Dengke Mas Naniura

Traditional dish from Indonesia

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About Dengke Mas Naniura

Indonesian traditional dish

Dengke mas naniura is a traditional Batak dish originating from the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. The name of the dish means "pickled fish" in the Toba Batak language. The dish is made with raw carp which is soaked in Kaffir limes and seasoned with andaliman. According to local oral tradition, only Batak kings were allowed to eat the dish, but in modern times there is no such restriction.

Key Ingredients

  • table salt
  • garlic
  • chili pepper
  • Alpinia galanga
  • peanut
  • shallot
  • Aleurites moluccanus
  • ginger
  • Etlingera elatior
  • red onion
  • turmeric
  • chili powder
  • Andaliman
  • common carp
  • lime
  • Jeruk jungga

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine

Dietary Information

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Traditional Indonesia cuisine

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