Nasi tempong

Summary

Nasi tempong (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦒꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦁ, romanized: sega témpong; Pegon: سيجا تمبونغ) is an Indonesian rice dish, typical food of Osing people in Banyuwangi, consists of steamed rice with boiled vegetables (includes boiled spinach, cosmos and basil leaves), tofu, tempeh, corn fritter and fried ariid catfish. This rice dish served with kencur sambal[1] or terasi sambal.[2] [3]

Nasi tempong
Alternative namesSega témpong (Osing)
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateBanyuwangi, East Java
Created byOsing or Javanese
Serving temperaturehot
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The "tempong" term is a word in Osing language which means "to be slapped" in English. Thus the nasi tempong named because the spicy taste of nasi tempong which giving a sensation like being slapped.

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  1. ^ Nasi Tempong, Pedas Pipi Terasa Ditempeleng, diakses dari situs Travel Kompas
  2. ^ Nasi Tempong Mbak Nah, diakses dari situs Wisata Kuliner
  3. ^ Tertampar Sego Tepong Mak Wah, diakses dari situs TribunNews