5 Top Malang Street Food That You Should Try
If you currently or will have an intership in Malang, do not forget to try its street food. Not only it has super affordable price, but also offers tasty flavor which will make you want to try it again. Alun Alun Malang is one of the places where you can find many street vendors selling snack, especially at night. It is a great place for you to spend your time with friends while exploring to 5 top Malang street food that you should try!
To evade the confusion when choosing what snack to try, you can give a shot to the snacks below:
Cilung telur
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Cilung itself stands for aci digulung (rolled tapioca). Cilung telur, or egg cilung, is made from tapioca flour which has already been added additional spices such as pepper. Then, it will be dipped into chicken eggs and be fried. The seller usually provides various toppings such as barbeque, peanut sauce, chilli sauce, et cetera. To taste this snack, you only need to spend around Rp 1.000 ($ 0.07)/skewer.
Sempol ayam
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Another snack in skewer which is currently on the rise in Malang is sempol ayam. Different from cilung which is only made from tapioca flour, the dough of sempol ayam is the mix of minced chicken meat and tapioca flour. The taste is savory and the texture is chewy. Each seller may provide the same kind of sauce but the taste of sempol ayam in each seller can be vary, depending on the seller’s recipe. But do not be afraid if you want to try sempol ayam until you find the one that matches your taste because the price for one skewer of sempol ayam is only around Rp 1.000 – Rp 2.000 ($0.07 - $0.15).
Ketan bubuk
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Ketan bubuk is ketan (sticky rice) served with shredded coconut and peanut powder. The taste of the ketan is usually sweet but you will not get tired of it because it is combined with the savory flavor of the peanut powder. If you happen on a diet, you can use ketan as the alternative because the content of glutinous carbohydrates is lower than rice. Plus, the fiber content in ketan is good for your digestive system. To get this tasty and beneficial snack, you only need to spend around Rp 5.000 ($0.37).
Wedang angsle
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This warm drink will be a good companion for you on a cold night. The main ingredient of wedang angsle is sticky rice, combined with tapioca balls, mung beans, and white bread. The reason on why this drink is able to make you warm is not only because it is served hot, but it is also because the sauce is made from coconut milk mixed with spices. Looking from the ingredients, this drink will definitely offer you a rich flavor, and it is only cost around Rp 6.000 ($0.44).
Putu bambu
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This soft-textured snack is named as putu bambu (bamboo putu) because it is cooked in a bamboo that has been cut for about 5 centimeters. Putu dough—made from rice flour mixed with pandan water—will be steamed in the bamboo until it is solid and cooked. Putu is served with palm sugar and coconut shredded as the topping. The snack costs about Rp 500 ($0.04)/piece.