In addition to rice, it seems the people of Indonesia will not be far from gorengan. This is a traditional snack that is often consumed almost in all parts of Indonesia. Bakwan fried vegetables so one of the favorite fried types. Vegetables such as cabbage cabbage, sprouts, and shredded carrots are mixed together with flour and spice dough. Savory, crunchy, tasty, and certainly cheap! But, it turns out this food has a different name in some regions in Indonesia. Among these 10 names.
- Bakwan
Mostly, this type of fried food is called bakwan. Examples such as in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Manado, and many others. In Lampung, bakwan is usually eaten with pempek-like vinegar.
- Weci / Heci
Malang people commonly call bakwan as weci, some others call heci. Some cities that have similar nicknames include Lumajang and Madiun.
- Kandoang
Apparently in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, bakwan contains a mixture of vegetables is called kandoang. Has anyone heard of it before?
- Makao or macau
Different again with Manado, North Sulawesi and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Common people call bakwan as makao or macau, similar to the name of Macau country.
- Pia-pia
This food is completely different from the pia sold in Yogyakarta, yes. Pia-pia is the nickname bakwan vegetable in Blora and Pati, Central Java. However, some people in Ponorogo, East Java was also called pia-pia.
- Badak
Not just the name of the animal, it is also a rhino is a term for bakwan vegetables fried in Semarang and Pekalongan. Because of this, local people like to joke with saying, "Great people Semarang like to eat rhino!"
- Ote-ote
Many cities in East Java refer to bakwan as ote-ote. Among them Surabaya, Gresik, Blitar, Mojokerto, and so forth. But know, in Malang the ote-ote is a term for bare chest. Well, be careful in the use of the word, yes!
- Reinforcements
In Sundanese, "bala" means "messy" irregular aliases. It looks like the memnag reflects the shape of a vegetable bakwan that can not be a hundred percent round or smooth surface. So, in Bandung, bakwan called with the reinforcements.
- Hongkong
Once you hear the word hongkong, some of you must imagine the name of one of the developed countries in Asia. But it turns out in Banyuwangi, hongkong means bakwan vegetable fried, you know!
- Bikang doang
Although the name is similar, "bikang doang" has nothing to do with the bikang ambon. This is the nickname for bakwan in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Regardless of the name and the mention of a different one, fried one is still much-loved.
What's your area name?