The culinary moment of every region in Indonesia during Lebaran is a meal that most people always look forward to. Including DKI Jakarta, represented by Betawi people who never miss their special culinary delights during Eid, namely vegetable sambel godok.
Quoted from page Kompas.com, in the Gastronomy Series event: Kelir Betawi organized by Aksara Pangan in collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Gajah Mada University, discusses Betawi special Eid culinary delights.
Cucu Sulaicha is one of the speakers at the event who is known as a culinary practitioner and the Betawi Women's Association expert board..
He explained about the vegetable sambel godok, which apparently never missed the Eid of the Betawi people.
This typical Betawi menu has red sauce and is usually served with ketupat. Sayur sambel godok consists of long beans, pete, tetelan meat, ebi, terrace, tempeh slices, and papaya.
“Kalau mau makan sambel godok di warung itu tidak akan ketemu. But, doesn't mean it doesn't exist, because every Betawi family who celebrates Lebaran, must cook the Sambal Godok Vegetable,” tutur Cucu.
Next, in its presentation, This special Betawi menu is served along with several other menus, among them is semur betawi, fried chicken, chili fried liver and potatoes, and gonseng coconut powder.
The accompanying menu of vegetable godok sauce, namely Betawi stews have many types. There are Betawi stews made from buffalo and beef.
Nah, Betawi meat stew made from buffalo meat is actually the original menu for the equivalent of vegetable sambel godok. However, nowadays it is much easier to find beef than buffalo.
Therefore, in several other Jakarta areas, such as Central Jakarta and North Jakarta, Betawi stews mostly use beef.
Another companion to the vegetable godok sauce is prawn crackers, which are large and wide. And also gonseng coconut powder mixed with dried shrimp and sugar can also be an addition to eating this typical Betawi vegetable, you know!
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