as well as Papua is an area located in the eastern part of Indonesia. Papua has millions of its own uniqueness, starting from its tribe, customs to its culinary delights. There is one extreme food which is also a culinary specialty,
This type of sago worm is very easy to find on sago trunks that have been felled, especially those that have died. This flexible animal can also be found in dead Randu trees.
Papuan people usually enjoy sago caterpillars by cooking it first, but they are also usually eaten raw,
Sago caterpillars are believed to be nutritious food ingredients for health, including as a food to increase stamina. When traveling to Papua, don't miss tasting the sensation of this special food, even if you don't feel disgusted.
2 BAT SATE
If not, you can taste it when visiting Manado City, North Sulawesi Province. There is 1 typical extreme food from the city of Manado, the main ingredient is bat meat, or what the people of Manado call Paniki Santan.
This special food that is classified as extreme is a dish of coconut milk with a spicy taste. The spicy coconut milk on Paniki is not only because the people of Manado love the spicy taste, but also because the coconut milk sauce with lots of chilies can disguise the very fishy aroma of bat meat.
If you take a walk in Manado's traditional market, you can easily find bat meat traders. Besides being used as a spicy coconut milk dish, bat meat is also usually cooked into bat satay or fried bats.
3 Ghost Caterpillars
This extreme food menu comes from Purworejo City, Central Java Province. The people of Purworejo are already used to consuming special culinary dishes made from caterpillars. Some Purworejo people believe that by eating caterpillars, they can treat toothaches. However, not just any caterpillar.
The type of caterpillar consumed by the Purworejo community is Lyman Tridae or caterpillar from the turi tree. Caterpillars which are commonly consumed in Purworejo are usually served either in satay or fried. These caterpillars are believed to contain protein, are non-toxic and quite safe for consumption. According to some people who have tasted, the caterpillars have a tasty and delicious taste.
4 SATE KOMODO
You already know the lizard? This reptile looks like a Komodo dragon but smaller. The habitat of the lizard is usually in swamps and rivers. Some Indonesian people believe that by eating this extreme food, monitor lizard meat can cure itching on the skin. Monitor lizard meat is usually processed into satay.
Especially for Javanese people, monitor lizard meat satay is very popular as a traditional medicine which is quite effective. Apart from eating the meat in the form of satay, monitor lizard meat is also commonly processed into lizard oil which is sold in bottles and has medicinal properties.
5 RAT SATE
The next extreme food from Minahasa. If you visit Minahasa you can taste roasted mice. Most people who have tasted roast mice report that it is quite delicious and is almost similar to the taste of grilled chicken.
The Minahasa people used to process the rats by roasting them and adding a spread of butter. That is why the Minahasa people usually call it butter seasoned roasted rat.
The main ingredient of the Minahasa roast rats, which are not the wild rats that often roam the house gutters. However, the main culinary ingredient for roasted rats comes from rats caught from the forest and reportedly not contaminated by human waste in sewers or in landfills.
