This document summarizes some unique and delicious foods from Jayapura, Papua. It describes sago caterpillars, which are a rich source of protein despite their unappealing appearance. It also mentions bagea cake, a soft, low-cholesterol snack food often eaten with coffee or tea by elderly locals. Finally, it briefly outlines several other traditional Papuan foods, including sago pancakes, lontar cake (similar to Bali pie), and a steamed dish called aunu senebre made from anchovies, taro leaves, and coconut.

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2. From the name alone, many people will feel
disgusted to eat it. But this is one of the foods
that are rich in protein. Therefore, Papuans
are healthy and rarely get sick. The people
there are used to looking for food in rotten
trees, then they will not feel disgusted with
this animal. The sago caterpillar is cooked
directly, because when eaten alive, the
caterpillar tastes and tastes delicious. Or
cooked in advance such as stir-fried,
vegetables, fried and made into satay.
SATE ULAT SAGU

3. KUE BAGEA
This food makes many people like to consume
bagea cakes, especially elderly parents. This
food is very suitable for those who are
elderly because it is not too sweet and also
low in cholesterol and fat. Bagea cake eaten
with coffee or tea. So that the texture is soft
and easy to chew.

4. This lempeng sagu is made of sago in the
form of plates. Besides this, it is very difficult
to find a place to eat because toti is
consumed and eaten immediately after
cooking. The manufacturing process is that the
chin is processed by burning it by pressing a
rectangle with an iron that will look like white
bread after cooking
LEMPENG SAGU

5. At first his name was rontart, but as time went
on his name became lontar to make it easier
to pronounce. An egg-based lontar cake
which is then printed using a ceramic plate.
The lontar cake is almost the same as the pie
in Bali. The lontar cake uses a large mold so
that the resulting cake is larger. The person
who made this a gift. This food is very sweet
and has a soft texture
KUE LONTAR

6. This food has a form that is so traditional that
anyone who eats it gets a special sensation
because it only exists in Papua. This food is a
preparation made from anchovies and fried
rice, then mixed with taro leaves and grated
coconut and then steamed. Anchovy taken is
from the sea. The steaming process does not
require a very long time, this dish is cooked
already has a soft texture. The taste of this
food is very savory and delicious.
AUNU SENEBRE