Showing posts with label Borneo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Borneo. Show all posts

South Kalimantan Culinary

Monday, June 6, 2011 0 comments
EVERY region in Indonesia has championed a variety of traditional foods. Similarly, South Kalimantan. What are the specialty of this region?

South Kalimantan has 13 districts with population of nearly 3.5 million. In this place gather a million tasty dish rich traditional repertoire. As the capital of Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan Province storing a variety of unique flavors that can not be missed.

Talking Banjarmasin certainly not fine if it does not mention the famous Soto Banjar. Yes, white chicken soup is not just a place in the hearts of the people of Borneo itself, but also loved by people from other regions.
Soto Banjar actually comes with clear soup, while the white color is produced from fresh milk. However, the gravy still watery, not thick.

"Soto Banjar regular milk was served for a perhelatan.Sementara to everyday life, just Soto Bening. Preferred nonfat milk or plain so as not to disturb the original flavor soup. As a result, will feel more savory sauce.
This soup eaten with rice cake or it could be with rice. Actually, clear soup or who do not use milk, commonly known as soup. Uniquely, the soup should not be eaten with a diamond, but the rice. In fact, it makes no difference, namely suun, shredded chicken fried, boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, potatoes and meatball.

In the region of origin, there are several products soto famous banjo with the characteristic of each. Still, the basic ingredients of processed products soto Banjar Banjar in overseas as well as those living in South Kalimantan remained the same. Such as rice or rice cake, chicken, and spices such as nutmeg, pepper, and others.

Soto Banjar is also found in the middle of the Floating Market. Imagine the pleasure of eating soup on the boat will float. As for vegetables, some typical menu is the vegetable trade pumpkin sauce Acan, papuyu, and haruan baubar, Urap Iwak bapais, and Iwak basanga. Well, when people celebrate weddings Banjarmasin or shower, there is a cuisine that is never absent habang called ripe.

Actually there are several servings of cooked habang this, namely habang cook meat, chicken, intalu or eggs, and cook habang Iwak haruan (catfish). In the language of Banjarmasin, habang means red. For habang cook meat, cuts of beef served with red seasoning that characterizes this menu.

Before cooked with spices, beef is mixed with brown sugar and sauteed with a little salt and acid water. Having looked a half-baked, then cooked beef with red spice which consists of a mixture of red peppers, red onions, red tomatoes, and ginger. After seasoning seep and meat looks cooked, then this dish is ready to serve.

There is another Kandangan katupat menu. The name is taken from a city district which is the capital city of South River Hulu regency, South Kalimantan Province. Katupat Kandangan presented only with a splash of coconut milk-like opor, yellowish, sprinkled with fried onions and crackers or chips as a complement.

Very typical way of eating. Once was gravy, this diamond actually be eaten without a spoon, but by hand. Ketupat only halved when presented, and then "destroyed" by hand. That might be a bit rare in this region alone is sate bone. Instead of taking meat, satay is just using the back of chicken.
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Quick Tour at Jungkat Beach West Kalimantan

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 0 comments
West Kalimantan - If you only have a short time in your journey visit the Pontianak, you can try to walk to the Jungkat Beach, just a half hour drive from Pontianak.

Although given the name of the beach, but Jungkat Beach is not like a Kuta Beach with sand spread all over the beach. Jungkat Beach border fence because it is adjacent to the stream.

On the way to Jungkat Beach, you can stop by to visit a pagoda in the area Siantan which can be calculated quite unique because there has built the statues that are not owned by all the pagoda, for example the statue of 18 monks, complete with statues Kera Sakti Tong and Fellow teachers college him. Also of course you will be treated with the mascot of Pontianak, the Equator Monument. 

If you want to enjoy the atmosphere teeter Beach in the afternoon, plus its sunset, there's no harm in a while you do a culinary tour by visiting Pengkang Cottage, located in the area of ​​safety pins, not far from the teeter Beach, emm .., enjoy delicious typical pengkang Pontianak.

Or if you have more time, you also can enjoy the cool atmosphere accompanied with coconut ice by visiting Pondok Grevala, not far from Pondok Pengkang. At Pondok Grevala You also can channel your fishing hobby because there is a swimming-pool which is made ​​for the fishing and you can enjoy the fresh fish meat immediately after paying the cashier.


Back to Jungkat Beach, there is a large pond in the Jungkat Beach that comes with some games, you can let go of your childish side to play duck crank, or play a round with a small boat with engine, crash together with your friends, having fun, break away for a moment of your routine. 

At sunset, if lucky you can watch the beautiful sunset with a picture of hordes of birds that fly across the joint. For those of you who like photography, sunsets on the Jugkat Beach is a good moment to produce the silhouette image. 

Lots of tourist attractions in Indonesia, which is good, not inferior to attractions outside the country if managed properly. For example, in Jungkat Beach, in pictures you can see there is a shipwreck which if used and maintained properly can be one of the tourist attraction itself. But unfortunately, last time I visited the teeter Beach, the ship had not left. 
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