Pendap Photo: Bengkulu Typical Food Pendap

 Pendap is a typical Bengkulu food made from fish. The type of fish used can be anything, namely fresh water fish or sea water fish. For how to make it is not difficult, fish that has been washed clean and then seasoned with spices such as garlic, galingale, chili, salt, to grated young coconut.

After all the spices are mashed, then mixed with the fish. Later, the fish that has been covered with spices will be wrapped in taro leaves and boiled until cooked. The boiling process lasts for about 8 hours. Long enough, isn't it, Moms? The use of taro leaves in pendap is intended so that the fishy smell of fish disappears and is replaced with fragrant leaves. Pendap is usually eaten with warm white rice and is suitable for any time.

5.Kemba'ang Curry –

 a delicious curry from Rafflesia's land Curry dishes are indeed one of the delicious dishes in Indonesia, and Kemba'ang Curry is no exception. Here, this typical culinary dish is made from the main ingredient using beef ribs or beef and of course it is served with a thick, typical curry sauce. Because this special food has a delicious taste, the people of Bengkulu often make this Kemba'ang Curry dish as the main meal when there are certain events - especially during the month of Ramadan. Apart from that, the presence of fern leaves added by the people of Bengkulu makes this typical culinary from Bengkulu give a different taste.

6.Bagar Shark 

fhoto : Bagar shark

Bagar Shark If you are told about dishes made from sharks, what rings in your head is shark fin soup. In Bengkulu, people do not process the fins, but use shark meat to make thick gravy food. Indeed, shark meat is not very popular in Indonesia. But if you want to feel how this typical culinary dish is, we suggest you try it yourself. What makes Bagar Shark meat different is that the meat is not so fishy when compared to other sharks. Why? Because people only use meat from sharks of the pigeon type. So, for those of you who are curious about the food that President Soekarno ate, you should go to Bengkulu.

7.Lemang Tapai 

Lemang Tapai Not lema, but this food is called Lemang. Yup, the main ingredient used to accompany this culinary dish is tapai. This typical food is made from potato rice and then cooked using coconut milk. The wrapper is banana leaf. The manufacturing process is put into young bamboo and then burned – unique isn't it? Well, actually tapai is just a companion. But because it fits, they are put together to become Lemang Tapai.

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8. Binti lempek cake

 Lepek biniti cake is one of Bengkulu's special foods which has a sweet taste so that it is included in the ranks of traditional Bengkulu snacks. This typical Bengkulu food is made from the basic ingredients of glutinous rice flour mixed with coconut milk, salt, bay leaves and galangal and then filled with ground beef which has been seasoned with spices. Then the lepek biniti cake is wrapped in young banana leaves and tied and then steamed until cooked. Lepek biniti cake has a salty and savory taste, with a chewy and sticky texture.

9. Sekoi Porridge 

Bengkulu Typical Food Sekoi Porridge Each region in Indonesia must have its own special porridge. One of them is sekoi porridge which comes from Bengkulu. This typical Bengkulu food is a type of sweet porridge because it is made from the basic ingredients of millet or barley seeds which are cooked with coconut milk, ginger, pandan leaves, granulated sugar and brown sugar. All the ingredients are cooked until they become a cooked porridge dough. Sekoi porridge can be served plain or sprinkled with thick coconut milk on top. Sekoi porridge can be enjoyed as a breakfast menu or as a snack in the afternoon.

10. Kalamansi Syrup

Kalamansi syrup is actually not included in Bengkulu's special food, but Bengkulu's special drink. If you visit Bengkulu, don't forget to buy this one special drink, kalamansi syrup. As the name implies, kalamansi syrup is a drink made from calamansi oranges and sugar. Sold without artificial sweeteners, making kalamansi syrup a favorite souvenir for tourists. The sour taste is guaranteed to be refreshing

ok , That's all I can recommend because there are still a lot of typical Bengkulu foods and drinks that I haven't attached to the blog. 

Next, the admin of the fictional world will make it so that local and foreign tourists know that Bengkulu has special foods that are also unique and delicious.. remember, if you stop by Bengkulu, don't forget to buy souvenirs typical of Bengkulu, friends of the world of fiction