“MAGE WAIR”

By: Maria Yosefina Hendriana

Mage wair is a local food of Maumere, and has become the favourite daily food for society of Sikka. Mage wair is a fish soup. Mage means tamarind and wair means water or sauce spices. So, mage wair is a fish soup that taste sour because of tamarind in it. Its ingredients are garlic, onion, turmeric, ginger, leaf and basil, tamarind, salt and chili.

How to make :

Sliced garlic and red union, turmeric and ginger in smear. Chili was mashed. Soak tamarind in water according to your taste. Heat the oil in the frying pan, after hot oil seasoning and stir fry until cooked. After that, pour the tamarind water into the fish. After tipe lift and store in the bowl and put in basil leaves to add its aroma. Mage wair ready to serve.