Semanggi Surabaya

Semanggi Surabaya



Semanggi or sometimes being called as pecel semanggi, is one of Surabaya traditional culinary. This food is rare to be found, and tends very difficult to find. The problem is about the limitedness of the semanggi or clover leaves as the main ingredient.



The seller who sell Semanggi is commonly middle-aged ladies who walk around the menu by lifting up the basket while making some particular noise like "Semanggiiiiiii" in order to let the people know their existence.



The ingredient in pecel semanggi is, of course, Semanggi leave (Marsilea crenata) or boiled clover leaves, there is also boiled bean sprouts. Those leaves are completed by the seasoning sauce that made of boiled sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) mix with palm sugar, salt, shrimp paste, little bit peanut and chili. Mix all the ingredients until it form of sauce.



This pecel served without rice, only clover and bean sprouts vegetables which sprinkled the seasoning sauce and served in banana leaf Pincuk, it is kind of banana leaf that folded and used as kind of plate. There is no spoon or fork to eat this food but krupuk. We can eat this pecel semanggi using particular cracker called kerupuk puli. This cracker is made of rice, some Javanese people call this cracker as kerupuk gendar. This cracker is large enough, and we can just chunk the cracker to be the spoon and eat together with the dishes.



The vendors are mostly from Benowo area, west of Surabaya. Because of the difficulty of the raw materials of clover leaf, the seller is selling uncertainly. Sometimes once a week, sometimes every two weeks. The clover leaf that used is not a wild clover, which is commonly grows in rivers and rice fields, but it purchased from a person who cultivates this clover.



If we lucky, we can find this food in some restaurants or stalls, but the originallity is coming from those ladies who carry away their menu in the middle of modernity vendor that walking around the city. We should be so proud to them anyway.



The price is similar between those walking ladies, which is cost around Rp. 3,500 per pincuk. But if we buy semanggi in restaurant or stalls in will cost Rp. 8,500 -- Rp. 10,000 per pincuk. Convenient takes more price.



The ladies who carry the basket and sell semanggi have particular outfit that signify the semanggi seller. They always wear batik cloth and kebaya, a traditional Javanese cloth, complete with scarf that wrapped over their head in such a way to be a base on the basket when it lifted up.



One hand is holding the merchandise on the head, while the other hand is carrying a basket containing banana leaves to be a Pincuk and other gear. Sure it takes incredible balance so that the merchandise is not spilled out.



Have you enjoy your Semanggi, today?



More info visit

http://www.eastjava.com

CCCL Surabaya

CCCL Surabaya



Centre Culturel et de Coopération Linguistique de Surabaya or CCCL Surabaya is one of the 430 French cultural centers which is spread through the 150 nations. CCCL Surabaya, that is under the French embassy in Jakarta, was exist since 1967 with the primary mission of introducing and working with local governments in the field of arts and culture, language and science.



CCCL Surabaya as one of East Java cultural site is usually held some workshops, exhibitions, seminars, discussions and cultural art performances in case of France cultural acknowledge.



CCCL Surabaya also give advantages by giving a course to whom that want to speak French. The teacher is coming from the local teacher or from native speaker with complete instrument and tools to support the teaching & learning program.



Some of facilities that CCCL Surabaya provides to the visitors are:



- Media tech, include of 5000 books, 19 types of magazine, 500 movies, 400 music CD and CD-Rom, completed with Internet Wi-fi



- Cinema, the CCCL Surabaya is sometimes held French / Europe Festival Cinema, for at least once a week.



- Campus France, it is located on Jakarta office center. This one is being provide to help out the students who want to join at any universities in France.



- Garden Cafe, is a nice place to hang out and enjoy the taste à la France with the atmosphere of salon de thé, the proper place to spend the time of being French.



- Consulate, is provided for the citizen who want to make Visa to France.



To introduce the language, ideas and creations of art and culture of France, the French cultural Centers, opening the door for the public so they can learn and utilize all services provided by the mediatech in addition to share the collection of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, Internet and etc. Also, it presents cultural arts programs throughout the year that eclectic.



In Indonesia, this network has 4 French Cultural Center, (Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Bandung), and 8 Alliances Françaises. Everything becomes the main container for the meetings between Indonesia and France, share the idea of art and culture, and do not preclude other possibilities.



French Cultural Center in Surabaya, which occupies an ancient building of colonial architecture with a beautiful garden, since 40 years ago, offers a peaceful oasis in the heart of Surabaya. A favorite place for young people to learn French, enrich knowledge in MediaTek, hold and enjoy the exhibits, watch a movie or just hang out at the café located on the back porch. French Cultural Center in Surabaya is also listed as an expert in French language teaching in Surabaya, in which tthe students can also follow the international certification exam.



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Sate Klopo Ondomohen

Sate Klopo Ondomohen, Surabaya



Sate klopo Ondomohen is officially trade marked by Bu Asih, located in the alley of Ondomohen, Magersari II, Walikota Mustajab street, Surabaya, East Java. This food is being famous among Surabaya people who are fanatics of Sate.



Sate or satay or sometimes written satai is food made from pieces of meat, like chicken, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, fish, etc. that are cut into small pieces, and pierced with skewers prick which is usually made of bamboo, then burnt using charcoal embers. Sate is then presented with a variety of seasonings sauce, which depends on satay recipe variations.



Hence, Indonesia have some numbers of satai, which derive from the material or the seasoning. Sate klopo is particularly satai that made from meat which cover with coconut sprinkle. Then it burn like any other satai. You can choose rice or cake rice or lontong to complete your dish. Moreover, there will be Poya or Serundeng in your rice or lontong. Poya is made of finely grated coconut and flavored, and it roasted and pounded. The taste is not sweet like any other serundeng, but it tends to be tasty.



Beside meat, you can choose other part of the meat like the marrow, fat, muscle, or intestine to be Satay Klopo. The dressing sauce is made of peanut sauce. The taste of the sauce is not too sweet and spicy enough, but there will be some chili bean added for those who like more spice



According to Mrs. Asih, this business was begin since 1945 that founded by her mother in law. This stall is open daily start from 6.30 until 23.00. The preparation before it open is since 01.00 in the morning and there will be lots of visitors crowdedly come to eat sate klopo. Mrs. Asih will gain profit Millions Rupiah a day.



Every day Mrs. Asih spends not less than 25 kg of beef or about 2,500 skewers. The cost to enjoy this sate is about Rp. 16.000 per portion for whole meat sate without lontong. There will be Rp.3000 more for lontong or rice. The price is different among other meat.



The place to enjoy sate klopo is situated around the shady Surabaya, which is there are lots of trees in here and there and that makes the cozy atmosphere when enjoying the dishes for your lunch. Do not worry about the smokes that puffing out from the roasting, there is kind of chimney that sucking in the smoke, moreover, it smells good anyway.



Ready for lunch...



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WADJAH LAMA SOERABAIA 1890-1940

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WADJAH LAMA SOERABAIA 1890-1940



“Wadjah Lama Soerabaia 1890-1940” is an exhibition that performing Surabaya old pictures which was happened from 1890-1940. This exhibition is held in Graha Wismilak from 18 November – 25 November 2010.



It is Said Faisal Basymeleh, the owner of 150 framed photographs of some 2000 collection, that has the idea to showing off the old pictures of Surabaya, which is supported by Von Faber Cagar Budaya, Surabaya Heritage and Graha Wismilak.



Said Faisal Basymeleh was just a Philately, but his hobby brings many more advantages and become significant cultural heritages for this day.



His passion to collect stamps begins when he visited the Netherlands in the 90's. He found a pictorial stamp of sarong shop owned by his grandfather on Panggung Street. He was touched, and he bought it.

It turns out that hobby did not stop until nowadays. He still keeps on searching for Surabaya photos at past times. In fact, he helped by his friends who living in the Netherlands to collect those classic photographs.



Most of the collection he got from Netherland, specially from Netherland Antique Shop. This could be because of the Netherlands was colonizing Indonesia, that makes the goods are about Indonesia.



For the visitors who want to see this exhibition, get ready to looking around to the city of Surabaya in past time. You will be escorted through the area of Tanjung Perak, Wonokromo, old Kalimas, Jembatan Merah, Kembang Jepun, Mbibis, Songoyudan, Slompretan, KH Mansour, Veterans, Kebonrojo, Gubeng, Tunjungan, Simpang Raya Darmo, Tegalsari until Diponegoro.



Said grateful to collect those priceless photographs that show the beauty and glory of the past Surabaya. He is also proud to be citizens of Surabaya that many historic relics bequeathed to the people. Therefore, he hopes the public and government to preserve the cultural heritage in case of tourism attraction.



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Ready To Eat Semanggi

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Semanggi Surabaya



Semanggi or sometimes being called as pecel semanggi, is one of Surabaya traditional culinary. This food is rare to be found, and tends very difficult to find. The problem is about the limitedness of the semanggi or clover leaves as the main ingredient.



This pecel served without rice, only clover and bean sprouts vegetables which sprinkled the seasoning sauce and served in banana leaf Pincuk, it is kind of banana leaf that folded and used as kind of plate. There is no spoon or fork to eat this food but krupuk. We can eat this pecel semanggi using particular cracker called kerupuk puli. This cracker is made of rice, some Javanese people call this cracker as kerupuk gendar. This cracker is large enough, and we can just chunk the cracker to be the spoon and eat together with the dishes.



The ingredient in pecel semanggi is, of course, Semanggi leave (Marsilea crenata) or boiled clover leaves, there is also boiled bean sprouts. Those leaves are completed by the seasoning sauce that made of boiled sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) mix with palm sugar, salt, shrimp paste, little bit peanut and chili. Mix all the ingredients until it form of sauce.



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Sate Klopo Ondomohen, Surabaya

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Sate Klopo Ondomohen, Surabaya



Sate klopo Ondomohen is officially trade marked by Bu Asih, located in the alley of Ondomohen, Magersari II, Walikota Mustajab street, Surabaya, East Java. This food is being famous among Surabaya people who are fanatics of Sate.



Sate or satay or sometimes written satai is food made from pieces of meat, like chicken, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, fish, etc. that are cut into small pieces, and pierced with skewers prick which is usually made of bamboo, then burnt using charcoal embers. Sate is then presented with a variety of seasonings sauce, which depends on satay recipe variations.



Hence, Indonesia have some numbers of satai, which derive from the material or the seasoning. Sate klopo is particularly satai that made from meat which cover with coconut sprinkle. Then it burn like any other satai. You can choose rice or cake rice or lontong to complete your dish. Moreover, there will be Poya or Serundeng in your rice or lontong. Poya is made of finely grated coconut and flavored, and it roasted and pounded. The taste is not sweet like any other serundeng, but it tends to be tasty.



Beside meat, you can choose other part of the meat like the marrow, fat, muscle, or intestine to be Satay Klopo. The dressing sauce is made of peanut sauce. The taste of the sauce is not too sweet and spicy enough, but there will be some chili bean added for those who like more spice



According to Mrs. Asih, this business was begin since 1945 that founded by her mother in law. This stall is open daily start from 6.30 until 23.00. The preparation before it open is since 01.00 in the morning and there will be lots of visitors crowdedly come to eat sate klopo. Mrs. Asih will gain profit Millions Rupiah a day.



Every day Mrs. Asih spends not less than 25 kg of beef or about 2,500 skewers. The cost to enjoy this sate is about Rp. 16.000 per portion for whole meat sate without lontong. There will be Rp.3000 more for lontong or rice. The price is different among other meat.



The place to enjoy sate klopo is situated around the shady Surabaya, which is there are lots of trees in here and there and that makes the cozy atmosphere when enjoying the dishes for your lunch. Do not worry about the smokes that puffing out from the roasting, there is kind of chimney that sucking in the smoke, moreover, it smells good anyway.



Ready for lunch...



More info visit

www.eastjava.com

French Cultural Center Surabaya

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CCCL Surabaya



Centre Culturel et de Coopération Linguistique de Surabaya or CCCL Surabaya is one of the 430 French cultural centers which is spread through the 150 nations. CCCL Surabaya, that is under the French embassy in Jakarta, was exist since 1967 with the primary mission of introducing and working with local governments in the field of arts and culture, language and science.

CCCL Surabaya as one of East Java cultural site is usually held some workshops, exhibitions, seminars, discussions and cultural art performances in case of France cultural acknowledge.

CCCL Surabaya also give advantages by giving a course to whom that want to speak French. The teacher is coming from the local teacher or from native speaker with complete instrument and tools to support the teaching & learning program.

Some of facilities that CCCL Surabaya provides to the visitors are:

- Media tech, include of 5000 books, 19 types of magazine, 500 movies, 400 music CD and CD-Rom, completed with Internet Wi-fi

- Cinema, the CCCL Surabaya is sometimes held French / Europe Festival Cinema, for at least once a week.

- Campus France, it is located on Jakarta office center. This one is being provide to help out the students who want to join at any universities in France.

- Garden Cafe, is a nice place to hang out and enjoy the taste à la France with the atmosphere of salon de thé, the proper place to spend the time of being French.

Consulate, is provided for the citizen who want to make Visa to France.

To introduce the language, ideas and creations of art and culture of France, the French cultural Centers, opening the door for the public so they can learn and utilize all services provided by the mediatech in addition to share the collection of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, Internet and etc. Also, it presents cultural arts programs throughout the year that eclectic.



In Indonesia, this network has 4 French Cultural Center, (Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Bandung), and 8 Alliances Françaises. Everything becomes the main container for the meetings between Indonesia and France, share the idea of art and culture, and do not preclude other possibilities.



French Cultural Center in Surabaya, which occupies an ancient building of colonial architecture with a beautiful garden, since 40 years ago, offers a peaceful oasis in the heart of Surabaya. A favorite place for young people to learn French, enrich knowledge in MediaTek, hold and enjoy the exhibits, watch a movie or just hang out at the café located on the back porch. French Cultural Center in Surabaya is also listed as an expert in French language teaching in Surabaya, in which tthe students can also follow the international certification exam.



More info visit

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The Lady Selling Semanggi Suroboyo

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Semanggi Surabaya



Semanggi or sometimes being called as pecel semanggi, is one of Surabaya traditional culinary. This food is rare to be found, and tends very difficult to find. The problem is about the limitedness of the semanggi or clover leaves as the main ingredient.



The seller who sell Semanggi is commonly middle-aged ladies who walk around the menu by lifting up the basket while making some particular noise like “Semanggiiiiiii” in order to let the people know their existence.



The ingredient in pecel semanggi is, of course, Semanggi leave (Marsilea crenata) or boiled clover leaves, there is also boiled bean sprouts. Those leaves are completed by the seasoning sauce that made of boiled sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) mix with palm sugar, salt, shrimp paste, little bit peanut and chili. Mix all the ingredients until it form of sauce.



This pecel served without rice, only clover and bean sprouts vegetables which sprinkled the seasoning sauce and served in banana leaf Pincuk, it is kind of banana leaf that folded and used as kind of plate. There is no spoon or fork to eat this food but krupuk. We can eat this pecel semanggi using particular cracker called kerupuk puli. This cracker is made of rice, some Javanese people call this cracker as kerupuk gendar. This cracker is large enough, and we can just chunk the cracker to be the spoon and eat together with the dishes.



The vendors are mostly from Benowo area, west of Surabaya. Because of the difficulty of the raw materials of clover leaf, the seller is selling uncertainly. Sometimes once a week, sometimes every two weeks. The clover leaf that used is not a wild clover, which is commonly grows in rivers and rice fields, but it purchased from a person who cultivates this clover.



If we lucky, we can find this food in some restaurants or stalls, but the originallity is coming from those ladies who carry away their menu in the middle of modernity vendor that walking around the city. We should be so proud to them anyway.



The price is similar between those walking ladies, which is cost around Rp. 3,500 per pincuk. But if we buy semanggi in restaurant or stalls in will cost Rp. 8,500 – Rp. 10,000 per pincuk. Convenient takes more price.



The ladies who carry the basket and sell semanggi have particular outfit that signify the semanggi seller. They always wear batik cloth and kebaya, a traditional Javanese cloth, complete with scarf that wrapped over their head in such a way to be a base on the basket when it lifted up.



One hand is holding the merchandise on the head, while the other hand is carrying a basket containing banana leaves to be a Pincuk and other gear. Sure it takes incredible balance so that the merchandise is not spilled out.



Have you enjoy your Semanggi, today?



More info visit

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The Historical Jembatan Merah

Jembatan Merah Surabaya



Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge was formed above an agreement of Pakubowono II of Mataram by VOC since 11 November 1743. In the agreement mentioned that some northern coast areas, including Surabaya, handed over into VOC. Since then Surabaya was under Dutch colonialism. Since then, the Red Bridge area was a commercial area and Jembatan Merah became the only way road to connect Kalimas and Surabaya Residency Building and considered as the very important facility. In this place, Brigadier Mallaby (head of the British armed forces) were killed.



Red bridge was physically changes occurred around the 1890's, when the boundary fence was river changed from wood into iron. Nowadays, the condition of the bridge that connects Rajawali street and Kembang Jepun Street on the north side of Surabaya is almost exactly the same as any other bridge, with red color as particular.



Around the bridge, there are some Dutch heritage buildings which are still exist in the south of Red Bridge. Today those buildings change the function as a tabloid newspaper office in Surabaya, the post office and Pelni office. Moreover, there are also economic centers around the bridge that remaining famous, such as the Red Bridge Plaza and others commercial center.



Jembatan Merah was once the living witness of Indonesian soldier, especially for Surabaya heroes that struggling fight the Dutch colonialism. Hence, no matter the condition that may be happen today, Jembatan merah is become the important mainstream for Indonesia history. It was the living hero and still become a hero that standing against the time.



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While On Delta Fishing Sidoarjo...

Delta Fishing Sidoarjo



Delta fishing is the appropriate place to be the venue of birthday party, reunion, gathering, garden party, games, meeting or out bound and some occasions.



Delta Fishing have some facilities to complete the enjoyment like free wi-fi Internet, swimming pool, stall, playground : water cycle, rowing boat, trampoline, out bound and many more.



Those who are fishing at the ponds can ask the waiter to cook the fishes, there are optional menus like roasted fish, fried fish, sweet and sour or spices.



There are some ponds with different kind of fish, like catfish, tilapia, pomfret and carp. Hence, the visitors can choose the ponds as they like.



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Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH

Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH



In order to save and to maintan the nation's cultural heritage, the Ministry of Health of Indonesia through the Center for Research and Technology Development and Health Services in Surabaya, initiated a health museum since 1990. The museum collects and displays health historical items since the earlier time until now. Formally on September 14, 2004, the Minister of Health inaugurated the museum and named "Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH - MOH".



In regard to these efforts, have also realized even more advanced age, more sophisticated technology, but the nation's ancestors heritage, including the health culture can not simply left.



Therefore, the Health Museum, expected to become a medium of education or the health center learning for the public and the scientific community who care about health effort.



The purpose of this museum was built to save and preserve objects of historical value to the time of the health sector until now. Besides this museum also gives information to the today generations and future generations about health intricacies of the history, culture, science and so on.



This museum has equipped with a "special library" which collects and serves all library materials: books, magazines, recording tapes, video footage and others. Library materials allows for the deepening of cultural studies in health.



The collection is include all of historic objects in health services from various regions, race / ethnicity, religion / beliefs, etc; has realized in: the original object, object imitation, replica, photograph or image. While the exposure or exhibition technical in the museum is presented in a different room or a group show called 'Sasana", which is:



1. Sasana Adhyatma (Adhyatma Room)

This Sasana presents various collections of the late Dr. Adhyatma MPH when he served as Minister of Health in 1988 untill 1993. There is also a collection of inscriptions.



2. Sasana Kencana (Kencana Room)

In this room exhibited a variety of historical objects of decoration, badges of precious metal, a letter of appreciation and so on related health struggle. In the room was also presented the history and health profile of the museum pioneer.



3. Sasana Kespro (Reproduction Health Room)

Storing and displaying various items / equipment of reproduction health including; the health of mothers and children from different cultures or cultural, pregnancy health, childbirth and family planning.



4. Sasana Genetika (Genetics Room)

In this room and show the various genealogy lineage that is closely related to genetics of a dynasty, such as genealogy of various royal families in Indonesia.



5. Sasana Kesehatan Budaya (Culture Health Room)

Health efforts based on belief or supernatural, unseen world is a culture reality that had exist and developed since past time ago. An interesting phenomenon as well be a challenge for all of us to examine and uncover the mystery, so that can be utilized for our health, prosperity and humanity.



6. Sasana Fauna (Fauna Room)

We must remain alert to the animals around us. Various animals can be a mediator of disease (vector), but there are also some animals that merit as a medicine and so help us all.



7. Sasana Medik dan Non Medik (Medical And Non-Medical Room)

Various medical and non-medical health equipments are stored and displayed in this room. These objects are used by health institutions in the past times and become great historic services for our society health.



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Sanggar Agung, Tri Darma Temple

Kelenteng Sanggar Agung Surabaya



Klenteng Sanggar Agung or Hong San Tan tempke is a temple for Buddhist, Tao and Kong Hu Cu followers. Located in Sukolilo Street 100, Kenjeran Beach.



Like any other temples that we can find, Sanggar Agung temple has particular in design and also in its atmosphere, the design is very unique and quite sophisticated. From the very inside of the building, the back side is outstandingly amazing with the great goddess of Kwan Im Pouw Sat statue and four status for the guardians, which is one them is Kwan Kong, the god of war. The are also two dragons statue over the goddess and the guardians that look strong and firm in 6 meters long. The Kwan Im statue has 20 meters high, and look nice over the beauty of the masterpiece. Those statues are build after less than 2 years from the temple was build.



While, the statues that standing to be the worship statues in Sanggar Agung are, on the left side is Cai Shen Ye, the prosperity God; Guang Sen Di Jong or Kwang Kong, the god of war; Fu De Zheng Shen, the god of happiness and longevity; at the center is Guan Shi Yi Pu Sa or Kwan Im, the goddess of wisdom. On the right side there is, Xuan Tiang Shang Di, the god of medicine; Tai Shang Lao Jun, the god of earth or the founder of Taoism; Tian Shang Sheng Mu, the god mother. Each of them have its own altar to be the worship places among the followers.



The visitors who come to this temple are not only from the followers, but also from those who want to visit and have a look for the temple, adoring the building or taking some photograph. This temple is now become one of the tourism destinations instead of to be the pilgrimage sire in Surabaya, especially for those who give visit to Kenjeran beach, they must be spend the time to Sanggar Agung. Because the location is settled into the same area of Kenjeran beach, then it seems that Sanggar Agung become the complete package that worth to be visited after the beach and The Four Faces Buddha which is located directly in front of the temple.



Sanggar Agung temple become more crowd when Lunar New Year has come, the time when all the Tionghoa ethnic celebrate their new year event. The temple will dominated into red colors and cheerfully appears as a symbol of happiness among the people. Moreover, this temple is also have some celebrating events related with Chinese holidays or customs, like The Full Moon Celebration or Zhongqiu Pia event, The Kwan Im celebration, .



The existence of Sanggar Agung temple become more attractive because of the location of the temple is situated above the sea water. That makes this temple to be the only temple that build on the top of the sea water.



The early begin of this temple was just the continuity of the family temple from Loe Kim Soen, the founder and the father of Soetiadji Yudo, who is the leader of Sanggar Agung Temple. This temple was officially inaugurate on 1999, precisely on the Lunar New Year. The word Sanggar Agung have meaning as A Great Place.



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Things On Pakuwon City

Food Festival Pakuwon City



Food Festival Pakuwon City is located in East Surabaya, is a new spot for hang out with family or friends.



Food festival is daily open from 17:00 until 23:00. The area is approximately 5 hectares, suitable for those who want to spend the time at night, Food Festival is a fairly cozy hangout place for young children or family.



Currently, the food festival has 60 food tenants, and there are lots of famous merchant like sate Pak Abas Tretes, Sate Tulang and Soto Banjar, Roti Unyil, Jumbo Juice, Marina Seafood, Top Noodle, Sioke Siobak Yen Lie, Pisang Kipas Gwalk, and many more.



There is also XFUN games like water walking ball, flying fox, ATV, Bom-bom car, mini padicap and many more.



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Deep Fried Sea Cucumber

Kenjeran Crackers



Kenjeran and fisheries products is connected, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are lies over the Old Kenjeran, which is Krupuk.



Most of society has long been cultivated as a food processed seafood. Because those foods are typically high protein snacks and the way to process is quite complicated, these crackers are quite expensive for its values.



There are so many types of crackers that being offered by the local inhabitants, and most of them are sea products. For instance, sea cucumber cracker, shrimp crackers, fish cracker, oyster crackers, razor cramp and many more.



The price is vary from each crackers, like Rp. 100.000 / kilo for sea cucumber crackers or Rp. 7500-20.000 / kilo for razor cramp.



Among those crackers, sea cucumber cracker is the most special cracker. This cracker is different from another crackers, even though both are made by ocean animal skin. But this is a beast eggplant seabed, which is breed well at a depth of 15 to 100 meters under the sea.



This eggplant is has round shape like a tennis ball, with a diameter of 5 cm - 15 cm and his body covered by mucus. It is complicated enough to catch, if it is not accompanied by any special equipment, the local community called "Garet", who ends his pointy like a hook.



Sea cucumber cracker has long been known among the community of the coastal town of Surabaya, it is not sure when were the early begin to be the particular Kenjeran food, but the inhabitant start to cultivate this snack from their ancestors.



By producing the sea cracker products, Kenjeran inhabitant gain a lot of profit, which is around Rp. 5-10 million per week. This will be more on Idul Fitri, it can reach over Rp. 25 million.



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Cakes And More Cakes

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Blauran Market



Blauran traditional market, was build since 1957. This market is the most comprehensive market in Surabaya where we can find any goods in retails and quite oldest in Surabaya city that experience some rapid development in times.



Blauran traditional market is about traditional cakes. Indeed, most people go to Blauran market for traditional cakes and foods that become significantly rare today. As we know, modernization plays an important role today and brings dozens of improvements in people's life. Thus, modern people may consume numbers of western cakes or European dishes, but traditional cakes will be stand on its ground.



In Blauran market, there will be various snacks, beverages, main course and more cakes. The price is similar and competitive among the seller, starts from Rp. 500 per piece and the profit will be more than 1 million a day. Those profits will be increase when the people have occasional event like wedding ceremony, birthday party, meeting purposes, great holiday or else. Those sellers will cut the price until 50% off after more than 8 pm.



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Food Section In Blauran Market

Blauran Market



Blauran traditional market, was build since 1957. This market is the most comprehensive market in Surabaya where we can find any goods in retails and quite oldest in Surabaya city that experience some rapid development in times.



Blauran market is divided into some sections according to the function on each sections. There is a section for daily goods like garment, electronics, books or kinds of those things. Especially for book section, this traditional market is offer complete books for students or personal. Moreover, in different side, it is such a flea market, where we can find numbers of book tittles that we cannot find in modern book store. There are numbers of new and used book or magazines from different genre like architectures, art, science, politic, entertainment and many more. All of those are in good condition and worthy.



Blauran traditional market is about traditional cakes. Indeed, most people go to Blauran market for traditional cakes and foods that become significantly rare today. As we know, modernization plays an important role today and brings dozens of improvements in people's life. Thus, modern people may consume numbers of western cakes or European dishes, but traditional cakes will be stand on its ground.



In Blauran market, there will be various snacks, beverages, main course and more cakes. The price is similar and competitive among the seller, starts from Rp. 500 per piece and the profit will be more than 1 million a day. Those profits will be increase when the people have occasional event like wedding ceremony, birthday party, meeting purposes, great holiday or else. Those sellers will cut the price until 50% off after more than 8 pm. Do you know about the taste of Surabaya or East Java? Just come to Blauran market. It sweet, little bit spicy yet nice.



Have a nice day, market people...



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Kupang Lontong Kenjeran

Lontong Kupang



Kupang lontong, is another traditional food from East Java, particularly from Sidoarjo or Surabaya, which is precisely in Kenjeran. This food is typically a coastal food. Kupang lontong is consist of kupang; Kupang is kind of oyster or small shellfish; lontong or rice cake and completed by the shrimp paste sauce. Similar with Lontong balap, kupang lontong is also has lento or fried cassava for its topping and scallop satai.



On every stalls which offer kupang lontong in their menus, the seller also provide green coconut ice. The freshness of coconut will abolish the hot spicy flavor and un-convenient taste from the garlic after consuming Kupang.



Kupang lontong is all-time-appetite, it is hot and spicy with swinging flavor between sweet and salty flavor. The ingredient in Kupang lontong is simple, it is only garlic, shrimp paste and chilli. Shrimp paste is playing an important role to dish up Kupang lontong, to get special taste and add the deliciousness. Those ingredients are mixed well then pour the kupang, lontong and dressing up with lentho.



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Four Faces Buddha Statue

Four Faces Buddha Statue



Buddha Empat Muka or Four Faces Buddha statue is located at one of the corners of the famous Pantai Ria Kenjeran, a beach area in the city of Surabaya that also famous for its fisheries products and place to hang out.

The construction work of the statue was started in July 2003, occupying a total land of 1.5 hectares. The main building that houses the statue measured at 9×9 meters, a symbolically important figures for the Buddhist community. The building, include the dome reach 36 meters. Some said that, the total cost required to build this statue was almost Rp 4 billion. This number a little bigger than early estimation that was Rp 3,5 billion. This become more magnificent because the material is overlaid with pure gold. The casing itself directly imported from Thailand.



The statue occupies a kind of stupa building, where the Buddha sat on his throne. Because there are four faces, the one that refered to the front side is the front-facing face which the hand holding a rosary. The building is surrounded by 4 pillars, the green or golden pillars, which comprises 3 parts; the stupa, Buddha statues and Buddha throne. At the top of the stupa has been equipped with lightning rods, while the Buddha statue and the throne have each 9 meters high.



The four faces Buddha statue represents the four good traits of Buddha, which is loving, generosity, fair and meditating. Those four goodness implies on, Buddha is good among human beings, to help anyone without discrimination, and faithful in prayer or petition, and those are submitted in a ritual procession.

This statue having similarity with the Buddha statue in Bangkok, which represents face of peace and health, face of good relationships, face of fortune and face of protection against evil.



This four kindness is also had a meaning of, Buddha is a presentation of affection of fellow being, assist whoever without discrimination, and devoted in prayer or application that submitted in ritual procession. While on Buddha eight hands, there are holy book, holy water, defense weapon, fight weapon to against the badness, holy book, prayer beads, chest, and cupu.



In addition to see the four faces Buddha statue, in this place we will also see four white elephants statue plays about 4 feet in each corner, three lotus flowers decorated the pool, and a meditation room. The complex is also adorned with 12 lights made of bronze and copper.



Four Faces Buddha was inaugurated in November, 9 2004. With the spectacular building, this statue can be one of the interesting destination in Surabaya. Moreover, this statue was awarded by MURI as the highest and the largest statue in Indonesia.



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Snacks Corner

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Blauran Market



Along with the history of human civilization, market is a place where the activity will be undertaken since centuries ago. It starts when people did barter for their need, until the founding of money for the payment tool. Furthermore, the existance of market also experience some significant development until present time.



Blauran traditional market, was build since 1957. This market is the most comprehensive market in Surabaya where we can find any goods in retails and quite oldest in Surabaya city that experience some rapid development in times.



Blauran market is divided into some sections according to the function on each sections. There is a section for daily goods like garment, electronics, books or kinds of those things. Especially for book section, this traditional market is offer complete books for students or personal. Moreover, in different side, it is such a flea market, where we can find numbers of book tittles that we cannot find in modern book store. There are numbers of new and used book or magazines from different genre like architectures, art, science, politic, entertainment and many more. All of those are in good condition and worthy.



More about Blauran market, this traditional market is famous by its jewelry center. Although, the existence of this market is slightly shifted by modern jewelry store in front of the market, fortunately, some people still keep their faith to go to Blauran market. About the jewelries, it still having good quality compare to the modern jewelry stores and having good value for investment.



Last but not least, Blauran traditional market is about traditional cakes. Indeed, most people go to Blauran market for traditional cakes and foods that become significantly rare today. As we know, modernization plays an important role today and brings dozens of improvements in people's life. Thus, modern people may consume numbers of western cakes or European dishes, but traditional cakes will be stand on its ground.



In Blauran market, there will be various snacks, beverages, main course and more cakes. The price is similar and competitive among the seller, starts from Rp. 500 per piece and the profit will be more than 1 million a day. Those profits will be increase when the people have occasional event like wedding ceremony, birthday party, meeting purposes, great holiday or else. Those sellers will cut the price until 50% off after more than 8 pm.



In conclusion, Blauran traditional market is a traditional market, when we can find any vintage books among the book section. Moreover, Blauran market is also the proper place for those who want to find jewelries; do not worry about the quality, design or price, all is set up in good way. Last, Blauran market is about traditional cakes. Do you know about the taste of Surabaya or East Java? Just come to Blauran market. It sweet, little bit spicy yet nice.



Have a nice day, market people...



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Mimi & Mintuno

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Mimi & Mintuno



In Javanese traditional marriage ceremony, the parents of both bride and bridegroom will give advice to them to always live together in harmony ever after like ‘Mimi’ and ‘Mintuno’. While, Mimi’ and ‘Mintuno’ is a sea animal, precisely an horseshoe crap (Limulus polyphemus) or an arthropod that live primarily in shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms. They will, however, occasionally come on shore.



Horseshoe crabs are not crabs but they are related to arachnids. According to Wikipedia, the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a ‘living fossil.’ The most identical form to this species were present during the Triassic period, which is 230 million years ago, and similar species existed in the Devonian period, over 400 million years ago. Limulus means “odd” and polyphemus refers to the giant in Greek mythology. It is based on the misleading idea that the animal had a single eye.



The Javanese call ‘Mimi’ for Female horseshoe crab, while the male one is called ‘Mintuno’.

Horseshoe crabs are monogamous. They mate for life. That is why Javanese use them as symbol of harmonious and true love, in which, one man and one woman dynamically live together in harmony. A man and woman, who decide to build family, are supposed to be inseparable. They must unite for life.



The horseshoe crabs play an important role in medication. Their blue blood becomes substance that is crucial for drug testing. People use an extract of the horseshoe crab’s blood as the pharmaceutical device industries to make sure that their products are free of bacterial contamination.



We can find these animals in Kenjeran beach, one of those raw materials for Kenjeran cracker products and quite rare because it difficult to find.



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Ready To Eat Smoked Fish

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Kenjeran Smoked Fish



Kenjeran is famous by the fisheries products, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are Kenjeran smoked fish.



This traditional market that selling smoked fish is located in Old Kenjeran. Along this street, we can find many stalls with the sellers doing the smoking in traditional way. Initially, the use of this smoking fish was to preserve the amount of fishes to be consume in some other times. Fortunately by founding this method, it becomes the new prospect to find another way in business.



The market is not far from the Kenjeran beach, it is unique because the buyers have to get in line waiting for smoking fishes are ready to pack. Meanwhile, the buyers are also have to hold the pain because of the puffing smoke.



There are some types of fish that can be choose in this smoking market along the Kenjeran shore, including baronang, red snapper, mackerel and stingrays. Moreover, this market is also offer fresh raw fishes intead of smoked fishes and some oysters [occasionally], razor clamp, sea cucumber, shrimp and so on.



Sometimes, the suppy of the fishes are reduce because of the uncertain weather that makes the fishermen hold their fishing. The most wanted smoked fish is smoked mackarel or stingrays.



The prices are vary from each fishes, for regular price, we can get Rp. 1500 – Rp. 2000/ pieces. For red snapper, it cost Rp. 35.000 / kilo. While, for smoked mackarel it cost Rp. 20.000-25.000 / kilo. But, do not worry about the prices, bacause everything is negotiable here.



Smoked fish is particularly served with hot spicy sauce, like hot paste sambal and hot rice. The taste is wonderfully yummy. The taste between the hot spicy sauce and the smoke fish is fused and particularly identic.



Like the picture above, we can serve the smoked fish with hot chilli sambal and hot rice to make a best lunch for your day.



The ingredients:



- Kenjeran smoked fishes

- Lots of Cayenne pepper..

- Red chili pappers

- Tomatoes

- Shrimp paste

- Granulated sugar

- Salt



Directions:



Blend all the ingredients until it delicate and become sauce, there are no exact amount of those ingredients, just adjusting the ingredients and how many fishes you have for all the participant. But, make sure you have lots of chillies.



Finally, put the fishes into the sauce and press it tenderly until the sauce is covering the fishes. And bon appetite...



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The Salted Fishes Under The Sun

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Kenjeran Fisheries



Kenjeran and fisheries products is connected, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products.



Most of society has long been cultivated as a food processed seafood. Because those foods are typically high protein snacks and the way to process is quite complicated, the products are quite expensive for its values.



There are so many types of products that being offered by the local inhabitants, and most of them are sea products. For instance, sea cucumber cracker, shrimp crackers, fish cracker, oyster crackers, razor cramp salted fish in some raw fishes and many more.



By producing the sea products, Kenjeran inhabitant gain a lot of profit, which is around Rp. 5-10 million per week. This will be more on Idul Fitri, it can reach over Rp. 25 million.



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Kenjeran Cracker Products

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Kenjeran Crackers



Kenjeran and fisheries products is connected, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are lies over the Old Kenjeran, which is Krupuk.



Most of society has long been cultivated as a food processed seafood. Because those foods are typically high protein snacks and the way to process is quite complicated, these crackers are quite expensive for its values.



There are so many types of crackers that being offered by the local inhabitants, and most of them are sea products. For instance, sea cucumber cracker, shrimp crackers, fish cracker, oyster crackers, razor cramp and many more.



The price is vary from each crackers, like Rp. 100.000 / kilo for sea cucumber crackers or Rp. 7500-20.000 / kilo for razor cramp.



Among those crackers, sea cucumber cracker is the most special cracker. This cracker is different from another crackers, even though both are made by ocean animal skin. But this is a beast eggplant seabed, which is breed well at a depth of 15 to 100 meters under the sea.



This eggplant is has round shape like a tennis ball, with a diameter of 5 cm - 15 cm and his body covered by mucus. It is complicated enough to catch, if it is not accompanied by any special equipment, the local community called "Garet", who ends his pointy like a hook.



Sea cucumber cracker has long been known among the community of the coastal town of Surabaya, it is not sure when were the early begin to be the particular Kenjeran food, but the inhabitant start to cultivate this snack from their ancestors.



By producing the sea cracker products, Kenjeran inhabitant gain a lot of profit, which is around Rp. 5-10 million per week. This will be more on Idul Fitri, it can reach over Rp. 25 million.



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Sanggar Agung Temple

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Kelenteng Sanggar Agung Surabaya



Klenteng Sanggar Agung or Hong San Tan tempke is a temple for Buddhist, Tao and Kong Hu Cu followers. Located in Sukolilo Street 100, Kenjeran Beach.



Like any other temples that we can find, Sanggar Agung temple has particular in design and also in its atmosphere, the design is very unique and quite sophisticated. From the very inside of the building, the back side is outstandingly amazing with the great goddess of Kwan Im Pouw Sat statue and four status for the guardians, which is one them is Kwan Kong, the god of war. The are also two dragons statue over the goddess and the guardians that look strong and firm in 6 meters long. The Kwan Im statue has 20 meters high, and look nice over the beauty of the masterpiece. Those statues are build after less than 2 years from the temple was build.



While, the statues that standing to be the worship statues in Sanggar Agung are, on the left side is Cai Shen Ye, the prosperity God; Guang Sen Di Jong or Kwang Kong, the god of war; Fu De Zheng Shen, the god of happiness and longevity; at the center is Guan Shi Yi Pu Sa or Kwan Im, the goddess of wisdom. On the right side there is, Xuan Tiang Shang Di, the god of medicine; Tai Shang Lao Jun, the god of earth or the founder of Taoism; Tian Shang Sheng Mu, the god mother. Each of them have its own altar to be the worship places among the followers.



The visitors who come to this temple are not only from the followers, but also from those who want to visit and have a look for the temple, adoring the building or taking some photograph. This temple is now become one of the tourism destinations instead of to be the pilgrimage sire in Surabaya, especially for those who give visit to Kenjeran beach, they must be spend the time to Sanggar Agung. Because the location is settled into the same area of Kenjeran beach, then it seems that Sanggar Agung become the complete package that worth to be visited after the beach and The Four Faces Buddha which is located directly in front of the temple.



Sanggar Agung temple become more crowd when Lunar New Year has come, the time when all the Tionghoa ethnic celebrate their new year event. The temple will dominated into red colors and cheerfully appears as a symbol of happiness among the people. Moreover, this temple is also have some celebrating events related with Chinese holidays or customs, like The Full Moon Celebration or Zhongqiu Pia event, The Kwan Im celebration, .



The existence of Sanggar Agung temple become more attractive because of the location of the temple is situated above the sea water. That makes this temple to be the only temple that build on the top of the sea water.



The early begin of this temple was just the continuity of the family temple from Loe Kim Soen, the founder and the father of Soetiadji Yudo, who is the leader of Sanggar Agung Temple. This temple was officially inaugurate on 1999, precisely on the Lunar New Year. The word Sanggar Agung have meaning as A Great Place.



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Kenjeran Crackers

Kenjeran Crackers



Kenjeran and fisheries products is connected, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are lies over the Old Kenjeran, which is Krupuk.



Most of society has long been cultivated as a food processed seafood. Because those foods are typically high protein snacks and the way to process is quite complicated, these crackers are quite expensive for its values.



There are so many types of crackers that being offered by the local inhabitants, and most of them are sea products. For instance, sea cucumber cracker, shrimp crackers, fish cracker, oyster crackers, razor cramp and many more.



The price is vary from each crackers, like Rp. 100.000 / kilo for sea cucumber crackers or Rp. 7500-20.000 / kilo for razor cramp.



Among those crackers, sea cucumber cracker is the most special cracker. This cracker is different from another crackers, even though both are made by ocean animal skin. But this is a beast eggplant seabed, which is breed well at a depth of 15 to 100 meters under the sea.



This eggplant is has round shape like a tennis ball, with a diameter of 5 cm - 15 cm and his body covered by mucus. It is complicated enough to catch, if it is not accompanied by any special equipment, the local community called "Garet", who ends his pointy like a hook.



Sea cucumber cracker has long been known among the community of the coastal town of Surabaya, it is not sure when were the early begin to be the particular Kenjeran food, but the inhabitant start to cultivate this snack from their ancestors.



By producing the sea cracker products, Kenjeran inhabitant gain a lot of profit, which is around Rp. 5-10 million per week. This will be more on Idul Fitri, it can reach over Rp. 25 million.



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Kenjeran Smoked Fish

Kenjeran Smoked Fish



Kenjeran is famous by the fisheries products, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are Kenjeran smoked fish.



This traditional market that selling smoked fish is located in Old Kenjeran. Along this street, we can find many stalls with the sellers doing the smoking in traditional way. Initially, the use of this smoking fish was to preserve the amount of fishes to be consume in some other times. Fortunately by founding this method, it becomes the new prospect to find another way in business.



The market is not far from the Kenjeran beach, it is unique because the buyers have to get in line waiting for smoking fishes are ready to pack. Meanwhile, the buyers are also have to hold the pain because of the puffing smoke.



There are some types of fish that can be choose in this smoking market along the Kenjeran shore, including baronang, red snapper, mackerel and stingrays. Moreover, this market is also offer fresh raw fishes intead of smoked fishes and some oysters [occasionally], razor clamp, sea cucumber, shrimp and so on.



Sometimes, the suppy of the fishes are reduce because of the uncertain weather that makes the fishermen hold their fishing. The most wanted smoked fish is smoked mackerel or stingrays.



The prices are vary from each fishes, for regular price, we can get Rp. 1500 – Rp. 2000/ pieces. For red snapper, it cost Rp. 35.000 / kilo. While, for smoked mackarel it cost Rp. 20.000-25.000 / kilo. But, do not worry about the prices, bacause everything is negotiable here.



Smoked fish is particularly served with hot spicy sauce, like hot paste sambal and hot rice. The taste is wonderfully yummy. The taste between the hot spicy sauce and the smoke fish is fused and particularly identic. Worth to try...



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Kenjeran Kupang Lontong

Lontong Kupang



Kupang lontong, is another traditional food from East Java, particularly from Sidoarjo or Surabaya, which is precisely from Kenjeran. This food is typically a coastal food. Kupang lontong is consist of kupang; Kupang is kind of oyster or small shellfish; lontong or rice cake and completed by the shrimp paste sauce. Similar with Lontong balap, kupang lontong is also has lento or fried cassava for its topping and scallop satai.



On every stalls which offer kupang lontong in their menus, the seller also provide green coconut ice. The freshness of coconut will abolish the hot spicy flavor and un-convenient taste from the garlic after consuming Kupang.



Kupang lontong is all-time-appetite, it is hot and spicy with swinging flavor between sweet and salty flavor. The ingredient in Kupang lontong is simple, it is only garlic, shrimp paste and chilli. Shrimp paste is playing an important role to dish up Kupang lontong, to get special taste and add the deliciousness. Those ingredients are mixed well then pour the kupang, lontong and dressing up with fried lentho.



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Sidoarjo Crackers

Sidoarjo Cracker Industrial



Krupuk or kerupuk is type of crackers or snack crackers which is made from tapioca flour batter mixed with some ingredients such as shrimp or fish flavor. Crackers made by steaming batter before thinly cut, dried in the sun and fried with a lot of cooking oil.



Krupuk is an Indonesian favourit side-dish that can be completing the meal during breakfast, lunch or even dinner.



Sidoarjo is, once again, one of the famous producer for this industrial. Among 15000 Small and Medium Enterprises in Sidoarjo, most of them are belongs to cracker industrial. Along Majapahit street, there are several stores that provide Sidoarjo particular snacks, especially crackers. You just choose which you like; ready to eat crackers, or raw crackers to be your gift.



At first, people only know that Sidoarjo is famous for its prawn crackers and fish crackers. However, today there are so many variant of crackers that can be found in Sidoarjo, instead of shrimp and fish crackers, like oyster cracker, keterung cracker (a type of jellyfish), this is the most expensive compared to shrimp and fish crackers because the raw material for the cracker is quite difficult to get.



The stalls that sell Sidoarjo snacks are fairly easy to reach because it is located in the center of town, both in the way to Surabaya or Malang. The taste is very special compare to any other cracker from other area, that makes Sidoarjo cracker become popular among the customers.



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Mushroom Cultivation

Mushroom Cultivation



Oyster mushroom business is promising. Beside the raw mushrooms and the seeds, mushrooms processed food sales are also promising. Mushroom is known for it delicious and can be processed into various dishes. At first glance, the meat tastes like chicken. Mushrooms are very popular vegetarian because it considered as the substitute of meat.



Mushrooms, is an easy-to-cook material that can be added into some foods. Moreover, there are various kind of foods that can be produce by using mushroom like, dodol or kind of sweet sticky cake, mushroom crackers or botok. Botok is kind of traditional food which wrapped in banana leaves.



Settled in Wadungasih village, Buduran sub-district, City of Sidoarjo, East Java, the cultivation of Oyster mushroom or being known as King Oyster Mushroom. There are 33 mushroom farmers in this village which each of them gain Rp. 3.000.000 for minimum income.



This cultivation become an industrial since 2003. To pursue the cultivation is not too difficult. We can put the mushroom spores into a plastic bag that is filled with sawdust. This bag is then stored in a rack at the shelter mushroom, it called "Kombong Jamur." After 35 days, it can be harvested.



Among 3,700 packs of mushroom spores, it can be harvested at least five kilos per day. In appropriate weather conditions such as the rainy season, the harvest can be increase to 15 kilograms per day with a price of Rp 12,000 per kilogram.



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Duck Breeding And Salted Egg Industry

Duck Breeding And Salted Egg Industry



Kebonsari village, Candi district, Sidoarjo, is the place of duck breeding and salted egg industry. It was started on 1992, there are 30 inhabitants that having duck breeding, which each of them having 40.000 or 50.000 ducks in their stock. Those breed are produce thousand kilos of egg that ready to be salted and sale for almost Indonesia area.



This Inauguration Duck and Salted Eggs industrial is become a model of populist economic empowerment through the existing potentials of the society.



Kebonsari duck breeders products are potentialy good, both in quality and taste, the Omega 3 content from the eggs is good, and can be seen from the reddish-colored of egg yolks.



The products which are available is raw egg, hard-boiled egg and flavor egg. Fortunately, the flavor eggs is not yet available for market because the expired due date is just for one week That make the producers limiting the production before the any order required. The producers plant to make some flavor into the egg like, durian, chocolate, strawberry and salmon.



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Surabaya Sub-Marine Museum

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Sub Marine Museum



Submarine Monument or Monkasel, is a submarine museum located in the city of Surabaya. Located in the center of town, this monument is actually a submarine Pasopati KRI 410, one of the Indonesian Navy fleet made by Soviet Union in 1952. The submarine was ever involved in the Battle of Aru Ocean to free West Papua from the Dutch occupation. This Submarine has 76.6 meters length and a width of 6.30 meters and equipped with a steam torpedo gas totaling 12 pieces.



This submarine was then brought ashore and used as a monument to commemorate the courage of Indonesian heroes . This monument is located at Jalan Pemuda, right next to Plaza Surabaya. Also, in this place also has a film screening, which display the process of war that occurred in the Aru Ocean. If you want to visit this resort you will also be accompanied by a local guide who found there.



Monuments KRI Pasopati submarine is one of the tourism destinations, especially for students. With the existance this submarine museum, it convinced that Surabaya is really deserve to be called as a town of hero. Because there are only two similar monument in the world.



Monkasel is equipped with a multimedia building which presents a program in recognition of the Indonesian Navy. Monkasel is open from Monday through Friday from 08.30-22.00 WIB. The following facilities are provided: parking, a canteen, a stage, and an amusement area for children. It is easily reached by public transportation.



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Yos Sudarso Park

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Yos Sudarso Park



Surabaya nowadays is become more modern, regarding the significant development among the facilities of the town that being prepared for the societies like the public utilities, buildings, roads and city parks.



Facing the modernization, we are also dealing with the pollutions, crowds, traffics and daily routines which is equal with stressfulness. From those modernizations, the need of being green is become the main-require-mark within the modern civilization like Surabaya.



Hence, the Surabaya Urban Service try to accomplished to make Surabaya green become more green-er. This signified by the existence of numbers of Parks in Surabaya. These parks, can be used as public utilities and also to be the stress releaser within the society.



One of those parks are Yos Sudarso Park, which is located Yos Sudarso street, near to the municipality building. Yos Sudarso Park consists of green parks and pedestrian walk which is often used by the city resident or foreign tourists. Moreover, in this park there is the monument of Panglima Sudirman that look illuminating when the night arrives.



For those who like skateboarding, this park is also used to be the track under the monument by some teenagers. This park become more lightly on the weekend, when people gather for jogging, walking or just chit-chatting with friends or family.



Let's go green, people.



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Smoked Milk Fish

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Smoked Milk Fish



Another Sidoarjo's particular icon is smoked milk fish. The center of this industrial is located in Bulu Sidokare village, the city of Sidoarjo. Here we can see the traditional process of smoked milk fish until the packing process before it runs into the customers hand.



Regarding the making of smoked milk fish, the very first way is to peel off the scale out of the fish until it getting smooth, then move out the entrails and the gills to removed the stinks odor from the fish and there should be any blood remain.



Furthermore, soaked the fish that have been clean in salt water for 2 hours, until it soak into the meat. After that, rinsed the milkfish to avoid become too salty. Then drained the milkfish to remove the salt water. Put the stomach of the fish with a stick for making the smoke get into the inside of the stomach.



After that, smoked the fish for 3 hours. Make sure the fire leaving only the embers, then flush some of wood dust which can caused the smoke. To produce yellow smoke, the sawdust that being used should be yellow.



After the smoke billowing, put the milkfish and keep the furnace closed. Add the sawdust on every hour to make the smoke.



The taste of this smoked milkfish is different with presto milkfish product, the sauce is made by mix ketchup and shrimp paste. The price of traditional smoked milk fish is about Rp. 36.000 to Rp. 38.000 per kilogram. While, the sauce is about Rp. 1000 per bottle. This price is much cheaper than the smoke milkfish in modern packaged, whose price reached Rp 60,000. per kilogram.



Unfortunately, the production and the market of this product is just limited around Sidoarjo city. Sidoarjo milkfish has a typical black color around the dorsal fin, if any merchant who offers the fish without the features it will be rejected. Moreover, the Sidoarjo milk fish having different taste with other milk fish. Hence, we can look carefully before making decision to buy the fish.



Overall, smoked milk fish is the other considerable choises that can be a present for your beloved when visiting Sidoarjo city.



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Mushroom Cultivation Industry

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Mushroom Cultivation Industry



Settled in Wadungasih village, Buduran sub-district, City of Sidoarjo, East Java, the cultivation of Oyster mushroom or being known as King Oyster Mushroom. There are 33 mushroom farmers in this village which each of them gain Rp. 3.000.000 for minimum income.



This cultivation become an industrial since 2003. To pursue the cultivation is not too difficult. We can put the mushroom spores into a plastic bag that is filled with sawdust. This bag is then stored in a rack at the shelter mushroom, it called "Kombong Jamur." After 35 days, it can be harvested.



Among 3,700 packs of mushroom spores, it can be harvested at least five kilos per day. In appropriate weather conditions such as the rainy season, the harvest can be increase to 15 kilograms per day with a price of Rp 12,000 per kilogram.



Oyster mushroom business is promising. Beside the raw mushrooms and the seeds, mushrooms processed food sales are also promising. Mushroom is known for it delicious and can be processed into various dishes. At first glance, the meat tastes like chicken. Mushrooms are very popular vegetarian because it considered as the substitute of meat.



Mushrooms, is an easy-to-cook material that can be added into some foods. Moreover, there are various kind of foods that can be produce by using mushroom like, dodol or kind of sweet sticky cake, mushroom crackers or botok. Botok is kind of traditional food which wrapped in banana leaves.



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Sidoarjo Cracker Industry

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Sidoarjo Cracker Industry



Krupuk or kerupuk is type of crackers or snack crackers which is made from tapioca flour batter mixed with some ingredients such as shrimp or fish flavor. Crackers made by steaming batter before thinly cut, dried in the sun and fried with a lot of cooking oil.



Krupuk is an Indonesian favourit side-dish that can be completing the meal during breakfast, lunch or even dinner.



Sidoarjo is, once again, one of the famous producer for this industrial. Among 15000 Small and Medium Enterprises in Sidoarjo, most of them are belongs to cracker industrial. Along Majapahit street, there are several stores that provide Sidoarjo particular snacks, especially crackers. You just choose which you like; ready to eat crackers, or raw crackers to be your gift.



At first, people only know that Sidoarjo is famous for its prawn crackers and fish crackers. However, today there are so many variant of crackers that can be found in Sidoarjo, instead of shrimp and fish crackers, like oyster cracker, keterung cracker (a type of jellyfish), this is the most expensive compared to shrimp and fish crackers because the raw material for the cracker is quite difficult to get.



The stalls that sell Sidoarjo snacks are fairly easy to reach because it is located in the center of town, both in the way to Surabaya or Malang. The taste is very special compare to any other cracker from other area, that makes Sidoarjo cracker become popular among the customers.



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Rujak Uleg Festival

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Surabaya “Rujak Uleg” Festival



Indonesia have different kind of Rujak or Rojak, there is Rujak Uleg or Rujak Manis.



Rujak uleg, is one of traditional foods which commonly come from East Java, especially from Surabaya. Rujak uleg is kind of salad with shrimp paste sauce that pestle with bean, chilli and garlic. While, the salad is about cucumber, bean sprout, water spinach, cake rice or lontong, tofu, soy bean cake or tempe, pineapple.



While, Rujak manis, is kind of fruit salad with hot and sweet sauce made by Aren sugar and bean. The fruit is commonly taken from semi raw mango, star fruit, ambarella, bengkoang, guava, pineapple, water melon, jack fruit, apple, tofu, papaya, melon, cashew, cucumber, bell fruit, complete with krupuk or cracker.



On May 9, 2010, there was the 7th Rujak Uleg Festival that being held to celebrate the 717 years of Surabaya Anniversary. There was 1.250 participants join this festival at Kembang Jepun street, Surabaya.



Rujak Uleg Festival is an annual festival in Surabaya. The participants are coming from the local inhabitants or coming from out of Surabaya that mostly come from Rujak Uleg sellers from all over area in East Java.



The participants are have to wear particular outfit that performing uniqueness and cheerfulness among others, like, army look, fisherman look, the wayang figures like Hanoman, Gatot Kaca; clown, and many more.



Beside the way the participants dressing up their look, they are also dressing up their Rujak to be more beautiful and attractive. This event was very lively, because the committee will find the winner among hundreds of participants who followed the event to get special prizes.



This festival was so stunning and can't hardly wait to see the next festival next years with bunch of cheerfulness and shows.



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Mushroom Cultivation

Mushroom Cultivation



Settled in Wadungasih village, Buduran sub-district, City of Sidoarjo, East Java, the cultivation of Oyster mushroom or being known as King Oyster Mushroom. There are 33 mushroom farmers in this village which each of them gain Rp. 3.000.000 for minimum income.



This cultivation become an industrial since 2003. To pursue the cultivation is not too difficult. We can put the mushroom spores into a plastic bag that is filled with sawdust. This bag is then stored in a rack at the shelter mushroom, it called "Kombong Jamur." After 35 days, it can be harvested.



Among 3,700 packs of mushroom spores, it can be harvested at least five kilos per day. In appropriate weather conditions such as the rainy season, the harvest can be increase to 15 kilograms per day with a price of Rp 12,000 per kilogram.



Oyster mushroom business is promising. Beside the raw mushrooms and the seeds, mushrooms processed food sales are also promising. Mushroom is known for it delicious and can be processed into various dishes. At first glance, the meat tastes like chicken. Mushrooms are very popular vegetarian because it considered as the substitute of meat.



Mushrooms, is an easy-to-cook material that can be added into some foods. Moreover, there are various kind of foods that can be produce by using mushroom like, dodol or kind of sweet sticky cake, mushroom crackers or botok. Botok is kind of traditional food which wrapped in banana leaves.



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Kupang Lontong Sidoarjo

Kupang Lontong



Kupang lontong, is another traditional food from East Java, particularly from Sidoarjo or Surabaya. This food is typically a coastal food. Kupang lontong is consist of kupang; Kupang is kind of oyster or small shellfish; lontong or rice cake and completed by the shrimp paste sauce. Similar with Lontong balap, kupang lontong is also has lento or fried cassava for its topping and scallop satai.



On every stalls which offer kupang lontong in their menus, the seller also provide green coconut for it can reduces the poison in kupang, in case of those who have allergic.



Kupang lontong is all-time-appetite, it is hot and spicy combine with fresh coconut ice. Worth to try.



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Tanggulangin Leather Industry

Tanggulangin Leather Industry



Tanggulangin leather industry, this industrial was begin in 1939, when some craftsmen started making bags and suitcase stuffs. And in 1976 it was established the Bags and Luggage Cooperative Industrial (Intako), which was initially consisted of only 27 people.



Tanggulangin bags and suitcases manufacture is one of the tourism icons in Sidoarjo. The products include bags, briefcases, wallets, belts and shoes. The products are having good quality that has been recognized by consumers.



Tanggulangin leather industry is having the same concept like in Cibaduyut leather industry in West Java. The area is full of leather fashion stores that offer some particular design into the display wall. Hence, the customers will enjoy their window shopping before entering the chosen store. On each stores, the products are having competitive price among others and having the same quality in design or pattern.



If we are going down further into the village, we will find more home industrial. Basically, the villagers are live as leather craftsman, then they opened a small shop to market their products that can easily be visited by prospective buyers.



Formerly, Tanggulangin leather industry tends to produce luggage, but at the time goes by the bags productions are dominating the whole productions. It happens because the main potential buyers are women, who tend to look for the beauty fashion bags and clutch for their own.



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