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Sulawesi Street Food
5 dishes in Indonesia
5 street foods from Sulawesi, Indonesia: Coto Makassar, Es Pisang Ijo, Tinutuan, Pisang Epe and Sop Konro. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.
Street foods of Sulawesi
Makassar Royal Legacy · Offal Beef Soup
Coto Makassar
It is seasoned with tauco, a fermented soybean paste of Chinese origin — a trace of the Chinese traders who worked Makassar's spice-trade port for…
Beef and beef offal are simmered for hours in a peanut- and spice-thickened broth, seasoned with fermented soybean paste, then served with pressed rice cake (ketupat) and a squeeze of…
Makassar Ramadan Treat · Green Banana Coconut Ice
Es Pisang Ijo
'Ijo' is an informal word for 'green', so the name simply means iced green banana — the colour comes from pandan or suji leaf in the dough, not the…
A ripe banana is wrapped in a soft green rice-flour dough, sliced, and served over shaved ice with sweet coconut milk porridge, a bright red syrup, and condensed milk. Makassar street…
Manado Breakfast Icon · Mixed Vegetable Porridge
Tinutuan (Bubur Manado)
The classic bowl has no meat at all — just rice, corn, pumpkin and greens — with salted fish and sambal roa, made from smoked garfish, served on the…
Rice is simmered into a soft porridge with corn, cassava, pumpkin, spinach, and other greens, then topped with fried shallots and a side of spicy sambal and salted fish. Manado's street…
Losari Beach Grill · Flattened Banana Snack
Pisang Epe
'Epe' means 'pressed' in Makassarese — vendors use half-ripe kepok bananas, which are firm enough to be flattened on a wooden press without turning…
A banana is grilled over open coals, pressed flat with a wooden press, then drizzled with a sauce of melted palm sugar, sometimes with durian or cheese added on top. Vendor carts line…
Makassar Feast Dish · Kluwek Beef Rib Soup
Sop Konro
Konro bakar, the grilled version, grew out of the soup: the simmered ribs are basted with spice paste and charred over charcoal, then served with…
Beef ribs are simmered for hours in a dark broth colored by fermented kluwek nuts and given richness from grated coconut, tamarind, and toasted spices, until the meat falls easily from the…
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