Le’le Luk

By: Davidson Oktav

Have you ever heard a famous Maumere song, Gemu Fa Mi Re? I’m sure, you have heard it. It is a phenomenal song that broadcasted in radio and national television channels, even it has many subscribes in Youtube. One of its lyric is “Le'le luk ele rebing ha.” Le'le luk is one of Maumere local food. In my mind, Nyong Franco, Gemu Fa Mi Re songwriter, took Le’le luk in his song because this food is one of special Local Food of Maumere. By the way, do you know what is Le’le luk? Have you eaten Le’le luk? Le’le luk is Maumere local food that made of corn.

Are you interested in Le’le luk? Alright, I will give some information about Le’le luk. Le’le luk is corn that fried drily without oil, and then the fried corns are grilled until it becomes powder corns. You can eat le’le luk with grated coconut. Also, you can add some sugar or salt according to your taste. It is so delicious, when you eat le’le luk with tua bura. Because the corns are powder, when you eat it, please don’t talk too much. As a recommendation, don’t eat it too much because your stomach can be flatulence. You can keep Le’le luk for year.
Ok, that’s about le’le luk. If you come to Maumere, don’t forget to taste it.