Recommended Culinary Delights to Try When Vacationing in Semarang, from Babat Gongso to Pisang Plenet

Kapanlagi.com - One thing that should not be missed during a vacation is enjoying local culinary delights in the area we are visiting. This time, we will explore a series of delicious foods that KLovers can try when visiting Semarang. What are they?

There are various legendary culinary delights that are famous for their deliciousness and can be tasted when on vacation in the capital of Central Java Province. One menu that you must be familiar with is Lumpia.

Special food from Semarang consists of various types of heavy meals and unique snacks. In addition to lumpia, you can easily find food with unique flavors in every corner of Semarang city as a culinary tourism. Here is a summary from various sources by Kapanlagi.com.

1. Soto Bangkong

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Semarang has a famous soto called Soto Bangkong. The name Bangkong is taken from the location of the soto restaurant, which is located on Jalan Bangkong before eventually changing to Jalan Brigjen Katamso.

This soto is famous for its brownish-colored broth. It contains chicken, rice vermicelli, and a few vegetables such as tomatoes and bean sprouts.

2. Babat Gongso

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Babat Gongso is a typical Semarang dish that you must try. Babat gongso is a dish made from babat (tripe) sautéed with other offal such as liver, lungs, or spleen. All of these offal are then cooked with a mixture of soy sauce and bird's eye chili.

3. Leker Paimo

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Not only heavy meals, there are also snacks that you must try when visiting Semarang, namely Leker Paimo. This food may sound like ordinary dry and sweet leker. But don't be mistaken, the choice of leker here is quite diverse. One of them is wet leker with a choice of sausage or tuna.

4. Tahu Gimbal

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Have you ever heard of tahu gimbal? This culinary is one of the attractions of Semarang. Gimbal is a Semarang language which means shrimp. This unique food is made from fried tofu, mixed with fried bakwan which contains shrimp. That's why this typical Semarang food contains shrimp.

5. Pisang Plenet

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There's another recommendation for delicious and unique food that you can try in Semarang. It's called Pisang Plenet! In Javanese, plenet means flat. The bananas that are sold are made into a flat shape.

The bananas are grilled and then pressed using a cutting board until flat. The bananas are spread with margarine and sprinkled with toppings such as meses or various fruit jams. However, if you want an authentic taste, you can choose toppings like sugar or peanuts.

6. Es Puter Cong Lik

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Want something cold to eat? Don't worry, there's something called Es Puter Cong Lik. Allegedly, the origin of the name es puter Cong Lik is an abbreviation of Kacung Cilik or little helper. Usually, this es puter is also called es dung dung, which is made with coconut milk as a substitute for milk.

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