SumatraCapital: Jambi
Traditional Recipes from Jambi
Jambi cooking loves tempoyak (fermented durian) and patin fish from the Batanghari River.
Jambi
Fish Cake Curry (Gulai Tepek)
Gulai Tepek Ikan
A Jambi curry of flattened fish dumplings (tepek) made from snakehead or mackerel, cooked in yellow coconut sauce.
JambiKue Padamaran (Rice Flour Pudding with Palm Sugar)
Kue Padamaran
A traditional Jambi and Palembang sweet in banana-leaf cups: rice flour and coconut milk on top, liquid palm sugar at the bottom.
JambiPatin Fish in Fermented Durian (Tempoyak)
Tempoyak Ikan Patin
Patin catfish cooked with tempoyak (fermented durian) and chillies into a yellow, sour, spicy broth with a distinct durian aroma.