8 Most Popular Makassar Foods That You Must Taste
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Makassar is the capital city of South Sulawesi province, located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi Island. And Makassar is bordered by the Makassar Strait to the west. Makassar is often referred to as a metropolitan city. Many ethnic groups are living in Makassar, starting from the Makassar tribe, and the Bugis tribe. Then some are also from Toraja, Mandar, Buton,Makassar’s Javanese, and so on. The largest city outside Java, not only offers a variety of vacation spots, but also has many unique culinary delights.
There is no mistaking it. Makassar’s exceptional food has a variety of flavors and preparations. Makassar typical food that is quite famous is Coto Makassar, and green banana ice. But apart from those two foods, there are many other special foods that you can taste while you are here. Starting from the spicy, savory, and sweet taste, everything is in Makassar.
- Coto Makassar
Coto Makassar is a typical Makassar food that is already well known. This specialty is very iconic for Makassar, where Coto Makassar is served with ketupat and burasa. Burasa is the name of a typical Bugis food known as lapat and lontong with coconut milk. Then in Coto there is also beef to slices of beef belly or offal, coupled with a thick sauce rich in spices. You can find Coto Makassar on the outskirts of city roads.
- Konro
Konro is a typical Makassar food made from meat and soup. The essential ingredients used are ribs and beef stewed with spices such as cinnamon, tamarind, etc. In addition, Konro is also added with kluwek makes the color of this dish darken in the sauce. Besides Coto Makassar, Konro is also quite famous and sought-after culinary delights in Makassar.
- Pallu Basa
The following typical Makassar food is Pallu Basa which is processed from beef. The part used is the offal of cow or buffalo. Pallu Basa is usually served with warm rice. Kuah Pallu Basa is made from various kinds of herbs and spices that make it taste delicious.
- Pallu Mara
Pallu Mara is a typical Makassar food similar to Pallu Basa, and only the difference is in the meat used and the spices. Pallu Mara uses snapper meat or snapper head, and the taste of Pallu Mara is also slightly sour because of the spices and herbs it uses. Pallu Mara is very suitable to be eaten with white rice that is still warm.
- Green Banana Ice
If earlier some Makassar specialties were quite heavy, then Es Pisang Ijo is one of Makassar’s special foods that you can enjoy to quench your thirst. Es Pisang Ijo is made from the main ingredient in bananas that are still fresh and then coated with a special green dough. After that, the banana dough is cut and served with marrow porridge, ice cubes, condensed milk, and syrup.
- Ice Hammer Butung
Es Palu Butung is a typical Makassar food which is also made from bananas in which the banana is boiled then cut into small pieces and then doused with white porridge made from rice flour and coconut milk. Then add shaved ice, syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. This Palu Buntung ice is usually more common during the month of Ramadan.
- Banana Apple
Banana Ape is a typical Makassar snack and food that you can find especially in coastal areas made of plantain as the main ingredient. Banana Ape is usually served with various toppings such as milk, cheese, mesis, chocolate, and others.
- Jalangkote
The following typical Makassar food is called Jalanngkote which looks similar to pastels in general. But the taste is different from ordinary pastels, because this jalangkote is made from a a mixture of wheat flour and butter mixture filled with carrots, potatoes, noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, and vermicelli.
Some of the typical Makassar foods above you can taste and can be used as souvenirs to take home.
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