 Nagasari, Indonesian traditional cake wrapped in banana leaves | |
| Course | Snack |
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| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Java |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Steamed rice flour with sugar filled with banana and wrapped inside banana leaf |
| Variations | Green, white, blue. |
Nagasari[1] is a traditionalIndonesian steamedcake, originating fromJavanese cuisine, made ofrice flour,coconut milk andsugar, filled with a slice ofbanana and wrapped in banana leaves.[2][3]
Naga inJavanese language means "a big snake; a dragon".[4] It refers to a mythical green snake in the Old Java that brings fertility to the earth. The word is derived from a Sanskrit wordnaga.[5]Sari means "beautiful; fertile; patient" or "seed; flower".[4]
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 wordnagasari can also refer to: 1) a specific tree; 2) a specific batik pattern.[4]
Nagasari comes in green color (the most common) and white (less common). The green color comes from pandan leaves extract. White nagasaris are calledlegendo inMagelang.
In modern time, people start making different colors of nagasari. Blue nagasari, among them, gets its blue color frombutterfly pea flowers.
Nagasari is commonly sold in Indonesian traditional market as ajajan pasar.
InSuriname, which has a significantly largeJavanese population, it's pronouncednogosari and consists of rice flour with bananas that are steamed in banana leaf packets.
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