Not the First
EP.37 Spice vs Spice

“Ambek gangannyo! Idak wants to be shy. Think of bae as the house of dawe,” said Kak Ros with his distinctive Belitung. He while thrusting a bowl of fish with yellow gravy teased on KKN participants who had just arrived at the pond location.

They seem confused by the language of Kak Ros who is still so thick regionalism. Although they knew the meaning of his words, they could not answer in the same language.

"Come, Brother. Sorry la ngerepotin. Caknyo sedep nian, here," Rey said smoothly.

"Well, you know how to speak Malay, Rey?" ask Dion in amazement. He did not expect that his friend was proficient in the language of the region here.

"I'm the real Lahat, brother. La almost tigo taun this begawe while studying in Jakarta," Rey hurriedly explained to Kak Ros who put up his confused expression.

"Oh, panties. Logat wong kito nian you're that,"

"Let's go" Rey said with a smile.

They are actually still full because their stomach has just been filled with fried bananas, cassava stew and fish shady made by Rey at breakfast. But in honor of Kak Ros who has prepared cooking for them, then they compactly take the pieces of fish and pour it into each plate.

"Come, taste. Idak wants to be shy. Rasoin cook'an wong here," asked Brother Ros again.

“Don't palaknyo bae, this baconnyo jugo is still a lot,” he said while stirring the contents of the pot and showing the large fish meat cut. He put the fish into Alex's empty plate.

Alex's eyes blinked, a sizable piece of fish swimming around in his plate. His stomach is still full suddenly asked to be filled again. The aroma of the cooking managed to make him swallow saliva many times.

"La awaited from earlier, you just came by the sun la rose. Sister La cook from dawn for your breakfast, nih," he said again.

"Sorry, Brother. We were fishing first at abis shubuh. Make it not want to stop because the fish is on nyamperin. In an instant we can bring home a lot of fish" said Alex

"Come, if the morning fish is a lot. The afternoon jugo mak. But what dak, you guys finish off the new brother's cooking kito way nginak-nginak pond,"

Using a fork, Alex separates the fish by its spines. "Hemmm, a soft but fishy fish," he groaned softly at the Pandu next to him. Then he tasted the sauce.

"Fresh," he murmured again.

Finally Alex took a barrel of rice and mixed it in a fish dish, pieces of fish and gravy and put it in his mouth together. "Hmmm, hmm, hmmm, yummy," he muttered many times.

Seeing Alex who was like a delicacy with his dish made others also provoked his appetite. They without hesitation took the white rice served in a small basket. Rice that is still steaming with the aroma of fragrant rice.

The combination of slightly fatty fish taste, thick turmeric aroma, spicy, sour red cayenne pepper, and young pineapple pieces create a fresh, sour, savory, and spicy biting taste sensation.

"It's like we ate the same Mr. Camat yesterday afternoon," said Risya who looked so excited to sip the still warm fish broth.

After pretending to remember each taste that was smeared on the tongue of culinary presenters who often aired on TV, they also then enjoy fish dishes served with warm white rice that voraciously. Until finally only the bones of the fish are left in the dish. Kuah, meat, to fish eyes and brain toilet I brush.

"Form, right!" asked Kak Ros satisfied when he saw the clean cuisine was not left.

"Come, Brother. Seger nian's. Yesterday we jugo dapet this cak fish in Pak Camat's office but they said it was spiced. Samo dak spice with Gagan, huh? ask Rey curiously. Although he is Sumatran but he only knows processed clear fruited fish like this enough in SOP or Pindang.

The yellow lime samo gang is almost similar. Samo-samo special daily meals Belitung people. It is one of the mainstay dishes that must be served in every restaurant on the island of Belitung.

Kalo gagan basic ingredients iwak (palak iwak ketarap), meat or chicken with spices. Kuahnyo is thicker than spices. Having a sour taste that is refreshing, spicy and savory is very suitable with the taste of fresh fish that is slightly sweet. Gangan biasanyo mixed pineapple jugo for complement. So the sweet effect is more biting. That one was a piece of pineapple mudo, fat right?"

"Let's go, sweet asem-asem. But more immediately," said Risya.

"Well, if the yellow spice is the basic ingredientnyo fish jugo, but often replaced samo chicken (lacquer and wings), and rib meat, or vegetables. Yellow spice, usually cooked a little more spicy compared to other dishes. Kuahnyo is more watery than manganese, yellow spice has a sensation that is no less pleasant with manganese. If you only use pineapple as a complementary ingredient or often called potpourri by the people of bangka, yellow spice biso jugo plus cucumber, kedondong leaf shoots for those made from chicken or beef or ribs,"

"Let's go, the cucumber to neutralize the spicy taste in the yellow spice sauce, kedondong sprouts give fresh flavor (acid) in the yellow spice meat & chicken dishes. Most importantly, the shoots of kedondong are believed to make the people of Bangka can also make the meat more soft,"

"Waw, this new science. Selamo this if cooking chicken let soft chips use pineapple pieces,"

"The cubo biso. But if in the city hard to find buduk kedondong. More practical pineapple,"

"Come, brother. Intinyo mano. Many alternative spices that we can use to add flavor to the cuisine to make it more distinctive,"

"That bill,"

"Thank you very much, brother. We've been served this special dish. So have this super energy to go around the pond," Alek who has since only been able to listen to the talk of Rey and Kak Ros chimed in.

"Samo-samo. That's Edi's brother who nganter you guys around. He's the pond overseer here" Ros pointed to a middle-aged man walking towards them.

"Bel, it's been recorded, right?" ask Alex to Abel who was assigned as the documentation sie during this program.

"Ready, boss. We take some photos first yes make a report," said Abel who was holding his camera.

"How wide guess this is, brother. It looks like it's too broad?" rara asked as she took some photos.

"About 3 acres,"

"Oh, my God," Rara patted her eel so hard.

"Why?" ask Rey.

Rara did not answer. But it can be ascertained if he resigned before struggling when hearing the vast pond that they will review only on foot.

"I need your shoulder if I can't support my body anymore" Rara struggled on Pandu's shoulder standing in front of her.

"Hemmm. Moreover, friends also saw the behavior of Rara who suddenly became spoiled like that.

"Ga can?" this time Rara looked up at Pandu's face until their faces were so close.

"Wow, just know that fish can make a girl suddenly aggressive like this," muttered Dion while he heard a grin.

Pandu did not answer Rara's question, he just smiled knotfully and patted the girl's shoulder gently.

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