Celebrating New Year with "Nasi Tumpeng"

This picture captured on January 1, 2009 while celebrating new year with my officemates.

Nasi tumpeng is one of the famous Indonesian Tradisional dishes. Yellow colour in rice is from natural color of tumeric. Rice shaped like cone sorrounding by Indonesian fried chicken, fried tempe, salted fish, round fried potato, egg omelete, chilli sauce, and vegetables. Served in traditional big bamboo plat and covered with banana leave. Aluminium foil on top of rice is just to keep rice warm and prevent drying rice.

Nasi tumpeng served in special occasion as thanks be to God such as while success in harvest, 7th month of pregnancy, and other ocassion. But nowadays, we can found this Indonesian traditional dishes on modern celebration such as New Year and birthday celebration or even wedding celebration.

one of nasi tumpeng recipe.

Thanks to all Indonesian people who love Indonesian products.