Tinutuan, also known as ''bubur manado'' or Manadonese
porridge
Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...
is a specialty of the
Manado cuisine and a popular breakfast food in the city of
Manado and the surrounding province of
North Sulawesi,
Indonesia.
Tinutuan is a
congee
Congee or conjee ( ) is a type of rice porridge or gruel eaten in Asian countries. It can be eaten plain, where it is typically served with side dishes, or it can be served with ingredients such as meat, fish, seasonings and flavourings, most o ...
made from rice,
pumpkin
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and sweet potato or
cassava cooked up into a pulp,
which is then mixed with corn kernels and various leafy
vegetables such as ''kangkung'' (
water spinach
''Ipomoea aquatica'', widely known as water spinach, is a semi- aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. ''I. aquatica'' is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia. It is widely cultivate ...
), ''kemangi'' (
lemon basil), ''melinjo'' (''
Gnetum gnemon
''Gnetum gnemon'' is a species of ''Gnetum'' native to southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean islands, from Mizoram and Assam in India, south and east through Indonesia and Malaysia to the Philippines, Fiji, and Hawaii in the United States ...
''), and ''bayam'' (
amaranth
''Amaranthus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths. Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. Catkin-like cymes of densely pack ...
).
Finally it is served with many toppings that may include fried
shallots, fried
tofu,
spring onions,
leek
The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of ''Allium ampeloprasum'', the broadleaf wild leek ( syn. ''Allium porrum''). The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. The genus ''Alli ...
s,
,
chili
Chili or chilli may refer to:
Food
* Chili pepper, the spicy fruit of plants in the genus ''Capsicum''; sometimes spelled "chilli" in the UK and "chile" in the southwestern US
* Chili powder, the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties ...
, condiments like
sambal and
dabu-dabu, and smoked or salted fish, usually
skipjack tuna
The skipjack tuna (''Katsuwonus pelamis'') is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the balaya (Sri Lanka), bakulan/kayu (North Borneo), tongkol/aya (Malay Peninsula/Indonesia), aku (Hawaii), cakal ...
,
anchovies, or ''nike'' (a small species of fish from nearby
Lake Tondano
Lake Tondano is the largest lake in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The lake is approximately from the city of Manado and is above sea level.
In recent years there have been reports of decreasing water levels at Lake Tondano; from 1934 when it was , ...
).
The etymology of the word ''tinutuan'' is unknown.
The exact date when tinutuan was invented is also uncertain. Some sources say it has been popular since 1970, while others date its invention as late as 1981.
The local government of Manado made tinutuan an official icon of the city in 2005
and assigned a "traditional food area" lined with tinutuan stalls at Wakeke Street.
At its place of origin, Manado, tinutuan usually served with
cakalang fufu
Cakalang fufu is a cured and smoked skipjack tuna clipped on a bamboo frame, a Minahasan delicacy of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Process
After the ''cakalang'' (Minahasan for skipjack tuna) fish has been cleaned (scaled and gutted), the flesh ...
(smoked skipjack tuna),
shrimp paste or smoked
garfish sambal, or meatballs.
Tinutuan with noodles is called ''miedal'' or ''midal''.
Gallery
File:Tinutuan with salted fish and sambal.jpg, Tinutuan with salted fish and sambal chilli sauce
File:Tinutuan topping.JPG, Toppings served with tinutuan
File:Miedal.jpg, Miedal in Manado
See also
*
List of porridges
References
External links
Porridges
Indonesian rice dishes
Manado cuisine
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