The Taste of Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice), Culinary Typical of Indonesia

Nasi Kuning or Yellow Rice is a typical culinary of the Indonesian region, usually yellow rice served at certain occasions as well as birthdays, commemorate the big day and also at moments selametan or the other, and this is usually synonymous with rice cone.

Nasi Kuning Simple

The taste of this yellow rice is the same as the uduk rice that distinguishes it only in the color. At a glance how to make yellow rice is washing the rice until clean. Then mixed with turmeric grated water that has been filtered.

Almost the same with uduk rice cooked with coconut milk, salt to taste, lemongrass and bay leaf. The difference is for cooked yellow rice added turmer grated water.

There are several models of serving yellow rice. Simple yellow rice model only with additional chicken suwir, tempe orek, cucumber and sliced ​​omelet.

Tumpeng Complete

There is also a Tumpeng Complete barrel that is large enough and can be eaten for 10 to 20 people. In the Indonesian tradition, the color of yellow rice symbolizes a golden mountain meaning wealth, prosperity and moral high. Therefore yellow rice is often served on the occasion of gratitude and happy events such as birth, marriage and fiancé.

Tumpeng Simple

There is a simple tumpeng model to eat one person. The contents of the menu are fried chicken, egg, tempe orek, cakes, cucumber slices, tomato slices and chili sauce.

Nasi Kuning Samarinda

Sajian Lauk Pauk Nasi Kuning Samarinda di Warung Taufik

Another model is Samarinda yellow rice. Samarinda is one of the cities in East Kalimantan. The dish that always craved by the culinary connoisseurs there is yellow rice. Many shops open yellow rice menu in the morning. Different presentation in the Java area whose rice tend to sticky, Samarinda yellow rice more pera and not sticky.

In one portion, the choice of diverse dishes ranging from meat stews, round eggs and fish haruan. Most of the visitors prefer refined fish processing on the tongue. Types of animals that live in fresh or brackish water are fried first and then cooked with spicy seasoning.

Nasi Kuning Kotak

Another simple model is the yellow rice box. Fill in the packing made of mica plastic that is yellow rice, fried noodles, spicy egg, tempe orek, cucumber and equipped spoon.