One of my favourite part when Mudik is, Culinary...Hahaha..

Palembang has so many kind of food. What is that? Let's check it out!

1. Pempek

 

 Pempek, or others known as Empek-Empek or Mpek Mpek, is one of signature dishes from South Sumatera, precisely from Palembang Regency. Pempek is typical of fish cake that made of fish meat and tapioca powder and spices, and it serve with sweet and sour sauce called Cuko or Cuko, which typical of brown sugar vinegar, that made of brown sugar, vinegar, chili, garlic and salt. The taste of the sauce must be acidly strong with the taste of sweetness and hotness at the same time.

In one plate of Pempek, we will find a plate full of the Pempek dough that have been fried and cut in pieces, yellow noddle and the sauce. In some modification there will be chopped cucumber and soy powder for sprinkles.

There are some variants of Pempek that we can found in the menu. The most popular one is Pempek Kapal Selam. Kapal selam in Bahasa means Submarine, which resemble to the shape of the dish. Pempek Kapal Selam is pempek dough with an egg inside. Other popular variant is pempek Lenjer, which is pempek in long cylindrical  shape that similar to sausage. Others are known as Pempek Kulit, Pempek Keriting, Pempek Adaan and more.

 

2. Mie Celor

Mie Celor is kind of noddle with coconut milk gravy with the taste of shrimp and the noodle has big size and chewy texture.

3. Martabak Har

Martabak is like omelet covered with thin crisp skin. Martabak Har made of a thin skin and crisp with stuffing chicken or duck egg. The presentation is completed by goat curry sauce that rich with spices and it has savory and spicy flavor. If you are in Palembang, never miss this one because they are rarely found in other cities.

4. Tekwan

Tekwan is made by grounded fish meat that mixed with maize flour, with savoury taste of shrimp broth. It served with glass noodle, sliced yam and mushroom. The taste is hearty and better serve while warm.

 5. Red Bean Ice Cream

The red bean ice cream is drizzled with condensed milk