Don't Use It Wrongly, This Is A Difference Between Lada And Ketumbar In Cooking

Illustration of pepper and ketumbar (Pixabay/Congerdesign)

YOGYAKARTA Lada and Letumbar are two types of kitchen materials that are never absent from the culinary dish of the archipelago. Therefore, it is important to know the difference between pepper and ketumbar so that they are not misused when making dishes.

Lada is often likened to a turquoise, because of its similar shape and appearance. In fact, if you look closely, there are differences in color, shape, aroma, and taste. To find out the difference between the two, see the explanation below.

Adapting the book Bumbu Penyepp, and Indonesian Cooking Participators by Murdjiati Gadjito, here are some differences in pepper and turquoise that you need to know:

At first glance, pepper does look similar to turquoise. However, if you look closely, pepper has a different look than tumbar,

if observed from its size, pepper will look bigger than turquoise. Meanwhile, in terms of color, pepper has a more diverse color, there is red pepper, green pepper, and black pepper. This is different from thumb which only has one color, namely light chocolate.

Differences in pepper and other turquoise can be observed in terms of taste. In cooking, the use of pepper can provide a spicy sensation. Meanwhile, ketumbar is used to add a sour taste to the dish. The use of ketumbar in cooking also makes the taste more real'.

Not only does it give a spicy sensation, pepper can also give a pretty strong spicy aroma to food. In fact, when smelled, the aroma could hit the nose.

Meanwhile, ketumbar emits a more fragrant aroma, but the aroma is not spicy like pepper.

The difference between pepper and thumb can be seen in terms of use in cooking. For pepper, the way to use it is by milling or smoothing, then sprinkled in the final cooking process. By adding pepper, the taste and aroma of the cooking will be stronger.

Meanwhile, ketumbar seeds must be matched first, then smoothed with other spices. This process can make the aroma of cooking more fragrant.

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