A Javanese ceremony is traditionaly concluded with a Tumpeng party.
The table is set for a traditional Indonesian meal with Tumpeng Robyong, a yellow cone-shaped pile of rice with on top hard boiled eggs, trassi, onion and red pepper. There are seven types of side dishes: ayam ingkung (spiced fried chicken), telur rebus (hard boiled eggs), urapan sayur (mixed vegetables with coconut), sambal goreng kreni (meatballs in mildly spiced sauce), udang goreng (fried shrimps), perkedel kentang (spiced potato), perkedel jagung(corn croquettes) and rendang daging (Indonesian stewed beef).
The Tumpeng Gundul is a cone-shaped mountain of white rice without any side dishes
As dessert, traditional pastries are provided: lemper (filled roll of glutinous rice), spring roll, dadar gulung (filled pancakes), kue lapis (steamed Indonesian layer cake), pastel goreng (stuffed pies), risoles (stuffed and breaded pancakes). There are also different types of fresh fruits: bananas, oranges, mangoes, papaya, rambutan.
Nasi kuning | yellow rice |
Ingkung / bekakak ayam | seasoned fried chicken |
Sambal goreng kreni daging cincang | meatballs in mildly seasoned sauce |
Udang goreng bawang putih / tepung | fried shrimp |
Rendang daging / semur daging | Indonesian stewed beef |
Telur rebus / pindang telur | hard-boiled eggs |
Urapan sayur | mixed vegetables with coconut |
Perkedel kentang | spiced potato or corn croquettes |
Nasi putih | white rice |
Lemper | filled roll of sticky rice |
Lumpia | spring roll |
Dadar gulung | filled pancakes |
Kue lapis | steamed Indonesian layer cake |
Pastel goreng | stuffed pasties |
Risoles | stuffed breaded pancakes |
Pisang | banana |
Jeruk | orange |
Mangga | mango |
Papaja | papaya |
Rambutan | rambutan |
The party starts with the cutting of Tumpeng rice cone.
The ceremony leader invites Jasmine, her parents and all guests to stand around the table. The table is covered with Tumpeng Robyong and Tumpeng Kalen.
Jasmine cuts the top of the rice cone (buceng) and gives it to the father. Then she takes a spoon of rice and some side dishes and gives it to the mother. Father and mother finally give Jasmine some of the other dishes.
When this is done, the other guests are invited to eat together.
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