HISTORY OF TERASI
HISTORY OF TERASI
According to Carita Purwaka Caruban Nagari, the people who first made shrimp paste (a cooking spice at that time) were Ki Danusela and his wife Nyi Arumsari. The shrimp paste is made from prawn rebon (small shrimp), crushed rice, salt and other undisclosed ingredients.
Apart from making shrimp paste, both of them also made petis, apart from that, Cirebon was also the leading salt producer in Sundaland at that time. The skills of making Trasi and Petis were then passed on to his son-in-law and son (Prince Walalusang & Kencana Larang).
Every year, Cirebon sent tribute in the form of shrimp paste, petis and salt to its superior kingdoms, including Rajagaluh, which at that time was the administrative center of the Pajajaran Kingdom in the Eastern North Coast region.
It is said that Terasi comes from the word "Asih" which means liked by the King. In the past, the difference between the dishes of the Nobles/Kings and the common people lay in the presence or absence of Terasi in the food mixture. The price of trasi at that time was very expensive, because the food was for the nobility.
In another story, when Cakra Ningrat (the king of the Rajagaluh Kingdom) was eating food at his dining table, suddenly he felt that the food served was very unpleasant, so he vomited it.
After asking the waiter and the assistant, it turned out that the food served was not served with shrimp paste. When the King asked the reason, the governor answered that Cirebon had stopped sending the Trasi Tribute. Cirebon has declared its independence. This later became a sign that Cirebon's independence began with the cessation of sending Trasi, Petis and Garam tribute. This event occurred in 1482
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