Tinutuan facts for kids
Tinutuan with salted fish
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| Alternative names | Bubur Manado |
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| Course | Main |
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Minahasa, North Sulawesi |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Rice congee with vegetables |
Tinutuan, also known as bubur manado or Manadonese porridge, is a special and popular breakfast food from Manado, a city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It's a warm, hearty meal that many people in the region enjoy, especially in the mornings.
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What is Tinutuan?
Tinutuan is a type of congee, which is a thick porridge made from rice. But this isn't just any rice porridge! It's packed with healthy vegetables and other tasty ingredients.
A Mix of Healthy Goodness
The main part of tinutuan is made by cooking rice with pumpkin and either sweet potato or cassava until it becomes a soft, thick pulp. Then, corn kernels are added, along with many leafy vegetables. These vegetables often include kangkung (water spinach), kemangi (lemon basil), melinjo (from the Gnetum gnemon tree), and bayam (amaranth). This mix makes tinutuan a very nutritious meal.
Delicious Toppings and Sides
What makes tinutuan even better are the many toppings and side dishes! People often add fried shallots, fried tofu, spring onions, leeks, and coriander. For a bit of spice, chili is often added, along with special sauces like sambal and dabu-dabu. To make it a full meal, smoked or salted fish is usually served on the side. Common fish choices include skipjack tuna, anchovies, or nike, which is a small fish from Lake Tondano. In Manado, people often eat tinutuan with cakalang fufu (smoked skipjack tuna), shrimp paste, or smoked garfish sambal. Sometimes, meatballs are also served with it.
The Story of Tinutuan
The exact history of the word tinutuan is a bit of a mystery, as no one knows for sure where it came from. The dish itself became popular sometime between the 1970s and early 1980s.
An Official City Icon
Tinutuan is so important to Manado that the local government made it an official symbol of the city in 2005. To celebrate this special dish, they even set up a "traditional food area" on Wakeke Street. This area is full of stalls where you can buy and enjoy fresh tinutuan.
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Tinutuan with salted fish and sambal chilli sauce
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Toppings served with tinutuan
