CHAPTER 2 : CULINARY

2.1 Gethuk Bananas

Food is one of the traditional foods gethuk very distinctive types of Kediri, East Java. His
name is Gethuk Bananas. Gethuk Banana is a kind of traditional food gethuk made from
basic materials bananas. Gethuk this one is different with gethuk on umumnnya, both in
terms of ingredients, presentation and rasanya.Gethuk Bananas are one of the typical food
of the town of Kediri, East Java. That said, Gethuk This banana is a traditional food that has
existed since time immemorial and inherited from generation to generation by the people
there. Now in addition to be a typical snack, Gethuk Banana is also used as souvenirs for
visitors or tourists who come to the town of Kediri.

Gethuk privilege Banana

This banana Gethuk not like gethuk generally made of cassava or yams, as Gethuk Banana is
made from bananas. Bananas used was a special kind of bananas, so it has a distinctive
taste. In addition Gethuk Bananas are also wrapped with banana leaves as lemper, thus
producing a very distinctive aroma.
Gethuk processing Pisang

Bananas Gethuk is made of a special kind, namely the basic banana king jackfruit banana
types. Plantain jackfruit has a distinctive aroma and flavor, besides the texture is also
suitable to be gethuk. Bananas Gethuk processing is quite simple. The first banana peeled
and mashed by means of ground up to be like dough. Then add sugar in the dough as a
sweetener. For there is also a flavor enhancer that adds a little sugar and vanilla in the
dough. The batter and stir until blended. Then put on a banana leaf and then wrapped in a
manner rolled and pinned with a stick in order not to loose. And the latter, who had
wrapped the dough so that the dough hardens and steamed banana leaf aroma feels.

Taste Gethuk Bananas

Gethuk This banana has a very distinctive taste. A blend of sweet and sour taste is very
typical of banana gives a taste of its own at this Banana Gethuk. Besides aroma of banana
and banana leaf is felt that provide sensation when we eat them. Gethuk is very suitable
Banana snack while hanging out with family or friends. In addition to its unique, Gethuk
Banana is also healthy to eat because the material is very natural and without preservatives.

Culinary place Gethuk Bananas

Gethuk This banana is a traditional food that is quite well known in Kediri, East Java. There,
food is very easy to find, because many vendors selling food, both in the market, stalls, as
well as a gift shop. For those of you who visit the town of Kediri, certainly feels incomplete if
not bring home a typical meal of this one. Under normal conditions Gethuk Bananas can last
up to 2 days, because it does not use preservatives. But if you keep it in the refrigerator, it
can last up to 5 days
2.2 Pecel Tumpang

Right in the center of Kediri. They began selling food starting at 21:00, when the stores start
closing along jl.Dhoho. Some have started their activities starting at 19.00.
Pecel served in a banana leaf plates (pincuk) with prices starting at Rp.3.000/porsi. The side
dishes are sold separately,from fried chicken,meatball,lentho,know,tempe bacem,Sate
ayam,empal etc.
There are some stand pecel a mainstay, good taste and quality of cleanliness, such as a
favorite stall and enthusiasts pecel pecel.
In addition there are also pecel fried rice and fried noodles Java. Uniquely,all cooked in a
traditional stove (tungku) in the Java language "anglo" so totally traditional flavor. Sold at a
price varied,ranging from Rp.6.500/porsi.
Round, es degan also easily found along the way this Dhoho.
When dining, you can chat with friends,colleagues and family, you also can enjoy the music
of street buskers. You can enjoy this culinary, from at 21.00 until 04.00 without fear of
running out of,except on holidays and weekends.
Taste, You have not been to Kediri, before dining on the road lesehan Dhoho, Kediri
2.3 Jagung Bakar Taman Sekartaji Kediri
OLEH WAHYU SETIYAWAN
Jagung Bakar Taman Sekartaji Kediri- Ok friends, now I would love more info about places
to hang out LURD, ni a much different shape ndak also ama park, because this place its
name Sekartaji Park: D. This place is the second park after Alon-alon Kediri LURD. This park
is too broad emang not really, but ni park is also a favorite place of young people hang out
friends, because in the garden ni not only artificial pond or plants aja aja, but here too there
are several cafs lesehan with such a varied menu snacks, roasted corn and a variety of
beverages. The place is pretty shady and fun friend that afternoon, but from there the
landscape is not too good anyway because ni park is less precise arrangement and there is a
little problem in the field of hygiene..

Even so, this place is also quite crowded also friends, especially if it's late this week certainly
crowded places friend. In addition to the garden, at the roadside park area is also no less
crowded, because at each edge of the course of many who sell roasted corn and a variety of
beverages friend. And this is what makes this park very crowded when night time comes,
namely the sellers roasted corn on the roadside in the area of this park. so, not one that ni
also be the destination most places friend who likes to hang out. Most Dulur who hang out
here than to spend the night with courtship, they also want to enjoy the atmosphere of the
evening in the company of Kediri se roasted ear of corn and a cup of coffee..

In addition to courting and corn meal, here also fitting to hang out-do my friends ama,
besides a spacious garden area, this place is also decorated by a statue of a man dressed as
PETA (Defenders of the Homeland) golden yellow stand tall and handsome, with a rifle in
the waist and with his right hand swell to the side holding a keris sloping curve of the three
are arranged in front of the chest..

Sekartaji park is located on Jl. Attorney General Soeprapto, Kediri, East Java, in front of the
former Home Office of the Resident Kediri. Anyway this right is no less cool at other places,
especially at night time enjoying the week mantap (y)
Want to try?
Jagung Bakar Taman Sekartaji Kediri, Jl. Slamet Riyadi, Kediri
Soto Ayam Bok Ijo Kediri

Maybe all of you arent familiar with Kediri, a small town in East Java, Indonesia. Kediri has a
lot of delicious food, the most unique one is Soto Ayam Bok Ijo. Soto Ayam Bok Ijo is sold
only in Kediri its rare to find it in another town. This dish is really famous in Kediri

You can find most Soto Bok Ijo seller in Terminal Tamanan, which is why Soto Ayam Bok Ijo
also called Soto Ayam Tamanan. Bok Ijo means green bridge, because this soto was
originally sold near the bridge of Brantas river in 1960. Terminal Tamanan hadnt built yet at
the time 5K. Dont be so surprised, thats the real price. Extremely cheap right? Soto soup
made from coconut milk, but its really lght and tasty. Unlikely another soto, soto Bok Ijo
presentation is in a bowl with rice, soup and chicken. You can add vegetables as much as
you like because it serve in different bowl.
Indonesia Soybean Product 2: TAHU (Tofu/Beancurd)
August 7, 2013Soybean Products, Uncategorizedbeancurd, Food, Food
science,Indonesia, Indonesian cuisine, Indonesian
food, Nutrition, soybean, Sumedang, tahu, Tahu goreng,Tofu
 Clockwise from bottom left: tahu putih, tahu Kediri, tahu bulat Tasikmalaya, tahu
Sumedang, tahu takwa/kuning, wedang tahu

Happy Eid Mubarak for those who celebrate! Now after the celebration, well you can
continue to read more about Indonesian food, right? Maybe after discussing about
Indonesian soybean products, I can discuss also about Moslem Fasting and Eid Mubarak
foods. The previous post about Tempeh might awe you about how unique is Tempeh and I
also discussed a little bit about Tempehs counterpart, the Tahu (tofu) which is eaten with
sweet soy sauce and rice. Regarding about Wedang Tahu, since the ingredient is also silken
tofu, I chose to include it in this article. Tahu is the Indonesian term for tofu, since tofu were
brought to Indonesia by Chinese immigrants. In Indonesia, Tahu means tofu or know.
Thats really different meaning, isnt it? Tofu case once occurred in Indonesia few years ago,
due to addition of formalin (carcinogenic chemical preservatives for body corpse) into tofu
so they will not be easily spoiled and when you press it, its still bouncy. So thats why now
big tofu manufacturers in Indonesia add claim in their products that its formalin free. Well,
enough for the tragic history of tofu in Indonesia, so lets continue to read more
about Tahu!

So, whats interesting about Tahu? Even Tahu was originated from China, but in Indonesia
many people have modified Tahu to several eating purpose, for example if you want to
eattahu with sweet taste, you can eat wedang tahu/tauwa (silken tofu dipped with ginger
soup) or if you want to make tahu as accompaniment for chicken soup, you can
use kembang tahu/yuba. Anyway, most Indonesian people still loves to eat tahu with salty
taste, especially tahu goreng (fried tofu)! Similar with tempeh, you can also find tahu in
most Javanese restaurants, sometimes accompanied with tempeh. Similar with tempeh, a
simple tips to make your fried tofu yummier is by adding garlic during brining and frying! :)

There are many types of tahu in the picture, most of them are different in texture and even
shape, for example tahu bulat from Tasikmalaya with round shape which is not the cube
shape like we can see in most tofu. The most popular places for tofu industries in Indonesia
are Sumedang and Kediri, even Kediri is called as kota tahu (tofu city) that you can bring
home many tofu products as souvenirs to your family and friends. Of course its fresh since
you buy them from the manufacturer, for example tahu putih/tahu halus, tahu takwa or
stik tahu (tofu stick). The difference between these two tofus is that inner part texture
of Tahu Sumedang is more compact but the outer part is still crunchy if you fried it,
while Tahu Kediri inner part after frying is hollow but still crunchy in outer part. If you ask
me which one I prefer, its Tahu Kediri since the hollow adding crunchy sensation. Well, how
about the neon yellow tofu above? Its called tahu kuning/takwa. Instead using yellow
synthetic colorant, they use turmeric to soak the tofu. Its tastier due to addition of the
turmeric and also the texture is firmer due to longer pressing process in manufacturing, so
more water released from the tofu. Wedang tahu is Javanese-Chinese traditional street
food with main ingredient is the silken tofu in sweet ginger soup. The texture is like pudding
and you can find the dessert in Semarang. The soup is just made of ginger, palm sugar and
white sugar. Interesting isnt it to know that there are many variants of tofu in Indonesia? So
guys, lets continue to step by step how to make Tofu!

First, make the soymilk by soaking the soybean for a night, then boiled to reduce the beany
aroma. The beany aroma is caused by lipoxygenase enyzme and this enzyme is easily
destroyed by using heat. Then, by using blender soybeans were crushed until the liquid
soymilk obtained was white yellowish. The filtering process can be done around 2 times and
now you got the soymilk. Soymilk is then boiled again to reduce beany aroma, eliminate bad
microorganisms, inactivate trypsin inhibitor (the antinutritional component of soybean), and
also for the ease of next production process.

So, how do we get tofu then? After cooling down the soymilk, tofu can be obtained by
coagulating protein and fat from the soymilk, either by using salt such as MgCl2 (nigari) or
CaSO4 (gypsum, but please dont use the gypsum for building material :P), acid such as
Glucono Delta Lactone (GDL) which is the most expensive one or as simple as acetic acid
(vinegar) and citric acid (lemon juice) or enzyme for coagulating protein such as papain or
other proteases. Different coagulation method also means different tofu texture. After the
soymilk form curd with pudding-like texture, press it by using special wooden mold and
cheesecloth to drain out the water from tofu for approximately one hour. Taraaaaa, your
homemade tofu is done! If you want to cook it in Indonesian way, there are several
Indonesian traditional food which you can choose now in the picture below!

Left: tahu isi (stuffed tofu), Bottom right: tahu gejrot, Top right: tahu tek

Those Indonesian traditional tofu cuisines look delicious! So all of you certainly want the
explanation, right? Yeah now since Im very kind to you (this starts to be cheesy), so Ill
explain one by one. Tahu isi (stuffed tofu) or sometimes called as tahu kipas in Sundanese
restaurant is fried tofu but filled with beansprout, carrots, string bean, spices and
shrimp. Tahu gejrot is Cirebon traditional food made by fried tofu which was cut into small
pieces then added with garlic, chili and sauce made of brown sugar, vinegar, and sweet soy
sauce. Tahu tek is fried tofu with egg with bean sprout, peanut sauce, garlic
andpetis (shrimp/fish paste) and served with lontong (compressed/cooked rice wrapped
with leaf) and boiled potato. So after the big eating of Indonesian food, how
about Tahunutrition?

Similar to tempeh, Tahu which is also originated from soybean is a low calorie food (unless
you fry it) but also contains a lot of nutrition such as high source of vegetable protein
(minerals (Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc and Potassium), vitamins such as D,
E, A, B6, C, B1, B2, B3 and folic acid and unsaturated fatty acid which are beneficial to your
health! With the suitable cooking process, you can retain all the nutrients there! So after
reading this do you know (tahu) more about tofu (tahu)?

Temple Tjoe Hwie kiong.

Kediri City

(Gate on street corner)

When returning to the Hotel after the dish ate dinner in Kediri, I passed the Tjoe Hwie Kiong
Temple, that at once attracted instinct photographed me, the location of the temple
precisely in the bend Street. Yos Sudarso Kediri,
In the afternoon after undertaking the Training task in BNK Kediri was satisfied by me EOS
instinct that always accompanied my trip, I can only image the outside of the course, to not,
while the manager to find the temple I do not have any time because need to Juanda
Surabaya Airport for return to Jakarta.

Nuances of the dragon were really felt, the red colour dominated, stable-tracks of the
artistic exercise and the performance aroma.

According to Mubarok apparently the resurgence in the temple currently begins apparently
post this ban was pulled out in the era of President Abdurrahman Wahid.

Since August 11 and ended on 10 September was held yesterday staging puppet Po Te Hi
serial is in the pagoda.

As dalangnya Kwato (54) the only puppet puppeteer Po Te Hi remaining in the former
Karesidenan Kediri.
The puppet show is held at 15:30 o'clock to 17:00 and 19:00 to 21:00. Act that was delivered
at each time is different. For example, at the time of the day held story Sie Bing Kwie (Horse
Testament), and at night play Ngoho See Peng (Five tiger Sakti).

Ja Loen (60), one of the descendants of the faithful watching the puppet show that China is
happy.For the year 1967 ever since he can see this puppet back in 2006.

Although not many that watched and only several people, but at least the performance of
this Po Te Hi puppet became interesting scenery in Klenteng available in Street. Yos Sudarso
the Kediri City.

"By chance was showed then was made use of by me to see this performance." The reason
is that wanted nanggap personally I did not have money. This performance was performed
by the good office blessing of one of the Directors PT Gudang Garam, said Ja Loen to the
Surabaya RADAR. However Ja Loen as the old generation claimed frightened if this Po Te Hi
puppet will eventually be destroyed. Because in Kediri not any the person that inherited
could play this puppet.

"The only person I can be certain, as the main temple in this. He is Kwato people
Tulungagung and if this can not be saved immediately, Chinese culture in Indonesia will be
destroyed," Ja kuatirnya worries Loen is evident, especially in China which provide hybrid
appreciation art of puppet show China is still very minimal so far.

It turns from a research Universit Brawijaya Malang I have published photos of the
previous blue nuances

first blue

Red Church, Uniqueness Emmanuel Kediri Church in Kediri

Posted on April 17, 2015 by EastJava.com

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Kediri has an old church building with unique architecture. Built in 1904 by a Dutch citizen
named Emmanuel, hence the church called Emmanuel Church, but the locals Kediri often
call the Red Church, beside the beautiful Red church also save ancient bible of Dutch
language publication in 1867.

The Church was located at Jl. KDP Slamet 43 Kediri in the heart of Kediri city. Looks so
majestic and classic architecture with typical Dutch heritage buildings. However, the unique
of the building, the church color is red, so it is very striking, but has its own beauty.

The church as the one of the oldest church in the Kediri city. Although 101 years old, seen
form the physical condition of the Red church is old but still looks so strong. The church
currently has the color red brick building has not been renovated at all.

This uniqueness of building is considered to have the value of historical and architectural
value. For this reason, the building was labeled Cultural Heritage Kediri by the Institute for
Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BPCB) East Java. The church is open to public, for people
who want to enjoy the beauty of the church architecture can visit and ask permission to
deacon.