Dodol khas aceh

A L-300 passenger fleet is seen lined up in front of the culinary center kiosk in Rawang Itek Village, Tanah Jambo Aye Sub-district, North Aceh, mid-December. This location is on the edge of the Medan-Banda Aceh road, right next to Masjid Raya Pase, Pantonlabu, North Aceh.

One or two passengers buy various Aceh snacks at the kiosk. In front of the kiosk measuring 8 x 4 meters was banner banner explaining the location is a culinary center in North Aceh District. The location of culinary tourism that was inaugurated on December 5, 2012 and this, is expected to become a new icon for North Aceh Regency, as well as to move the wheels of the local economy.

In accordance with the names and banners displayed there, in that location will be easily seen typical Aceh snacks. Call it keukarah, dodol, bu grieng, haluwa minyeuk, meuseukat, sponge fish, peyek, kembang loyang, until bu bajek also available there.

In fact, dodol modified into dodol taste jackfruit and dodol taste durian. The merchant claims the snacks without preservatives. The mainstay of the location is a variety of dodol types.

These dodols are wrapped in small plastic for adult thumbs. The color looks shiny brown. This dodol flavor, delicious. Legit and not too sweet. So far, the best-selling dodol in the region.

Vice Regent of North Aceh M Jamil, inaugurated the location December 5, 2012 last. The culinary center is also established in Medan-Banda Aceh, Meunasah Mancang Village, Samudera Sub-district, North Aceh. In the meantime, only one kiosk stands there.

"Currently, people have not been busy knowing the location of this typical Aceh food sales. Generally per day only sells around Rp 100 thousand. That's also from the L300 passengers who stopped at this place. Dodol remains the primary choice of buyers, "said Salwati, a trader in the culinary market.

This middle-aged woman mentioned the cake is taken from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the district. Name of the cake maker see box.

About the price, do not worry, fairly economical. All types of dodol are sold from Rp 30.000-Rp 40.000. While sponge, bu grieng, and other snacks, sold from Rp 5,000 to Rp 12,000 depending on size.

Merchants also pay attention to the product packaging. "We pack in a box, so it looks modern. This box is temporarily provided by the Office of Cooperatives and SMEs of North Aceh, "explained Salwati accompanied by his partner Dewi Apriani.

Dewi hopes North Aceh Regency will promote the culinary market to various regions in Aceh. "One of his promotions can be through the mass media. So, people know this location and are interested in visiting here. If it is so, we and the cake maker is also fortunate, "please Dewi.

Well, for those of you who want to enjoy traditional Aceh snacks, please visit the culinary market of North Aceh. About the taste, see for yourself. It must be delicious. (C46)

How to make dodol
Material :
o 1 Kilogram of sticky rice flour
o 100 grams of rice flour
o 2 pounds brown sugar finely sliced
o 2 liters of thick coconut milk
o 2 liters of thin coconut milk
o 1 tablespoon salt
o 2 pieces of pandan leaves
o Banana leaves to taste for the base
How to make :
o Boil the thick coconut milk together with brown sugar, pandan leaves, and salt. After leaving the scent of pandan leaves, remove and set aside pandannya leaves.
o Dissolve the glutinous flour and rice flour with thin coconut milk and stir until evenly distributed
o Pour a solution of flour little by little into a thick coconut milk and brown stew, then stir until the dough until cooked and clot
o Turn off the fire and lift the lunkhead
o Pour the dodol that still pana to the pan that has been given the base of banana leaves, then smooth and let up cold. Banana leaf bases function to add aroma to the dodol
o Then cut dodol according to taste and dodol ready to serve
o If for sale, please packed according to the desired size

It feels good
DODOL is sold in Pantonlabu culinary market is very tasty. Legitnya fit, not too soft and not too hard. Dodol jackfruit flavor, ordinary dodol, and dodol durian taste all delicious. Staying longer, needs to be packed in a more interesting way.

However, it is necessary to promote again to the culinary market. Thus, people can know the location of that market. Our government hopes to add more shops to sell culinary combined with the sale of beverages. In addition, it needs to be made a comfortable seating location, so while buying cakes people can sit back in the area.

• Abdul Rafar, buyer at Culinary Market. (C46)

Need Support
COURSE of the culinary market in Pantonlabu is very we support. This activity is a good step to develop a business unit of cake craftsmen