Holiday Ayo - Various ingredients can be used in Minang culinary delights. One of them is a pensi. Stir-fried pensi or pensi curry is a snack originating from the waters of West Sumatra. This dish is usually sold around water areas, such as lakes and beaches. Come on, check out the information about this typical Minang snack.

After investigating, pensi actually refers to a type of shellfish in the waters of West Sumatra, such as Lake Maninjau. To be precise, pensi are small freshwater shellfish with blackish to yellowish-black shells. 

The pensi is often processed into goulash or stir-fried dishes that are served in small cups. Apart from that, this snack made from shellfish is also served complete with the shell. Apart from being a snack, pensi are also delicious when prepared as a side dish. However, the shell must be removed so that only the flesh is served.

The process of separating the meat from the shell is done by boiling the pensi until it boils, so that the shell will open and the meat can be removed for cooking. Like other typical Minang dishes, pensi generally has a spicy taste, whether made into curry or stir-fried.

However, the taste of processed pensi seems to depend on the cooker himself. This is because it can be adjusted to suit tastes such as very spicy, spicy, to slightly salty.  Even though pensi live in freshwater waters, raw pensi are often sold in markets in coastal areas such as Pariaman and Padang.

Therefore, visitors at beach tourist attractions can find this snack easily and at an affordable price, starting from IDR 5 thousand per portion. Shellfish have many variations. One thing that is often used as a cooking preparation is small shellfish. For example, pensi is a typical West Sumatran snack.