Milkfish Presto

Milkfish Presto is a typical Indonesian food from Semarang, Central Java. These foods are made from milkfish (Chanos chanos) are seasoned with garlic, turmeric and salt. Fish are then cooked in banana leaf base in a way presto. Presto is a way of cooking with high-pressure water vapor. Food cooked in this way is placed in a pot that can be locked securely. The water inside the pot is then heated to boiling. Water vapor that arise will be cooking food inside these pots. Because the fish is known to have many thorns, presto banding is a popular food for cooking by thorns presto it becomes very soft.