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Likupang is not only suitable for those of you who want to see the beach but also for culinary tourism enthusiasts. There are a variety of special foods that are ready to please you. If you are confused about which one to try first while visiting Likupang, take a look at the following recommendations.
- Banana Goroho and Sambal Roa
For those who are not a fan of porridge for breakfast, you can try a lighter breakfast. It’s called goroho bananas dipped in roa sauce. This banana is different from any other banana in general. This type of banana only grows in North Sulawesi. It is long and slender. This banana is then cut into thin slices and then fried. However, some are fried with flour, and the texture will be similar to banana chips, the difference is we eat it with chili sauce. As a companion to goroho bananas and sambal roa, local people usually brew a cup of coffee, tea, or any other warm drinks.
You can easily find banana goroho everywhere. There are many restaurants on the roadside and the beach selling this special food.
- Tinutuan Porridge
Tinutuan porridge is a traditional food that is very similar to North Sulawesi cuisine. In one serving of tinutuan porridge, you will get a variety of fresh vegetables. There is kale, spinach, basil, shelled corn, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin. As a complement, there will usually be skipjack or chopped beef sprinkled on top of the porridge. Tinutuan porridge tends to have a savory taste and a slightly sweet taste from pumpkin that has been mixed with other ingredients.
- Lalampa
Lalampa is one of the typical foods of North Sulawesi that uses skipjack tuna as an ingredient. Lalampa is similar to lemper in Java. Made from sticky rice and wrapped in banana leaves too. However, there are a few things that make it different. First, the lalampa filling is in the form of skipjack tuna. Second, other than being steamed, lalampa must also be roasted. Before roasting, lalampa is smeared with vegetable oil so that the aroma and taste will be stronger.
Local people usually have this as a snack while drinking a cup of tea in the afternoon. Lalampa tastes even better when served warm. Wow, I’m so hungry imagining the aroma and savory taste of lalampa.
- Skipjack Fufu
Likupang has a spicy menu called skipjack fufu. From the name, you can already guess that this dish is made from skipjack tuna. Yes, correct. For this one menu, skipjack is made by splitting it in half, covered with spices, then smoked for about four hours.
To eat skipjack fufu, you only need to heat it or fry it for a while. After that, you can just dig in with warm rice and dabu-dabu chili.
- Yellow rice
Maybe you are used to eating yellow rice. This menu seems familiar to the tongue and stomach because it is easy to find in various places in Indonesia. So what is the difference between the yellow rice in Likupang and the yellow rice elsewhere? The difference is in the complementary rice, called chili sauce, and skipjack tuna. Sambal is made from a mixture of shallots, garlic, chilies, brown sugar, or rock sugar, typical of North Sulawesi. The presence of rock sugar is what makes this yellow rice taste different. If you take out yellow rice to your hotel or inn, itl usually is wrapped in woka or palm leaves instead of styrofoam. The leaves will make the aroma even better.
- Binte Biluhuta
The last typical food is binte biluhuta, or in Indonesian, it can be interpreted as watered corn. This menu contains corn, chili, tomatoes, dried shrimp, grated coconut, and orange juice. It tastes spicy, sweet, and savory mixed into one. Very interesting and seductive, right? When you are in Likupang.
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