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WHEN visiting Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), shopping for typical souvenirs is an activity that should not be forgotten. Starting from a variety of typical culinary delights to unique handicrafts you can bring to your family back home.
Here are 5 recommendations for typical Kupang souvenirs to take home:
Se’i Meat
Se’i meat is one of the typical culinary delights of NTT. If you visit Kupang City, you can buy se’i meat as souvenirs.
In general, se’i meat is made from pork or beef. The meat goes through a smoking process and is then mixed with spices and salt, resulting in a savory taste. NTT people usually enjoy se’i meat along with hot rice and vegetables such as stir-fried papaya flowers and chili sauce.
Flores Coffee
For coffee lovers, souvenirs typical of Kupang today should not be missed. Like many other regions in Indonesia, Kupang has a distinctive coffee, namely Flores coffee.
Flores coffee has a distinctive aroma and taste that tends to be sweet because of the combination of hazelnut chocolate and caramel. To buy Flores coffee, you can visit a mini market or souvenir center around the city of Kupang.
Sambal Lu’at
Sambal Lu’at can be the next choice of Kupang souvenirs. Having a distinctive taste, this chili sauce is made from shallots, garlic, chilies, tomatoes, basil leaves, scallions, and lime juice.
Usually, chili lu’at is a complement when eating se’i meat or bote corn. No need to worry when bringing chili lu’at as a souvenir. Because now many chili lu’at products use containers that are easy to carry and don’t spill easily.
Woven Cloth
Not only culinary variety, you can also buy typical handicrafts as souvenirs. One of them is a typical Kupang woven cloth. This woven fabric goes through a manual weaving process to produce unique motifs. You can buy woven crafts in the form of cloth or bags with various patterns and shapes.
Sandalwood Crafts
In addition to woven fabrics, other Kupang handicrafts are sandalwood handicrafts. Sandalwood crafts have many variations of shapes such as bracelets, prayer beads, rosaries, fans, to hair clips.
In addition to having many variations of shapes, sandalwood crafts also have a unique and distinctive aroma. Therefore, not infrequently candana wood is also used as perfume or air freshener. [kompas.com/photo special]
