Kupang,
in addition to known as the name of a town or village, is also familiar
ears of East Java community as one of the typical sea food and
delicious taste.
Kupang
is the only animal that lives at sea, shaped like the shell, but
smaller, about 3-5 mm in diameter, somewhat pale brown body color. If the condition is cooked it on the head is black.
Kupang
is the habitat of living plants attached to the sea on a beach that has
the characteristics of quiet, the waves are not too large. By the coastal fishermen, Kupang was arrested with a simple tool, that is with a lot of sea grass mowing dihini Kupang. Furthermore when the tide is low then gerompolan Kupang taken by the fishermen.
Having collected so many of the Kupang separated from her house (shell) by boiling. After boiling the contents of this little shell will come out, and terpisang of his shell. The next process is to separate processing Kupang, then Kupang is ready to be sold as semi-finished food ingredient.
Kupang in East Java arrest is to be found among other northern coastal areas on the coast of Sidoarjo, and Pasuruan. Kupang is processed into a typical meal that can only be found in the vicinity of his arrest. How to cook Kupang also very easy, just washed, boiled in water until cooked. East Java community is more familiar with calling this culinary "Kupang rice cake".
Kupang
rice cake served with a sauce, and spices that are used include: garlic
thinly sliced (fried), chili, and paste (made of black salad shrimp).
Seasonings are mixed and crushed with a spoon on a plate that will be presented. After
the mixture was crushed then be diluted with a little sauce, sprinkle
stew Kupang, on the top and then add the sliced rice cake plus lentho
(a mixture of grated cassava, beans Tolo, shredded coconut, and spices
of garlic, coriander, salt, sugar).
Kupang was boiled then cooked with the sauce poured on top. For the finishing touch was sprinkled with fried onions. Kupang will be more complete if eaten with satay shells. Sate of steamed clams and pierced with a bamboo stick. Some rice cake stall Kupang also equip it with eggplant crackers (a type of sea leeches).
Like
most other sea food then there are some people who are allergic to,
generally the audience of Kupang lontong neutralize them with coconut
ice drinks (degan). If the net process is guaranteed not to cause side effects such as diarrhea and similar diseases. Several cities in East Java Kupang lontong very easy to find, because spreading evenly. For my friends who have never tasted, curious, I congratulate you try, guaranteed add and addiction,