Gravy Sauce (kuah beulangong) That Strengthens Inter-Community Gratitude in Aceh

Goat Curry Culinary Mixed Jackfruit or Banana Fruit

Not only marine tourism, history and culture that you can enjoy in Banda Aceh. Culinary variety can also be enjoyed if you visit this city, one of Kuah Beulangong or Kuah Belanga. For the people of Aceh, Kuah Beulangong often used as the main menu in a traditional celebration or wedding party. Beyond that, a kind of curry sauce rich in spices is also easily found in various typical Aceh restaurants are studded in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar.

Beulangong means big pots or pots used for cooking. The size is selected large, about one meter in diameter. Beulangong sauce is a typical Aceh food that can be the main ingredient of beef, mutton or buffalo meat mixed with jackfruit, or some who use banana. To preserve Kuah Beulangong as a culinary heritage, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Aceh Province often held an event to introduce the culinary tradition.

At the festival residents can enjoy the curry goat or Beulangong Kuah and indulge in taste as much. Because this dish is always cooked in large quantities and using a large cauldron orBeulangong, the curried goat is then referred to as Kuah Beulangong. That is, the sauce is cooked in a large sized pot. Inside the large container, cooked goat meat with a mixture of banana or jackfruit. Then mixed with spices from the typical Aceh spices. Firewood burns beneath this big pot. When the sauce begins to boil, anyone who sees it will be tempted.

Beulangong Bean spice is like coconut gongseng, milled coconut, red chilli, dried chilli, cayenne, garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander gongseng, candlenuts, galangal, and many other spices are all ground. Mutton that has been cut into small pieces washed and put into a large cauldron earlier. Stir with the spices that have been ground until evenly distributed, and do not forget to give salt to taste. Add enough water and cook until half-baked, until the seasoning is perfectly absorbed.

Next enter the piece of jackfruit or banana with chopped onion plus sour water from fruit menteu, a kind of large oranges. Add water and leave to cook. The gongseng coconut that is spiced in spices, causing the aroma of Kuah Beulangong is very distinctive. No wonder, hundreds of residents of Banda Aceh, in this festival activities many people flock to come to the festival arena just to be able to enjoy the delicious Beulangong Kuah.

In addition, the cuisine that takes two hours cooking time, also describes the togetherness and friendship between families and residents. This is illustrated by cooking together and eating together, and should be cooked in large portions and eaten together. When Beulangong Kuah cooks, sometimes the chef will share the quota directly to the people from the big cauldron. Beulangong sauce is delicious if eaten hot-hot. No need other extras, just warm white rice then doused with a sweet red sauce.

All these processes involve all societies, especially men. For the people of Aceh, Kuah Beulangong cooking tradition has been there since the first. The Sultanate of Aceh often holds this tradition to strengthen the silaturrahim among fellow society. Until now, this tradition is still continuing. Everyone will feel the loss if not involved in the tradition of this great meal. Beulangong sauce has become a mandatory menu in every celebration of Acehnese society.

Unique, almost every gampong (village) in Aceh has Beulangong (a large cauldron), with at least 4 pieces. Many people say that for those who have high blood pressure should not eat goat meat, for that cold cucumber water is the right choice for a companion when you eat Kuah Beulangong. If you visit Banda Aceh, Kuah Beulangong you can enjoy in the houses that offer typical Aceh cuisine. Not hard to find, because there are in every corner of the city.