Nasi jamblang is a typical food of
Cirebon
Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central J ...
,
West Java
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. The "jamblang" term comes from the name of the region to the west of the city of Cirebon, where food vendors first sold the dish. A characteristic feature of the dish is the use of
teak
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leaves to pack the rice. The dish is served buffet-style.
History
Nasi jamblang is a traditional
Cirebonese
The Cirebon or Cirebonese (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Orang Cirebon''; Javanese language, Javanese: ''Wong Cirebon''; Sundanese language, Sundanese: ''Urang Cirebon'') are an Austronesian people, Austronesian ethnic group native to Cire ...
food originally served to the
forced labourers who built the
Great Post Road
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from
Anyer
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History
The town was a considerab ...
to Panarukan which passes through
Cirebon Regency
Cirebon Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java Province of Indonesia. The town of Sumber, Cirebon, Sumber is its regency seat. It covers 1,076.76 km2 and had a population of 2,068,116 at the 2010 censusBiro Pu ...
during the Dutch colonial era.
Menu
Dishes available usually include
chili fries,
tofu
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, vegetables,
lung
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/liver/meat stews,
satay
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, potatoes, fried scrambled eggs, stewed chili fish, salted fish, and
tempeh
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.
See also
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Empal gentong
Empal gentong is a spicy Indonesian curry-like beef soup originating in Cirebon, West Java. It is a variety of the Soto cuisine and is similar to gulai which is usually cooked with firewood in a ''gentong'' stove ( Javanese for clay pot). The in ...
*
Warung
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References
{{Indonesian cuisine
Cirebonese cuisine
Javanese cuisine
Indonesian rice dishes