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botok

Name: botok
Cuisine: Indonesia

Traditional dish from Indonesia

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About botok

Indonesian dish

Botok or ꦧꦺꦴꦛꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (Bothok) is a traditional Javanese dish made from grated coconut flesh which has been squeezed of its coconut milk, often mixed with other ingredients such as vegetables or fish, and wrapped in banana leaf and steamed. It is commonly found in the Javanese people area of Java Island (Yogyakarta Special Region, Central, and East Java. It has a soft texture like mozzarella cheese and is usually white.