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| Geplak Betawi for Idul AdhaBERITAJAKARTA.COM — 11/26/2009 6:24:56 PM
Maybe you know many kinds of Betawi cakes or cookies. But this time, it is hard to find Geplak Betawi. Probably, there are only several markets which sell Geplak, like Senen market or Benhil market, Central Jakarta.
On this Idul Adha 1430 H, geplak becomes a favorite food. "Geplak is a part of Betawi tradition. Many people try to find geplak in special days like Idul Fitri or Idul Adha,” said Mumun, a cake trader in Senen market, to beritajakarta.com, Wednesday (11/25).
Geplak is a kind of delicious snack. Usually Geplak is served in the wedding event, and brought to the bride or groom’s house, or at the special Muslim Holidays.
Mumun told that at present. Geplak is hard to find. There are only a few people to make it. The Betawinese believe that geplak has a mistery. “If you break the rule in making of geplak, geplak won’t exist,” she said.
Geplak is made of grind toasted rice mixed with toasted coconut. Put the melted sugar on it and stir them to be a solid mix; then form the mix as your taste.
Geplak is shaped in a bamboo place, named tenong. Put the mix in an average level by the hand, hit it. “That’s why we call it as geplak, because we hit the mix and it is sounded as ‘geplak’,” Mumun explained. Geplak tastes sweet and salty.
H Sanusi tells that geplak has a history. Sundakelapa (previous name of Jakarta) was a center of spice delivery, including sugar and coconut brought by the Netherlands. The overload of sugar and coconut made Betawi people to make geplak.
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