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Docang, a traditional Cirebon food commonly served for breakfast.

Docang or Doclang is a traditional food from Cirebon, a port town in West Java, Indonesia. It is made of sliced of rice cake, cassava leaves, sprouts, and krupuk , served in thick vegetable sauce called dage, which is made of mashed tempeh mixed with grated coconut. [1] This food has a distinctive savoury flavor and usually served warm for breakfast and it is sold in relatively affordable price. Today, authentic docang is rarely found even in Cirebon. [2]

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References

  1. "Doclang, Sarapan Unik yang Mengenyangkan". Indonesia Kaya. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. Official, Kawan GNFI. "Nikmatnya Doclang dan Es Pala, Kuliner Bogor yang Mulai Jarang Ditemui". www.goodnewsfromindonesia.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.