Kerak Telor: Traditional Batavian Omelet

Kerak Telor is native Betawi food that has existed since ancient times and is a typical food Jakarta already scarce encountered. Its presence began to be crushed as the rapid invasion of fast food among the people of Indonesia. This makes the egg crust into a corner and his presence was swallowed era faded.

In the former Dutch colonial period, egg crust had become elite food typical Betawai famous delicacy tastes. This meal was served at the party and a big celebration the officials at that time. But increasingly over time, the presence of culinary-western culinary egg crust is shifting charm.

The more the displacement of this Betawi traditional foods, sometimes making sense of missed to go back in memory during the past Betawi. The crust Egg is a typical food Betawi, with processed ingredients such as white glutinous rice, egg chicken / duck, ebi (dried shrimp marinated) roasted dried plus fried onions, and seasoned mashed form of oil roasted red chili, kencur, ginger , pepper, salt, and sugar granules / sand. Way of cooking is also quite unique. When the half-baked egg crust has been reversed and then skillet pemasaknya egg crust is left exposed to direct heat from the charcoal brazier which then becomes slightly charred. Perhaps this is what is called the crust.