Typical Food in Yogyakarta

Gudheg

Surely everyone is familiar with the food. Foods that are popular around Yogyakarta and the origin of this must be a primary goal of someone who has visited Yogyakarta and Solo.
Basically gudheg jackfruit vegetable (young jackfruit, not mature), which is cooked with spices, plus some dark brown sugar Java. Gudheg merged with his friends, namely:
Second-boiled eggs (eggs boiled with guava leaves added to the model of white, brown eggs). Somewhile as sugar cane, and sweet taste extraordinary.
b. Opor Ingkung chicken or chicken (white curry), usually because of chicken tastes better.
c. Krecek Sambal (chili fries are made of cow hide)

Javanese cuisine is known for the sweetness of sugar due to the addition of Java. Gudheg also not spared by the sweet tongue tremors. Usually, sometimes accompanied by attachments such as bacem Tempe (soy-based foods), bacem Tahu (soy-based food ground) and white crackers with a cup of tea and a sugar cube.
In addition to the famous rice served with rice Gudheg term waste can be served with rice porridge. Until the technical term mash / polenta (the term community of children) and the congee / polenta gudheg (term Jogjakarta)

Bakpia Jogja

When we talk about bakpia, so that crossed our mind is the city of Yogyakarta. I do not know when it starts bakpia in the city of Yogyakarta, but clearly bakpia work closely with the city as a grad student. It is sweetened condensed because it is made of a mixture of beans which were sweet sugar and wrapped in a coating of wheat flour with this cool flat round shape. In order to attract both local customers and customers outside the box.
Bakpia is identical with the typical products of Yogyakarta bakpia Pathuk is well known from the region. Now bakpia contents vary considerably, not only to contain only the green beans. But also to provide content chocolate, cheese, green and black Kumbi Kumbi. proper selection of materials and a unique flavor that is owned bakpia making - a typical Jogja popular with local tourists or visitors from outside the region. In addition to easy handling, bakpia product also has resilience than a month and injured muah not in good taste and shape. Although no preservatives, but conservation should be a good temperature.
Why famous bakpia markets, marketing of these products is not difficult. Bakpia always the same - and from tourists. For this quest for a strategic place for bakpia market, such as crowded places frequented by visitors. In addition to marketing can also be done from the left bakpia stores - stores that are around the city of Yogyakarta. Or it could be done through the promotion of tourism and travel agency in your area. Create a partner with shops bakpia recommended as a destination for tourists, will bring big profits for you. Since that tourists usually buy in large quantities. Operate successfully with the culinary offerings - from Jogja can become a profitable business opportunities. For those who want to try to produce bakpia own, following our recipe involves making bakpia Jogja. Good luck and more success for your business.Read...bisnisukm.com


Geplak

Geplak is a typical city of Bantul, which foods from the grated coconut and sugar, or Java, which has a sweet taste. There is a call for complementary foods Betawi rice flour and ingredients like Kaffir lime leaves. Also, there is Geplak pumpkin. Geplak industry can be found in Bantul, Yogyakarta, which is mainly grown in industry family. Moreover, this type of appetizer spread due to the increasing market demand, and it will be just around the city of Yogyakarta, but also throughout the archipelago.





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List of 10 Best Places in Yogyakarta, The Cultural History

Yogyakarta besides known as student city, is also very rich with historical sites and places thick with culture. Here's 10 Places of History and Culture in Yogyakarta version of the Metro 10. Hopefully useful as a guide for cultural tour to Yogyakarta. 'Jogja Never Ending Asia'

1. Kraton Yogyakarta

Hadiningrat Ngayogyakarta Keraton or Kraton Yogyakarta is known in general by society as one of the royal palace buildings archipelago. Sultan Palace is the official palace of Yogyakarta Sultanate until 1950 when the State government of the Republic of Indonesia made the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (together Pakualaman) as a special autonomous region under the name of the provincial level in Yogyakarta Special Region.

2. Fortress Vredeburg (Benteng Vredeburg )
Vredeburg predictably stood closely linked birth Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Giyanti Agreement February 13, 1755 which successfully completed the feud between susuhunan Pakubuwono III to Prince Mangkubumi (Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I) was a Dutch political outcome that always wants to interfere in domestic affairs of Javanese kings at that time.


3. Stasiun Tugu ( Tugu Station )
Tugu station began serving the transportation needs since May 2, 1887, approximately 15 years after Lempuyangan. Originally, this station used only for transit railway transport agricultural produce from areas in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. But since February 1, 1905, the station began to be used for transit passenger train. The outer lane of the first cities built in 1899, connecting Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

4. Gedung Agung Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta's palace known as the Great House is located in the center of the city, precisely at the southern end of Jalan Ahmad Yani, formerly known as Jalan Malioboro, the heart of the capital city of Yogyakarta Special Region. Regions palace is located in The Village Ngupasan, Gondomanan District, Yogyakarta municipality and located at an altitude of 120 meters above sea level. This palace complex occupies an area of 43.585 m.

5. Monumen Serangan Umum 1 Maret
This monument is a fortress complex with Vredeburg. This monument was built to commemorate the Indonesian military attacks against the Netherlands, on March 1, 1949. The attack was carried out to prove to the world that Indonesia still has the strength to fight the Dutch. When it attacks the Indonesian National Army (TNI) was led by Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, commander of Brigade 10 Wehrkreise region III, which of course after obtaining approval from Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX as Head of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.


6. Tugu Yogyakarta
Tugu Yogyakarta is an obelisk or tower, which is often used as a symbol of the city of Yogyakarta. This monument was built by Hamengkubuwono I, founder of the Yogyakarta palace. The monument is located at the intersection of Jl Jenderal Sudirman and Jl. This Mangkubumi Prince, has a symbolic value and is a magical line that connects the southern ocean, and Mount Merapi Yogyakarta palace. At the time of meditation, it is said the Sultan of Yogyakarta at the time to use this monument as a benchmark the direction facing the top of Mount Merapi.

7. Gedung Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta (Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta Building )

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8. Gedung DPRD Yogyakarta

Butet Kertarajasa: "Parliament Building Yogyakarta's permanent art public space of Yogyakarta since the 40s"

9. Taman Budaya (Cultural Park )
Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, originally built in the area Bulaksumur on March 11, 1977 as a Cultural Development Center complex in Yogyakarta Special Region. Inauguration of the development of cultural arts complex was conducted by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwana IX as a Vice President at that time. Taman Budaya Yogyakarta originally referred to as Full Cultural created as facilities and infrastructure to foster, nurture, and develop the culture, especially in Yogyakarta Special Region.

Full Cultural buildings constructed with two concepts, namely Purse Wurya and Langembara. Purse Wurya arts center with a variety of facilities such as a stage art, dance studio, library, discussion rooms, and administration. The second part, namely Langembara, into exhibition space, workshop space, canteen, and also a few guest houses.

10. Taman Pintar (Smart Park)

Located in the central city of Yogyakarta, a new tourist rides for the kids ie Smart Park was built as the vehicle of expression, appreciation and creation in a fun atmosphere.
With the motto of educating and enjoyable, the park was built in 2003 to foster interest in children and young people in science through imagination, experimentation, and the game in order to develop human resources qualified Indonesian.
Park Smart also wanted to create one of the teachings of Ki Hajar Dewantara Niteni: Understanding, Niroake: Imitating, and Nambahi: Develop.

Source: http://archive.kaskus.us/thread/3173862


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