Monday, April 30, 2007

Festival Makanan Kuba, Jamuan dari Negeri Fidel Castro

Gran Melia Jakarta bekerja sama dengan pihak Kedutaan Besar Kuba di Indonesia, mengemas acara festival makanan khas Kuba kali ini dengan cocktail reseption, salsa dance, pameran lukisan di koridor ruang lobby, dan tentu saja dengan dinner time yang ditunggu-tunggu di akhir acara.

Kuba, tempat yang terkenal dengan banyak simbol. Cerutu, Fidel Castro, gula, dan musik salsa. Dari semua itu, menu-menu makanan dan minuman pun disikapi sebagai hasil alam dan budaya Kuba. Benar-benar Kuba. Cuba Si !

Sambutan dari Cocktail Reception
Menu menarik yang disajikan Kuba malam itu, diawali di meja pertama pada ujung ruangan lobby hotel. Cuban Food Festival menyambut para tamu yang hadir dengan beberapa pilihan cocktail. Mohito, red wine Cuba, dan Si minuman tiga warna : Si Por Cuba.

Mohito dingin dengan wangi daun mint segar, aroma rum Havana, lemon juice, dan rasa manis gula Kuba. Si Por Cuba, minuman yang tampil sewarna dengan bendera negara Kuba. Lapis paling bawah dari evaporated cream dan cocoa white, lapisan kedua dari granadine syrup merah, dan lapisan teratas dari blue curacao. Mencicipi minuman penghangat tubuh khas Kuba ini, seperti menuju gerbang negaranya yang bergolak. Jamuan hangat ini menjadi rangkaian yang sekarakter dengan hentakan musik dan tarian salsa yang mengantar acara pembukaan Cuban Food Festival akhir tahun 2005 lalu di Gran Melia Jakarta.

Iklim dan Adab Bersantap di Kuba
Iklim tropis yang hangat, menghidupi Kuba selama ribuan tahun dan membuat beberapa hasil alam di sana punya kemiripan dengan Indonesia. Selain sebagai salah satu negara penghasil gula terbaik di dunia, tanah Kuba pun cocok untuk kopi, tembakau, jambu biji, pisang tanduk, nanas, mangga, dan padi.

Kuba yang berada pada garis oposisi dari negara-negara kapitalis seperti Amerika dan Inggris, memutuskan untuk membuat sistem pertanian organik. Keberhasilan sistem ini mengakibatkan Kuba tidak perlu lagi memasok pupuk dari luar negeri dan mampu memenuhi sendiri
kebutuhan pupuk di negaranya. Konsumsi pangan di Kuba menjadi khas dan sehat. Hal ini turut melatarbelakangi budaya/tradisi makan yang ada di sana. Sebagai negara agraris, bangsa Kuba juga memilih nasi sebagai menu makanan utamanya. Mirip dengan Indonesia dan beberapa negara Asia lainnya.

Moros y Cristianos, nama menu nasi dari Kuba. Bedanya, nasi dari beras Basmati ini berwarna lebih gelap. Warna kehitamannya ini datang dari air rendaman kacang hitam (Cuba black bean) yang digunakan untuk menanaknya. Rasanya memang lebih gurih.

Doblones Don Pedro adalah menu utama lainnya yang dihidang dengan beberapa potong jagung manis beraroma cream susu. Menu dari irisan persegi dari beef tenderloin beraroma minyak zaitun dan bawang putih ini disajikan dengan jus daging kental dengan wangi daun oregano.

Menu utama dari seafood khas Kuba dikenal dengan Pescado Gratinado Conqueso dari ikan kakap putih panggang yang dihidang dengan keju, dan condiment dari cacahan daging buah alpukat dengan aroma lemon. Tartaletas de Marsicos yang ada di pinggan terdepan dari jajaran hidangan pada central table malam itu, adalah hidangan appetizer dari irisan daging cumi matang dengan tambahan bumbu bawang putih, tomat, olive oil (minyak zaitun), daun coreander.

Hidangan-hidangan ringan dari dessert ala Kuba, datang dari parade buah-buah tropisnya. Salah satu olahan pisang tanduk di Kuba, diberi nama Platano Maduro. Ini dibuat dari pisang tanduk hijau yang digoreng dengan tambahan sedikit garam. Ada lagi, jambu biji yang dibuat setup manis dengan sejumput cinnamon (kayu manis) dan biasanya dimakan bersama dengan cream cheese. Makanan ini dikenal di Kuba dengan nama Casquito de Guayaba. Kombinasi rasanya, luar biasa. Manisnya yang tajam, seperti berhenti menusuk lidah ketika bertemu dengan rasa asin dari cream cheese. Terakhir, Duden Diplomatico. Salah satu parade buah tropis dengan menghidangkan pudding caramel yang dibuat dari campuran jus nanas dan mangga. Manis dan segar.

Uniknya, ada pada tata cara makan khas Kuba. Dalam satu pingan, selalu ada Moros y Cristianos dengan siraman kuah black bean soup, yang juga ditemani dengan beberapa potong Doblones Don Pedro dan jagung manisnya, juga Pescado Gratinado Conqueso, dan bahkan Platano Maduro. Main course dan dessert disantap dalam satu pinggan. Cita rasanya memang bisa membuat lidah kita tercengang jika tak terbiasa.

Cita rasanya, lahir dari etnis yang hidup di Kuba. Ada banyak etnis yang hidup di sana. Kebudayaan yang timbul pun menjadi multi kultural. Afrika, Spanyol, dan Asia, tinggal bersama.

Chef Yesney Lamas Ramos, Cuban guest chef , Gran Melia Jakarta menjelaskan main taste dari menu-menu Kuba ini dalam satu kalimat lugas, “We have many different colour of skin, we have many type of hair, and then it makes many taste of our food”.

(Tulisan ini telah dimuat di majalah Food and Life style yang berkantor di Jakarta)

Writer: Ayu N. Andini
Photo by www.pridesource.com
Ket. Foto: Cuba Dance

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