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Seblak

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Seblak
Seafood seblak
CourseMainorsnack
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateBandung,West Java
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsWetkrupukcooked with scrambled egg, vegetables, and other protein sources (chicken, chicken feet, seafood, or beef sausages), with spicy sauces including garlic, shallot,kencur,sweet soy sauce, and chili sauce.
VariationsSeblak kering(dry seblak) orkrupuk seblakwhich is actually a spicykrupuk(traditional cracker)

Seblak(Sundanese:ᮞᮨᮘᮣᮊ᮪) is anSundanese savoury and spicy dish,originating from theSundaneseregion inWest Java,Indonesia.Made of wetkrupuk(traditional Indonesian crackers) cooked with protein sources (egg,chicken,seafoodorbeef) in spicy sauce.[1]Seblakis a specialty ofBandungcity,West Java,Indonesia.Seblakcan be acquired from restaurants,warungsorgerobak(cart) street vendors. It is one of the most popularstreet foodsin Indonesia, especially in Bandung andJakarta.

Etymology

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The wordseblakmay have originatedSundanesethat isNyeblakor surprising, because it tastes spicy and rich in spices. Seblak also refers to ingredients ofSundanese cuisine,made fromcikurorGalangal(Kaempferia galanga).[2]

Ingredients

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At first glance, the ingredients and cooking method ofseblakis quite similar to other common Indonesian food, such asmie gorengandkwetiau goreng,howeverseblakdiffer with the chewy gelatin-like texture of wetkrupuk,and mostly quite spicy, owed to generous addition ofsambalchili paste.[1]Customer might order the degree of spiciness of theirseblakpriorly, although the default taste was quite hot and spicy. Almost all kinds ofkrupukcan be made asseblak,but the most savoury (and usually more costly) version useskrupuk udang(prawn crackers). The wetkrupukis boiled orstir friedwithscrambled egg,vegetables, and other protein sources; either chicken, seafood (prawn, fish and squid), or slices ofbeefsausagesorbakso,stir-fried with spicy sauces includinggarlic,shallot,kencur,kecap manis(sweet soy sauce), andsambalchili sauce.[1]

Moistedkrupukwould shrunk into smaller size compared to crispy fried ones, thus a lot ofkrupuksare required to make a bowl ofseblak.Sincekrupuk— especially prawn andfish crackers,are quite costly, the cheaper street food version usually add other carbohydrate sources as a filler in order to lessen the use of wetkrupuk,and to make it more satisfying. These extra carbs are slices ofkwetiauand/ormacaroni.Another popular variant useschicken feetas one of main ingredients.[3]

Origin

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"Dry seblak" orkrupuk seblak

In earlier days, the termseblakrefer to hot and spicy spice mixture made from groundkencur(Kaempferia galanga) andchili pepper.It is also refer to a traditional hot and spicy crispykrupukcrackers originate from rural southernCianjurarea before the independence era, this food was an alternative food, which is now called asseblak kering(dryseblak) orkrupuk seblak.However, today it is mostly refer to its wet and savoury version; theseblak basah.[4]

Seblakis relatively a recent invention inBandung,this new street food appeared in Bandung circa 2000s. It is suggested that the dish was originally started as a method to avoid wasting uneaten oldkrupuk;a way to safely (and pleasantly) consume stale oldkrupukby cooking it with other ingredients, to make it more satisfying.

However, another opinion suggests that this of thekrupuk godhog(Javanesefor "boiled cracker" ) from Sumpiuh district,Banyumas,Central Java,circa 1940s, which uses stale krupuk as its main ingredient.[4]Nevertheless, the pleasantly soft and chewy texture, also its savoury, rich and spicy taste, has madeseblaka street food favourite in Indonesia, especially the Sundanese people.

  • Seblak preparation
  • Seblak cart street vendor
    Seblakcart street vendor
  • Seblak ingredients
    Seblakingredients
  • Street vendor cooking seblak
    Street vendor cookingseblak
  • Cooking seblak
    Cookingseblak

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcKarina Armadani (19 December 2014)."Kuliner Tradisional: Menikmati Pedasnya Seblak Khas Bandung".CNN Indonesia(in Indonesian).
  2. ^"Trans Studio Mall Bandung - Fakta-Fakta Menarik Tentang Seblak, Jajanan Khas Bandung yang Sudah Hadir Lebih dari 60 Tahun".bandung.transstudiomall.com.Retrieved2020-07-18.
  3. ^"Seblak ceker".Cookpad(in Indonesian).
  4. ^abAstri Agustina (4 November 2015)."Ini dia asal usul seblak, si pedas beraroma kencur".Merdeka.com(in Indonesian).
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