CULINARY INDONESIA: LONTONG KUPANG
This one food is one of the famous traditional food from Sidoarjo. His name is Lontong Kupang.
What is Lontong Kupang?
Lontong Kupang is a traditional food made from basic ingredients kupang cooked in a special way and served together with lontong. Kupang itself is a sea creature of a kind of shell that has a very small shape and has a pale brown body color. Kupang is usually found on the beach or saltwater mud.
Lontong Kupang is one of the most famous traditional food in East Java, especially in Sidoarjo which makes Lontong Kupang as a special food there. In addition to Sidoarjo, Lontong Kupang is also found in other areas such as Surabaya and Pasuruan.
Processing And Presentation Lontong Kupang
In the process of processing, kupang peeled first and washed thoroughly. After that cooked with simple spices such as garlic, sugar Java, salt, seasoning flavor and petis. After kupang feels soft then presented together with slices lontong and lentho. For flavoring we can add lime juice or sambal petis.
Lontong Kupang is usually served while warm together with sate shells and coconut ice as a drink. Young coconut ice is good and can neutralize the taste, also believed to prevent allergies for those who do not fit this seafood.
Taste of Lontong Kupang
Although when viewed from a slightly odd shape, but Lontong Kupang has a very distinctive taste. fusion of savory taste from the gravy, as well as thick and shrimp-thickened petis of this certainly provide a distinctive taste in this one food. In addition, the combination of texture lontong solid but soft, kupang a chewy, and lentho crunchy certainly gives its own sensation when we chew it. In addition to this delicious and very distinctive taste, kupang also believed to have a very useful properties for our bodies because of the nutrients contained in it.
The Development of Lontong Kupang
Because of its unique and nutritious taste, Lontong Kupang is not only interested in Sidoarjo people, but also the tourists who visit there. Lontong Kupang is very easy to find in Sidoarjo. There are many sellers around or shop selling this one menu. For those of you who visit Sidoarjo, of course less complete taste if you have not tasted traditional food from Sidoarjo this.
The introduction of "Lontong Kupang MakananTradisional From Sidoarjo, East Java". Hopefully useful and add to your knowledge about traditional culinary in Indonesia.