ALL ABOUT INDONESIA - Indonesian food is about history, about myths, about traditions of the people, about ancestral stories so that in addition to issue of inheritance there are local wisdom values ??for next generation to be interpreted.

For example, Dodol food which is identity and status symbol of social in several celebrations has a story that is believed by people in various regions in Indonesia. Many titles are identical to dodol, such as Nian Gao or Kue Keranjang, Wajit, Jenang, Lempok, Gelinak and various other names in various regions in Indonesia.


In process of making implicit philosophical meaning that describe togetherness and diversity. Dodol, for Betawi community in Jakarta, previously known as Batavia, is a ceremony meal. Betawi which used to be a mixture of various Sundanese, Arab, Chinese and Malay ethnic groups and Malaysian have different culture, language ??and tradition from each other. process is made in a crowd and requires a long time to require a mutual cooperation spirit. Usually it involves several families to make it. There is a division of task in it, the men tasked with stirring dodol mixture it takes 10 hours until color turns golden brown. Whereas women are in charge of preparing the ingredient.

As for people in Garut, dodol has become a symbol of typical fruit, some brands already have legendary name. Dodol for Garut has become a city icon that elevates the name and economy of the community.

In Chinese culture, dodol, known as Kue Keranjang, is a hallmark of Chinese New Year ceremony. There is confidence in them, Kue Keranjang will bring good luck if they can be arranged high. The higher Kue Keranjang is arranged, the more you get luck. In the process, there was a change if dodol was stored in a basket-shaped from bamboo and became its name, in present dodol uses more plastic material to package it.

Another thing for Javanese people, who know dodol as Jenang has been practicing since the day of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom. Various traditional ceremonies, wedding ceremonies, children's birth ceremonies, death ceremonies, existence of inherent jenangs become element in it. For them, Jenang is a symbol of Javanese prayer, hope and society. There is something unique about dodol of Javanese society, in each traditional ceremony has a certain characteristic Jenang which is presented for example in tradition of the seventh month's pregnancy celebration, type of Procotan Jenang presented. Another thing, in tradition of the celebration of the Satu Suro commemoration, type of Jenang Abang is usually served. This jenang is white mixed with brown sugar and grated coconut. The Javanese consider this jenang to have a symbol of gratitude to God for new year and as an expression of surrender prayer for salvation and blessing.

Dodol, although modernization has spiced up in packaging and some new flavors. But noble values cannot be released and teaches many things about nationalism in Indonesian diversity, the value of mutual cooperation and the importance of keeping unity.