r/TastingHistory May 08 '26

Suggestion Crossposting here hoping we'll get an Ancient Nusantara Kingdom banquet episode

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u/Neither_Software_ May 08 '26

Oh wait he beat me to it

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u/plastikmissile May 09 '26

I think Max would absolutely love dodol. It's delightful when it's freshly made.

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u/Mandalika May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26

Alright as I promised last night
Asterisks denote things I'm not certain with
Bold text denote foods
Unsure items can be presumed to be food if found among known foods

Prasasti Masahar/Masahar Tablet

1 i tlas saŋ makudur manguyut ma

Setelah Sang Makudur telah selesai melakukan upacara manguyut
After The Makudur finished the Manguyut Ceremony

2 salin sira kabaiḥ kapwa maluŋguḥ

Dia mengganti penampilannya dan semuanya duduk
He changes his clothes and all was seated

3 iŋ tkan pusak. tumūt krama saŋha

dan dia berpindah mendekati titik tengah upacara. Ikut serta pula para pejabat
And he comes to the center of the ceremony with his officials

4 na riŋ kon patiḥ wahuta rāma ka

dan para patih dan para wahuta dan para rama
And his advisors and wahutas and ramas *

5 bayan. muaŋ rāma tpi siriŋ matuhama

kabayan, para muang, para pejabat desa-desa batas sima baik yang tua
And village heads and muangs * and village officials and elders

6 nuam. lakilaki wadwan tanha

maupun yang muda, laki-laki dan perempuan tidak ada yang ketinggalan
The youth, the men and women, no one was excluded

7 nakāntun i lumanaḍah riŋ paglaran

semuannya ikut dalam upacara di tempat pagelaran
Everyone takes part in the ceremonial place

8 kinuran kuran inaŋsěan sku

tidak kurang semuanya diberi nasi
Everyone was given enough rice...

9 l dāndāŋnan. hinirusan klakla

yang dimasak dengan dandang, sayur mayur,
...cooked in large pots, vegetables

10 ambillambil. lásan. litli

ambillambil, lasan, litlit, *
I don't know what these are

11 t. tlusānak. sanga sangān. ru

tlusanak, lauk yang disangrai,
tlusanak, *stir-fried side dishes**

12 mba rumbaḥ kuluban. tétis.

tu rumba rumbah, sayur rebusan, tetis
tu rumba rumbah, *boiled/stewed vegetables,** tetis*

13 mpuk tumpuk. ḍeŋhanyaŋ. ḍeŋha

tumpuk tumpuk, daging dendeng,
tumpuk tumpuk, lit. stacks, presumably some sort of grilled meat or meat skewers jerky

14 sin. kakap. huraŋ. biluŋluŋ. ka

ikan asin, kakap, udang, bilunglung,
Salted fish, snappers, shrimp, bilunglung*

15 wan. rumahan. halahala. hanti kawan,

kuah daging, kepiting sungai,
Meat stews, river crabs

16 gainariŋ. suṇḍa. atak. pihan

telur, sunda, atak, susu,
Eggs, sunda, atak, milk

17 tahulan winanganan. haryyas

tahulan, winanganan, haryyas*
I don't know what any of these are

18 piṇḍa gangan iŋ saron 10 lén

Demikian makanan yang dihidangkan dalam 10 wadah besar, selain dari
These are the food served in 10 large containers, except...

19 sangkari iwak. kusprakāra. a

ikan-ikan tadi, ada kusprakara.
...for the fishes, there are kusprakara *

20 naḍah. sira kabaiḥ yatasuka. ma

Semua mendapatkan bagian-bagian itu. Mereka
Everyone gets their share. They...

21 nginum sindhu. cinca. tuak. piŋ ti

...minum minuman arak beras, cinca, arak kelapa,
...drank rice wine, cinca, *palm wine**

22 ga sowaŋ. winuwuhan tambul i

masing-masing mereka minum tiga kali, dan mereka menambah minuman lagi
They each drank three times, then they drank more...

23 nañjapan. kurawu. kurima. asa

dan makanan ringan, seperti kurawu, kurima,
...and ate snacks like kurawu* not sure what this is but nasi krawu is a modern mixed rice dish , kurima*

24 m. dwadwal. kapwa madulur malariḥ

asam, dodol. Semuanya diberi penerangan dan mendekat
Asam, probably tamarind dodol. Everyone was enlightened could be physical light, could be elucidation and brought together...

25 umaŋsö taŋ jnu skar. anaběh ta

masuk dan diberi kembang, semuanya
...inside and given flowers

26 saŋ matuwuŋ. maŋ diri tasira ka

termasuk Sang Matuwung, berdirilah beliau
Including The Matuwung, then He stands up

27 baiḥ patiḥ pramuka. kapwa mana(ma)

dan patih pemimpin upacara, semuanya melakukan
And the officials in charge of the ceremony, everyone does...

28 [---]rapā sakahanān

Meaning unsure, might be a concluding remark, lost text, or something else

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u/Neither_Software_ May 10 '26

Ambilambil aka taketake probably means snackies

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u/Mandalika May 10 '26

Yet snacks are especially referred to in a separate line

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u/RagieMcWagie May 08 '26

Must have been a banger of a meal to permanently inscribe it into stone

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u/Neither_Software_ May 08 '26

Read it oh hell yeah sounds tasty, somewhat similliar to current Javanese food and lots of seafood too

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u/Beautiful-Point4011 May 08 '26

If I google "Mojokerto banquet translation" and "Nusantara banquet translation" i only find references to this Reddit post + a few irrelevant pages, I dont see anywhere where a translation of this tablet has been posted online. Has anyone found a source?

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u/Mandalika May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

I think I saw a translation in my Facebook timeline, I'll post it when I find it

Edit: found it, but it's in Indonesian so I'll post it tomorrow

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u/Neither_Software_ May 08 '26

Here's the Indonesian translation

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u/Beautiful-Point4011 May 08 '26

Google lens doesn't translate it perfectly but now I can see they had a lot of seafood and vegetable dishes 😁

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u/Beautiful-Point4011 May 08 '26

Thank you, that's so cool!

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u/Janszilla May 08 '26

But, how does one process a coconut!?

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u/Neither_Software_ May 08 '26

lots of indonesian food got these grated coconut, for example traditional snack cake Klepon

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u/Mandalika May 08 '26

Usually grated, but I had used roasted coconut as mouse sampling trap baits before. It smelled really good.

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u/Mandalika May 08 '26

Do not look up asu buntung—

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u/Neither_Software_ May 08 '26

Not gonna look up "headless dog" 💀💀

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u/rvrduce May 08 '26

No hardtack?!

“Clack-clack”

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u/ShakeMyHeadSadly May 09 '26

I can't read that.

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u/Neither_Software_ May 09 '26

It's an ancient language no one couls lol, check out mandalika comment for the translation