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Head to Bengkulu for Indonesia’s largest octopus eating festival

Bengkulu’s Kaur district is ready to interrupt records because it prepares to host Indonesia’s largest octopus culinary festival, reports Kompas.com.

“It also aims to promote Kaur’s local culinary potential,” Kaur County Development Office director Exa Vero Renggi said on Sunday. Between.

According to Kaur Regent Gusril Pausi, the festival, which can be held on July 29 to mark the anniversary at Merdeka Field, is fully ready.

Octopus Satay. Photo: Tasty

The event coincides with the celebration of National Family Day (Harganas) in Bengkulu Province, which Kaur District hosts.

“At the moment, we have prepared a total of 500 kg of octopus meat and we plan to produce up to 5,000 satay skewers about 200 m long,” he says.

He added that octopus was chosen because the predominant ingredient because there may be a whole lot of it growing in Kaur waters. Octopus meat, especially satay, is a favourite dish of tourists visiting Kaur.

The free festival can be open to everyone.

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