SulawesiCapital: Manado
Traditional Recipes from North Sulawesi
Minahasan food is famously hot and fragrant with fresh leaves and herbs: woku, rica-rica and tinutuan, plus cakes from the Dutch era.
North Sulawesi
Ayam Woku (Minahasan Herb Chicken)
Ayam Woku Belanga
A spicy yellow chicken stew from Minahasa with lots of fresh leaves: turmeric leaf, lime leaf, pandan, lemon basil and spring onion.
North SulawesiKlappertaart (Manado Coconut Custard)
Klappertaart
A baked young coconut pudding from the Dutch era, soft like custard, with raisins and a topping of kenari nuts. A special treat in Manado.
North SulawesiTinutuan (Manado Vegetable Porridge)
Tinutuan (Bubur Manado)
Manado's vegetable porridge with pumpkin, corn, sweet potato, spinach, water spinach and basil. Meat-free, served with salted fish and roa fish sambal.