Nasi kapau


Nasi kapau is Minangkabau steamed rice topped with various choices of dishes, originated from Nagari Kapau, Bukittinggi, a tourism and culinary hotspot town in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is often described as a Minang version of nasi ramas or nasi campur.
A nasi kapau food stall usually consists of stages and rows of large bowls, plates or saucepans filled with various dishes. In nasi kapau food stalls, after the customer is seated, they are asked which dishes they desire. The waiter then prepares hot steamed rice on a plate with cubadak, and boiled cassava leaf, and sambal on the side. The chosen dishes will be put directly — using long serving spoons — upon the steamed rice or in separate small plates. Nasi kapau eating establishments usually insist on using high-quality fragrant rice directly brought from Bukittinggi and Agam Regency.
In Minang food establishments, it is common to eat with one's hands. They usually provide kobokan, a bowl of tap water with a slice of lime in it to give a fresh scent. This water is used to wash one's hands before and after eating. If a customer does not wish to eat with bare hands, it is acceptable to ask for a spoon and fork.

Dishes

Nasi kapau dishes are actually quite similar or almost identical with nasi padang from Padang city. The differences mainly lies in the method of serving, and sometimes there are some typical Kapau Bukittinggi dishes that seldom served in common Padang restaurants. The dishes offered in nasi kapau are:Rendang, chunks of beef stewed in spicy coconut milk and chili gravy, cooked well until dried. Other than beef, rendang ayam and rendang itik can be found. Daun ubi tumbuk, cassava leaves in coconut milk Kalio, similar to rendang; while rendang is rather dry, kalio is watery and light-coloredGulai ayam, chicken gulaiGulai cancang, gulai of meats and cow internal organsGulai tunjang, gulai of cow foot tendonsGulai babek, gulai babat or gulai paruik kabau, gulai of cow tripesGulai iso or gulai usus, gulai of cow intestines usually filled with eggs and tofuGulai impo, gulai of cow spleenGulai ati, gulai of cow liverGulai otak, gulai of cow brainGulai sumsum, gulai of cow bone marrowGulai gajeboh, cow fat gulai Gulai itiak, duck gulai Gulai talua, boiled eggs gulai Gulai kepala ikan kakap merah, red snapper's head gulai Gulai jariang, jengkol stinky bean gulai Dendeng batokok, thin crispy beef Dendeng balado, thin crispy beef with chiliParu goreng, fried cow lung Ayam bakar, grilled spicy chickenAyam goreng, fried chicken with spicy granulesAyam pop, Minang-style chicken, boiled or steamed and later fried. While fried chicken is golden brown, ayam pop is light-colored.Ikan bilih, fried small freshwater fish of the genus MystacoleucusBaluik goreng, crispy fried small freshwater eelUdang balado, shrimp in chiliRajungan goreng, crispy fried crab Terong balado, eggplant in chiliPetai goreng, fried green stinky bean Ikan asam padehPeyek udang, shrimp rempeyekKerupuk jangek, cow's skin krupukSambal balado, sambal with large sliced chilli pepper
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