Brebes, the city of shallot

Recently, I took a trip to Brebes, a small little town of Jawa Tengah. Just try to know more about the town, as I used to pass by this place before.

Brebes is well-known because of its main local product, salted duck eggs. There are two types of salted duck egg based on the yolk: one is with yellow color, another is with orange or reddish color. Depending on the nutrition intake, ducks that are fed with shrimps will lay eggs with orange to reddish yolk, while the ones fed with grain will produce light yellowy yolk. Of course, in term of the price, a yellow yolky egg is cheaper than the orange one. A boiled salted duck egg from either types usually has an oily creamy yolk. I like taking it with porridge for a nutritious breakfast.

Another thing about Brebes is that this area predominantly grows shallots as its main commodity of agriculture. Shallot field covers most area along the side of the main road. Shallot market, shallot storage houses, and shallot drying activity are common things to see here. For this reason, Brebes is also well-known as the city of shallot.