Es Pallu Butung

Es Pallu Butung is a popular dessert from Makassar, South Sulawesi. Es means ice pallu means cooked in Makassar dialect and butung means banana in Makassar dialect. This dessert made from ripe banana that steamed or boiled and served with red syrup such as sirup pisang ambon (ambonese banana syrup) or sirup cocopandan (coconut and pandan syrup) and ice cube. Continue reading

Nasi Kuning (Turmeric Yellow Rice)

Yellow rice or more commonly known as  nasi kuning is a rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric. A delicious nasi kuning should be perfectly cooked neither dry nor mushy and every grain separated. It is usually served with shredded omelette, perkedel (potato patty,dipped in egg and deep-fried), sambal goreng tempeh ( fried thinly sliced tempe with spicy and sweet sauce), urap (vegetables with savory grated coconut) and ayam goreng (indonesia fried chicken). Continue reading