Tinutuan
Tinutuan
The recipe
Tinutuan, or Bubur Manado, is the signature breakfast porridge of North Sulawesi (Manado). Unlike most porridges, Tinutuan is built on rice AND a mix of vegetables — pumpkin, sweet potato, corn, long beans, spinach, kale, and young gnetum leaves (melinjo). The result is a colorful, hearty porridge that's both comforting and nutritious. It's traditionally served with a tray of side dishes: fried salted fish (*ikan asin*), fried tofu, fried tempeh, salted egg, sambal roa (a fiery chili sauce with smoked fish), and crispy krupuk. Tinutuan is the signature of Manado cuisine — a city where the food is famously spicy, and the breakfast is one of the most unique in Indonesia.
Ingredients
Method
💡 Tips from the kitchen
- ·The variety of vegetables is the soul. Use what's fresh and in season.
- ·Sambal roa is the signature — it's a Manado chili sauce with smoked roa fish. Find it at an Asian market or substitute with sambal terasi.
- ·Ikan asin (salted fish) is the traditional protein. Deep-fry it briefly to crisp.
The story
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🇮🇩 Indonesia has 17,000+ islands — only 6,000 are inhabited.
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