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Semar mendem which is lemper wrapped in thin omelette. A variant snack almost identical to lemper is called semar mendem. Both are glutinous rice filled with shredded seasoned chicken. Instead of banana leaf wrapping, semar mendem uses a thin omelette made from egg and flour as wrapper, hence rendering the whole package edible.
Semar is the personification of a deity, sometimes said to be the dhanyang (Javanese: ꦝꦚꦁ) [5] or guardian spirit of the island of Java. In Javanese mythology, deities can only manifest themselves as ugly or otherwise unprepossessing humans, and so Semar is always portrayed as short and fat with a pug nose and a dangling hernia.
Semar is a character in Javanese mythology who frequently appears in wayang shadow plays. He is one of the punokawan (clowns) but is divine and very wise. He is the dhanyang (guardian spirit) of Java, [ 1 ] and is regarded by some as the most sacred figure of the wayang set. [ 2 ]
The Javanese (/ dʒ ɑː v ə ˈ n iː z /, jah-və-NEEZ, [17] / dʒ æ v-/ jav-, /-ˈ n iː s /- NEESS; [18] Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ, romanized: Wong Jawa (in the ngoko register), ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ, Tiyang Jawi (in the krama register); [19] Indonesian: Orang Jawa) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java.
Kejawèn (Javanese: ꦏꦗꦮꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Kajawèn) or Javanism, also called Kebatinan, Agama Jawa, and Kepercayaan, is a Javanese cultural tradition, consisting of an amalgam of Animistic, Buddhist, Islamic and Hindu aspects. It is rooted in Javanese history and religiosity, syncretizing aspects of different religions and traditions.
Naga in Javanese language means "a big snake; a dragon". [4] 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. [5]
Roti gambang or ganjel rel (Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶꦒꦤ꧀ꦗꦼꦭ꧀ꦫꦺꦭ꧀, romanized: roti ganjel rel; Pegon: روتي غانجل رل) is an Indonesian rectangular-shaped brown bread with sesame seeds, flavoured with cinnamon and palm sugar.
Tumpeng in a cone. The cone-shaped rice is surrounded by assorted Indonesian dishes, such as urap vegetables, ayam goreng (fried chicken), ayam bakar (grilled chicken), empal gepuk (sweet and spicy fried beef), abon sapi (beef floss), semur (beef stew in sweet soy sauce), teri kacang (anchovy with peanuts), fried prawn, telur pindang (boiled marble egg), shredded omelette, tempe orek (sweet ...