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Folklore from West Sumatra
The story of Pak Buyung and his family in Nagari Minangkabau is about an only child named Indra. Indra was a diligent and devoted child who had a pet rooster named Taduang. The only problem with Indra is his overactive appetite. Indra can eat half a basket of rice and several side dishes in a single meal.
During the famine season, Buyung's family was forced to save money and rely on makeshift crops such as sweet potatoes and taro. After a few days, Indra started to complain of hunger and asked his parents to find him something to eat. His father rebuked him and told him to find his own food in the forest or sea.
Indra followed his father's orders for almost a month without success, until he was exhausted and his father called him a lazy child. Unknowingly, his mother followed him and brought home pensi shells (Corbicula Moltkiana Prime), which are then cooked into pangek. Pak Buyung asked his wife to spend it secretly without Indra's knowing, and when Taduang crowed, they immediately cleaned up the food and washed their hands. When Indra returned from the sea, he was surprised to find his parents sleeping and satiated in the kitchen with only a little gravy and pensi left. Indra was sad because his parent lied to him, but as a dutiful son, he couldn't get angry.
He told Taduang his complaints on a large rock, and Taduang flew and carried Indra until the big rock was lifted and got bigger. Indra jerked his foot until the rock hit the hills around the ocean, forming a long hole, and quickly the water from the sea shrinks and fills the hole, and the flow forms a river. The river is now called the Batang Ombilin River, and seawater has shrunk to fill the basin that is now Lake Singkarak.
Did you know?.
"Pensi" is a typical Minangkabau food made from small freshwater clams found in the lake. It is popularly enjoyed by the locals as a snack. "The 'pensi' is prepared with a slightly spicy sauce, typically with flavors of spiciness and saltiness." It is also commonly served with "samba lado" (spicy chili sauce) to be eaten with rice. When enjoying the "pensi," it is often sought out at traditional markets or tourist spots in West Sumatra. Usually, at tourist spots, "pensi" is sold alongside other local foods, such as "langkitang."
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