Taste the Belitung Rusip Sambal that inspires tastes

In Indonesia, chili is a menu that has never been absent with other snacks. The taste is appetizing, making chili sauce is always a mainstay every time someone will eat food. So popular is the chili sauce in this country that even makes some regions have their own special types of chili sauce. One of the special delicious chilli sauce that will make your tongue shake while enjoying it is rusip chili from Bangka-Belitung. Then what is the rusip sauce like? Let's search for information in this article.

Fish Fermentation

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Russel Sambal from Bangka-Belitung Province is made from fish as its basic material. Usually the fish used for this Russians sauce is anchovy. But there are some people who make this rusip sauce with the basic ingredients of bilis (Clupeoides borneensis). Fish in Bangka-Belitung is indeed not a strange thing. Because Bangka-Belitung which is an island area surrounded by oceans, makes fish very easy to obtain. So the fish that will be used as rusip sauce will initially be cleaned first and then mixed with brown sugar and salt.

For the process of cleaning the fish itself must be done well. Because if the fish are still dirty and unhygienic, they will not be able to be processed into rusip sauce. This is because unhygienic fish will rot and bring up caterpillars. Fish that are clean and hygienic itself will be preserved in a container along with the ingredients that have been mixed. From this will emerge a fish fermentation process that lasts for at least seven days. After the fish are preserved and fermented for seven days or more it emits an acidic odor, then that means the fish is ready to be removed and processed into rusip sauce.

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Processing After Fermentation

There is one interesting thing that can be obtained from the process of preservation and fermentation of fish for this rusip sauce that is the appearance of lactic acid. Now from the presence of lactic acid there are those who believe this element can make a person stay young. Fish that have been preserved through a fermentation process for seven days or more will then be mixed again with shallots, key oranges and chilies. From this mixture of ingredients, rusip sauce will bring a strong aroma. The sour taste of rusip sauce from fish and orange will be combined with sweet and spicy taste so that anyone who tastes it will be addicted.

Health Content Behind the Apperance

When someone first sees this rusip sauce, indeed not all will immediately taste. This is because the rusip sauce is classified as extreme. Seeing the murky color and appearance of anchovy sticking out and the pungent odor, it can indeed make people feel disgusted. But when it is enjoyed, the feeling of disgust will turn into addiction. And behind the appearance that is not easy to see, it turns out this rusip sauce has a healthy content. This is because in this rusip sauce contains high levels of lactic acid and amino acids with the usefulness for digestion and makes youthful. In other studies found the benefits of rusip sauce that can reduce cholesterol. Not to mention the large calcium content in anchovies, will make bones become stronger.

Penyajian Sambal Rusip

Enjoy Rusip Sambal

To enjoy this rusip sauce, the people of Bangka-Belitung will usually eat it together with warm rice, processed fish and vegetables such as cucumbers, cassava leaves, eggplant and lettuce stew. However, there are some people who also enjoy this rusip sauce without additional side dishes. So here they will eat rusip sauce with only rice. From the spicy taste in rusip sauce plus the warmth of rice, often people who enjoy it sweat and increase their appetite.

How to Get Rusip Sambal

For those of you who want to try the rusip sauce, you can make it yourself or buy it in the typical Bangka-Belitung shops that sell it. Apart from the shop, you can also get this rusip sauce from the vendors who sell it. The price for the Russians sauce that is sold at the stalls of the typical food of Bangka-Belitung is around Rp. 15 thousand to Rp. 25 thousand. This price difference is only a matter of the size of the bottle used for rusip sambal packaging.

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