SulawesiCapital: Makassar
Traditional Recipes from South Sulawesi
Makassar is a paradise of beef soups: coto, konro and pallubasa. For dessert, pisang epe with palm sugar.
South Sulawesi
Coto Makassar (Makassar Beef and Offal Soup)
Coto Makassar
Makassar beef and offal soup thickened with toasted peanuts and rice-washing water, served with ketupat or buras rice cakes.
South SulawesiPisang Epe (Pressed Grilled Banana with Palm Sugar)
Pisang Epe
Half-ripe kepok bananas grilled, pressed flat (epe) and drizzled with palm sugar syrup. The afternoon snack of Losari Beach.
South SulawesiSop Konro (Makassar Black Beef Rib Soup)
Sop Konro
Beef rib soup in a dark brown broth from kluwek, fragrant with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The meat is tender enough to fall off the bone.