Nasi kucing
Indonesian rice dish
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Nasi kucing (from Javanese ꦤꦱꦶꦏꦸꦕꦶꦁ 'nasi kucing'; Javanese: [ˈnasi ˈkutʃɪŋ], lit. 'small-portioned dish')[1] is an Indonesian rice dish that originated in Central Java, primarily in the Yogyakarta, Semarang, and Surakarta areas but has since spread throughout the country. It consists of a small portion of rice with toppings, usually sambal, dried fish, and tempeh, wrapped in banana leaves.
Indonesian mixed rice with various toppings, served in small portion | |
| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Yogyakarta, Central Java |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Rice in small portion with various side dishes wrapped inside banana leaf |
| 100 calories | |
Etymology
Origin
Presentation
Nasi kucing consists of a small, fist-sized portion of rice with some toppings. Common toppings include sambal, dried fish, and tempeh.[2] Other ingredients include egg, chicken, and cucumber can be added to nasi kucing.[3] It is served ready-made, wrapped in a banana leaf, which is further wrapped in paper.[2]
A variation of nasi kucing, sega macan (English: tiger's rice) is three times the size of a regular portion of nasi kucing. It is served with roasted rice, dried fish, and vegetables. Like nasi kucing, sega macan is served wrapped in a banana leaf and paper.[4]
Sales
Nasi kucing is often sold at a low price (sometimes as low as Rp 1,000 for nasi kucing[5] and Rp 4,000 for sega macan[4]) at small, road-side food stalls called angkringan, which are frequented by working-class people, or wong cilik, including pedicab and taxi drivers, students, and street musicians.[6] This has led to angkringan being considered the "lowest class of eatery".[5]
The owners of the angkringan themselves often come from lower socio-economic classes, may have few or no marketable skills, or originate from remote villages.[7] In order to open their stalls, they borrow money from a patron, called a juragan; that amount can be up to Rp 900,000.[8] From the daily net profits of Rp 15,000 – Rp 25,000,[9] the seller repays the patron until the debt is repaid and the seller can operate independently.[10]
