Kerak
telor is original food of Jakarta or we known Betawi. Keraqk telor makes with
materials like white glutinous rice, chicken egg, ebi or dried shrimp that
salted, dry roasted added with fried red onion, then be given grinded spices is
toasted coconut, red chili, kencur, ginger, pepper, salt and sugar.
History
kerak telor originated from the colonial era. Kerak telor is special food, and
served in big party of colonial government or person Betawi who rich. However
over the times, kerak telor has now become a peoples dishes that can be enjoyed
by anyone.
How to make food
is quite unique because it is not cooked on the stove, but cooked on a bonfire.
Trader occasionally reverse frying pan so surface of the kerak telor roasted
and cooked through while fanned to fan that ember still burning. After dried and cooked kerak telor ready to be served.
Now, kerak telor
had been become scarce foods that are difficult to be found in everyday life,
then it also should be no conservation measures.
Kerak telor seems
displaced by modern food and process modern food that is very fast and ready to
served.
In modern era,
kerak telor no longer dominated by people of Betawi, some of them come from
Padang, Tegal, Garut and Cimahi.
Trick to kerak telor
can still preserved with invited trader traditional to sell kerak telor in PRJ
(Pekan Raya Jakarta) and make culinary tour in Jakarta.
