cirebon cullinary 
The spicy and savory taste can arouse our hunger. Cirebon has lots of delicious food. Empal Gentong, Nasi Jamblang, Nasi Lengko, Docang, and Tahu Gejrot might come to your mind when talking about Cirebon culinary. But, did you know there is one typical Cirebon food that is so tasty but just a bit of people know about, named Rujak Gamel?
Spicy and Savory in One Dish, How Can?
Rujak Gamel is a type of rujak in Indonesia that originates from Cirebon. The name “gamel” is taken from the name of the village where this rujak originates, called Gamel Village, Plered, Cirebon. Not much different from other rujak, it has vegetables such as cucumber, eggplant, bitter melon, and kale with noodles, vermicelli, fritters, tofu, and pindang egg. Then, top it off with sour chili sauce or we call it Sambal Asam.
The most prominent thing that differentiates Rujak Gamel and other types of rujak is that it uses pindang dressing which is one of the elements of this rujak while most other use peanut sauce or just sour chili sauce without pindang dressing. Apart from that, one of the components is tapioca flour, which is rarely found in other types of rujak.
Rujak Gamel offers a savory spicy taste sensation that comes from sour chili sauce and shrimp paste. The sour, savory, spicy, and slightly sweet taste makes this food much sought after by the public. The spicy sensation you feel when you eat it is not just an ordinary spicy taste. Rather, it is the spicy taste that makes you addicted to eating it. This food is cheap, around ten thousand to fifteen thousand rupiah. So, all teenagers and adults can buy it.
For you who like spicy food, will definitely like it. If you want to visit Cirebon, make sure you put Rujak Gamel on your list of foods you must try, okay? Many stalls in the Cirebon area sell it, just choose the one closest to your location. So what are you waiting for? Come on, try it!
Written by Rahayu Bhielbina Putri
