Nagasari facts for kids
Nagasari, Indonesian traditional cake wrapped in banana leaves
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| Course | Snack |
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| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Central Java, Yogyakarta |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Steamed rice flour with sugar filled with banana and wrapped inside banana leaf |
| Variations | Green, white, blue. |
Nagasari is a traditional Javanese steamed cake, made of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar, filled with a slice of banana and wrapped in banana leaves.
Etymology
Naga in Javanese language means "a big snake; a dragon". It refers to a mythical green snake in the Old Java that brings fertility to the earth. The word is derived from a Sanskrit word naga. Sari means "beautiful; fertile; patient" or "seed; flower".
Nagasari literally means "the seed of the dragon" or "the beautiful dragon". Since the Javanese dragon is often depicted as a green snake, the food is thus given green color.
The word nagasari can also refer to: 1) a specific tree; 2) a specific batik pattern.
Variants
Nagasari comes in green color (the most common) and white (less common). The green color comes from pandan leaves extract. White nagasaris are called legendo in Magelang.
In modern time, people start making different colors of nagasari. Blue nagasari, among them, gets its blue color from butterfly pea flowers.
Nagasari is commonly sold in Indonesian traditional market as a jajan pasar.
See also
In Spanish: Nagasari para niños
