Bubur Suro

On 1 Suro (1 Muharram in the Islamic era, or 1 Ashura) was commemorated by the Java community with a unique way and has been carried out by generations for centuries. Unfortunately, this tradition seems to have been increasingly marginalized and only carried out by the elders who still maintain the tradition as a cultural heritage.

As in other traditions and cultures, each crossing ritual (rites of passage) is always accompanied by culinary elements as symbols. The Islam in Java celebrate Eid with yellow rice, while other tribes in Indonesia celebrate with a dish diamond. On Hari Raya Lunar New Year, our brothers are of Chinese descent wearing a cake basket as a symbol. The Christians in the United States marked the Thanksgiving Day with roast turkey dish. None of the religious scriptures which requires the presence of these foods in a religious feast days. Therefore, this tradition should be seen as separate from the pure tradition of Shari'a religious. This tradition gives color and cultural nuances of a series of religious rituals - the feast or celebration, or festival, to interpret gratitude to god. Please note, the tradition of Chinese New Year and Thanksgiving is not a part of religious rituals.

Java Community Suran brings porridge or gruel suro on the eve of the arrival of a Suro. In the concept of Java, after the four o'clock afternoon has considered entering a new day tomorrow. It must be remembered that the porridge was not suro offerings that are animistic. Porridge suro terms with the symbol, and therefore should be read, viewed, and interpreted as a tool (Uba rampe in the Java language) to interpret a Suro or New Year to come.

Suro porridge made from rice, coconut milk, salt, ginger, and lemongrass. It feels good with salty-spicy nuances thin. On top of this porridge sprinkled with bits of grapefruit and pomegranate grains, as well as seven kinds of nuts, ie peanuts, cashews, green beans, soybeans, red beans, peanuts tholo, peanut bogor - some fried, some boiled. Concludes with some cucumber slices and some basil leaves. Imagine, mix ingredients and flavor elements that present a variety of textures.

Tebokan (1st Muharram tradition)

KUDUS (KRjogja.com) - Welcoming the arrival of the New Hijri Year 1431 H or 1 Suro, KUDUS porridge known as the city has a tradition of the procession porridge. Event held porridge entrepreneurs took place at the Village kaliputu, Sub City, Friday (18/12).

Kaliputu Village, a porridge production center in the Kudus. Porridge was originally used to be packed in containers resembling tebok or woven bamboo tray. That's why the show is a tradition called "tebokan".

According to the Village Head Kaliputu, Suyadi, tebokan tradition interpreted as an expression of gratitude and thanks to God Kaliputu Village residents on their success in the business of porridge. Until now carrying about 40 people who depend of porridge. "The number does not include those who now go to businesses outside the Village Kaliputu," he said.

In the event such tebokan, children with a tebok containing porridge and go from page rampe Uba village hall walk around the village to the accompaniment of tambourines.

After the tour, all the porridge and snack wine market that they previously gathered in the village hall and village elders in prayer by Kaliputu. After the ritual prayer was over, all tebok who paraded around the contested population. "Anything that grabs people trust the food it contains a blessing," said Basuki, one of the village residents kaliputu.

Head of Art and Culture, Tradition and Language at the Department of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) Giono Holy District, said an annual tradition to have been well preserved and forms of celebrations are also also be packaged to make it more interesting.

It recognizes, to support this festive celebration, it takes the involvement of all parties to provide material support and imateriil. With the convening of this tebokan celebration, expected business growth in the center of this porridge will increase and more popular with the wider community

Es Doger

Ice Doger special drink known as Bandung, is now easily found in the city of Jogjakarta, or even other big cities. Doger ice made from shaved ice mixed with boiled coconut milk, syrup and coconut shavings. This drink is served with a boiled chinese girlfriend, black rice, cassava tape and sweetened condensed milk. Ice Doger more delicious when added to the avocado fruit, melon or jackfruit. To be able to produce ice Doger with good quality, then use young coconuts with a fairly thick meat, cassava and black sticky tape choose fresh. Choose also grated coconut is not too old for ice produced more pronounced delicious.

Es Pisang Ijo

Es Pisang Ijo is one of the culinary food typical of Makasar. But to taste the delicacy of this green banana ice, we do not have to come all the way to Makasar. In a short time indeed Es Pisang Ijo has spread to several regions in Indonesia, and has received good response from the community.

Es Pisang Ijo is made of green bananas or plantains kepok, wrapped in wheat flour that has been given a coconut milk and pandan leaf water or pandan paste as dyes and fragrances that are green, served with a sauce that was shaved ice, fried bean / roasted pounded rough and syrup . So the word green was not shown that these traditional snacks made of green banana flour but from a green wrapper from pandan leaves.

Nasi Goreng

Nasi goreng, literally meaning "fried rice" in Indonesian and Malay, can refer simply to fried pre-cooked rice, a meal including fried rice accompanied with other items, or a more complicated fried rice, typically spiced with tamarind and chilli and including other ingredients, particularly egg and prawns. There is also a special nasi goreng which is made with ikan asin (salted dried fish) which is also popular across the country.

Nasi goreng is considered the national dish of Indonesia There are many Indonesian cuisines but few national dishes. Nasi goreng is the best of them. Indonesia's national dish knows no social barriers. It can be enjoyed in its simplest manifestation from a tin plate at a roadside warung, or food stall; eaten on porcelain in fancy restaurants, or constructed at the ubiquitous buffet tables of Jakarta dinner parties.

Nasi goreng was part of dinner menu on Barrack Obama's state visit to Indonesia in 2010, where he praise that the cuisine, alongside with Bakso (meatball soup) and emping (melinjo crackers made from Gnetum gnemon), is delicious.

Rendang

Rendang is a dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia, and is now commonly served across the country. One of the characteristic foods of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour guests. Also popular in Malaysia and Singapore, rendang is traditionally prepared by the Malay community during festive occasions. Though rendang is sometimes described as being like a curry, and the name is sometimes applied to curried meat dishes in Malaysia, authentic rendang is nothing like a curry. In Malay classical literature, rendang is mentioned in Hikayat Amir Hamzah[4] as early as the 1550s.