Rasa Rasa Kitchen, Mission District

[klyeoh (Peter)]

@mariacarmen

We asked about the family style Tumpeng tray but were told they were out of it. However, Joe (one of the chef/owners) said we could order whatever we liked and he’d make a platter of it for us.

That’s quite a substantial Nasi Tumpeng platter. I do love a well-constructed Nasi Tumpeng - the one I had here at Nona Bali in Penang served 4 pax, but I’d come across huge ones in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) made to serve 20 to 40 pax.

[Penang, Malaysia] Nasi Tumpeng lunch at 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶

We were at Nona Bali, Penang’s premier Balinese dining spot, for lunch today. We pre-ordered the Nasi Tumpeng, a celebratory rice dish which the Javanese and Balinese normally serve during happy, auspicious occasions, e.g. birthdays, engagements/weddings, etc. [DSC04411] Nasi Tumpeng is a spectacular dish - it’s meant to be “big”, as any centerpiece for a meal should be. Served on a large communal platter (known in Java as a “tampah”), the Nasi Tumpeng consists of a huge conical-shaped mound …