Slamet Rahardjo, the founder of Indonesian Jenang Foundation shared knowledge about the meaning behind kinds of this Javanese traditional porridge-like food.
“Jenang is special in the eye of Surakarta citizen,” said Slamet.
Although the dish can be found in almost all kinds of traditional ritual such as child birth or death ceremonial, not all kind of jenang can be served in random occasion.
The jenang suran, for example, is always served in the traditional thanksgiving (selamatan) ritual on the month of Sura (first month of Javanese calendar).
In addition, there are also jenang grendul or candil porridge served in the occasion. The brown and soft-textured sticky rice dish symbolize the harmony in life which is always alternated with differences.
People in Surakarta also know jenang procotan which is made from rice powder and banana. This kind of jenang is usually served in birth ceremony to resemble the hope for the baby to be born safely.
There is also jenang lemu which is usually served alongside sego liwet (rice dish). According to culture observer of Kasunanan Palace, KGPH Dipokusumo, the food was originally served in the palace on Thursday nights selamatan ritual.
“Then, the food would be given out to people who pass by the Kori Kamandungan,” Dipokusumo explained.
Differently from jenang procotan which start to be rarely seen, jenang lemu and sego liwet can easily be found in the traditional markets in Solo.
“Nowadays, many foodstalls serve the dish that it becomes a typical dish of Solo,” Dipokusumo added.
Source : Tempo
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