Nasi tempong explained

Nasi tempong
Alternate Name:Sega témpong (Osing)
Country:Indonesia
Region:Banyuwangi, East Java
Creator:Osing or Javanese
Course:Main course
Served:hot

Nasi tempong (Javanese: '''ꦱꦼꦒꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦁ'''|sega témpong; Pegon: Arabic: '''سيجا تمبونغ''') is an Indonesian rice dish, typical food of Osing people in Banyuwangi, consists of steamed rice with boiled vegetables (includes boiled spinach, cosmos and basil leaves), tofu, tempeh, corn fritter and fried ariid catfish. This rice dish served with kencur sambal[1] or terasi sambal.[2] [3]

The "tempong" term is a word in Osing language which means "to be slapped" in English. Thus the nasi tempong named because the spicy taste of nasi tempong which giving a sensation like being slapped.

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Notes and References

  1. http://travel.kompas.com/read/2012/02/13/11182113/Nasi.Tempong.Pedas.Pipi.Terasa.Ditempeleng. Nasi Tempong, Pedas Pipi Terasa Ditempeleng, diakses dari situs Travel Kompas
  2. http://wisatakuliner.com/kuliner/tempat-makan/item/nasi-tempong-mbak-nah.html Nasi Tempong Mbak Nah, diakses dari situs Wisata Kuliner
  3. http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/m/index.php/2012/07/27/tertampar-sego-tempong-mak-wah Tertampar Sego Tepong Mak Wah, diakses dari situs TribunNews