Food | 大山脚黑人罗惹 |
City | Bukit Mertajam, Penang |
Country | Malaysia |
Introduction | Rojak (Chinese: 囉喏; pinyin: luōrĕ) is a fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (where it is called Rujak). The term "Rojak" is Malay for mixture, is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, and in particular is often used to describe the multi-ethnic character of Malaysian and Singaporean society. In Indonesia, especially among Javanese, rujak is essential part in traditional prenatal ceremony called "Nujuh Bulanan" (literally: seventh months). Special rujak is made for this occassion, and later being served to mother to be and her guests (mostly her female friends). It is widely known that the sweet, spicy and sour taste of rujak are adored by pregnant women. The recipe of rujak for this ceremony is similar to typical Indonesian fruit rujak, with the exceptions that the fruits is roughly shredded instead of thinly sliced, also jeruk bali (grapefruit) is essential ingridients which is rarely present in typical Indonesian fruit rujak. |
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
大山脚黑人罗惹
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