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42. Experience the Beautiful Besut 43.
TERENGGANU
Dikir Barat
Culture Food

Duck Gravy (Gulai Itik)
The dikir barat performance was never obscure
anymore in Terengganu. Dikir barat is a performance Duck gravy is one of the attractions for breakfast. The nasi
presented in a group, and headed by a Tukang Karut lauk gulai itik has become one of the icons of breakfast
and Tok Juara. in the district of Besut. If you’re heading to Besut, don’t
forget to try the duck gravy.
Both the Tukang Karut and Tok Juara will precede
the singing while reciprocating poems, and then be
followed by the group members as background
voices with strong, loud voices. Tonyoh Ubi Kayu
Serves as the most popular traditional
food in Besut. It is made using a type
of yellow-coloured tapioca and eaten
with grated coconut. This food is the
traditional food of the older generation.

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Gasing Terbang Wayang Kulit
Gasing is a traditional Malay game that almost went The wayang kulit is a traditional theater art that
extinct. Thus, for the people of Terengganu, the employs the use of skin puppets and a white screen
game of gasing is one of the cultural heritages that to form shadows from a light source. It became one
must be preserved. of the popular entertainment a long time ago.

In general, the difference between gasing terbang There are 45 different puppets controlled by a Tok
and traditional gasing is their measurements. A Dalang, who also provides different voice intonations
gasing terbang has a diameter of about 15 cm and for each character.
weighs 4 kg. Other than that, a tin coil was included Sate Jabi
on the outer side of the gasing in order to give it the Sate Jabi is the most popular satay in Besut, Terengganu.
ideal weight for a much longer and balanced spin.
Because of this, the Jabi satay was made into an icon for
the district of Besut. Fully comprised of chicken and beef,
the Jabi satay is tasty to eat along with peanut gravy and
nasi himpit.