AMPO: UNIQUE CAMILAN FROM THE SPECIAL CLAY OF JAVA ISLAND. INTERESTED IN TRYING?
Java Island is famous for a variety of distinctive features. In addition to the culture and customs that are still quite thick, people on Java Island also have their own uniqueness. One of the uniqueness of the people on Java is that they like to eat clay. How come clay can be eaten? Yep! this time clay can be eaten even often made snacks, you know. Have you ever heard of "Ampo" snacks? If not, let's get acquainted with this snack!
Ampo is a typical clay-based snack from the Tuban area, East Java. For some people, this snack might seem rather 'disgusting'. Let alone eat land, food that falls on the dirty floor is definitely thrown away right? Eits, but make no mistake, the land used to make snacks is not just any ordinary clay, ie clay must be pure and clean in the sense that it is free from dirt and sand. How to make it is not exactly easy. In addition to having to look for unspoiled land, the snack maker must also hit the ground first in the shape of a box, then drag it until it resembles an astor cookie, and then roast it.
Javanese people, especially Central and East Java, believe that Ampo can strengthen the digestive system and cool the stomach. A study explains that clay has the effect of comforting the stomach and helps protect it from attacks by viruses and bacteria, but this does not apply if the soil used is contaminated with animal waste. Land contaminated with animal waste is not impossible to contain parasitic eggs such as roundworms that can live for years on the ground and cause many problems. Therefore the process of selecting clay and roasting must be truly appropriate.
Besides in Tuban, this clay snack is also famous in the city of Cirebon, West Java. Differences only exist in the shape and size. If in Tuban the shape is a long and slender roll, in Cirebon it tends to be in the form of short and rather large rolls. At present the ampo makers are dropping dramatically, this can cause this snack to become extinct later. So are you interested in trying this snack?
Ampo is a typical clay-based snack from the Tuban area, East Java. For some people, this snack might seem rather 'disgusting'. Let alone eat land, food that falls on the dirty floor is definitely thrown away right? Eits, but make no mistake, the land used to make snacks is not just any ordinary clay, ie clay must be pure and clean in the sense that it is free from dirt and sand. How to make it is not exactly easy. In addition to having to look for unspoiled land, the snack maker must also hit the ground first in the shape of a box, then drag it until it resembles an astor cookie, and then roast it.
Javanese people, especially Central and East Java, believe that Ampo can strengthen the digestive system and cool the stomach. A study explains that clay has the effect of comforting the stomach and helps protect it from attacks by viruses and bacteria, but this does not apply if the soil used is contaminated with animal waste. Land contaminated with animal waste is not impossible to contain parasitic eggs such as roundworms that can live for years on the ground and cause many problems. Therefore the process of selecting clay and roasting must be truly appropriate.
Besides in Tuban, this clay snack is also famous in the city of Cirebon, West Java. Differences only exist in the shape and size. If in Tuban the shape is a long and slender roll, in Cirebon it tends to be in the form of short and rather large rolls. At present the ampo makers are dropping dramatically, this can cause this snack to become extinct later. So are you interested in trying this snack?
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