nagasari
Sign in to saveNagasari is a traditional Indonesian steamed cake, originating from Javanese cuisine, made of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar, filled with a slice of banana and wrapped in banana leaves.
Key facts
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- Nagasari
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- Nagasari, Indonesian traditional cake wrapped in banana leaves
- Prepared food.country
- Indonesia
- Prepared food.region
- Java
- Prepared food.course
- Snack
- Prepared food.served
- Room temperature
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Steamed rice flour with sugar filled with banana and wrapped inside banana leaf
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- Green, white, blue.
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- 300px
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Nagasari is a traditional Indonesian steamed cake, originating from Javanese cuisine, made of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar, filled with a slice of banana and wrapped in banana leaves.
==Etymology== Naga in Javanese language means "a big snake; a dragon". It refers to a mythical green snake in the Old Java that brings fertility to the earth. The word is derived from a Sanskrit word naga. Sari means "beautiful; fertile; patient" or "seed; flower".
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