YOGYAKARTA was held so many cultural treasures, including the culinary. Want to taste the king's favorite foods, can. Name the cuisine is "weird", you know.
Prawan Coquettish
There are about 70 dishes available at the Bale Raos, Magangan Kulon, in Yogya Palace environment. "That's not all, you know, because there are many more unique menu palace," said the owner, Sumartoyo (46), which eloquently describes the sultan's favorite food Yogya ruler.
Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) IX, he said, like the duck-suwir Suwar kedondong sauce, stew Hooked HB VIII piyik, pigeon with sweet and Dutch origin Huzaren salad consisting of lettuce, potatoes, beans, carrots, and meat. "He was influenced European cuisine," said Sumartoyo who claimed not come from relatives of the palace.
Other favorite menu there is kethok chilli, which is beef cooked with hot peppers. Meanwhile, favorite drink, "a cup and beer Wedang Java. Both are made from herbs. It was fresh. Wedang cup can be served cold or hot. For beer Java, physically similar to the color of beer. Sultan, do, do not drink alcohol. Well, in honor of Dutch guests during a toast, drinking beer Sultan of Java, Dutch guest a real beer. "
For snacks, there is a Prawan Coquettish. "The Sultan himself who gave names to bananas baked snacks using the coconut milk. Nom Manuk also there, sort of pudding made from glutinous rice tape ijo and egg mixture. "
Menu of the kings in Bale Raos, continued Sumartoyo, presented since 2004 on the initiative of Queen Hemas, wife of HB X and KGPH Hadiwinoto, brother of HB X. "The mission originally was not commercial, but preserving the culinary riches. Especially the sultan's favorite menu, "the story that has Sumartoyo to 20 years in the field of culinary.
He also began to record a wealth of culinary palace and study the literature of HB VIII of culinary. "There rayi his palace menu court records as HB VIII-law," said the now Sumartoyo assisted 35 employees to serve the guests.