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If you plan to take a walk and vacation in Semarang, don’t haven’t brought Semarang’s typical souvenirs to relatives or friends and your friends in my hometown. Semarang is a meeting point of many cultures for hundreds of years. Many historical relics in the form of buildings, villages, and food. Semarang spring rolls, for example, namely food from China with materials that are easily found in Semarang.
For those of you who are or will visit Semarang, there are many souvenirs that you can take home. Check out some of the following Semarang recommendations.
- Lumpia
You haven’t been to Semarang if you haven’t enjoyed a special lumpya, wade with recipes that have been to generation with delicious taste. In Semarang you can find some legendary lumpia sellers like spring rolls Mbak Lien, Lumpia Cik Me Me, Lumpia Gang Lombok, and others. Traditional spring rolls in Semarang contain bamboo shoots (young bamboo) with a savory taste, with a crunchy texture outside and relatively softer inside. Besides dry spring rolls, you can also buy wet spring rolls. The most visible difference is the color, namely golden brown dry spring rolls, while wet spring rolls are white.
- Bandeng Presto.
Besides spring rolls, other Semarang foods are presto milkfish. The milkfish is cooked with high temperatures in a high-pressure pan, so the soft is not just the meat of milkfish, but also gets to the duration. With soft thorns, the milkfish presto became safe to eat without fear of being stabbed. For souvenirs, milkfish presto is usually packed into airtight plastic so it can be durable. There are several famous milkfish brands from Semarang, namely Bandeng Juwana, Bandeng Bonafide, Bandeng Presto, Hj’s milkfish house. DJUM, and many others. Some people like to eat presto milkfish directly, but usually, these milkes are fried first before eating.
- Wingko Babat
Wingko is a traditional cake made of glutinous rice flour, sugar and grater coconut with a soft texture, fibrous, and legit. It is said that Wingko Babat came from Babat, Lamongan, East Java, but his popularity was uphill after being sold in Semarang. Because of the ingredients, Wingko could be filling snackg, and this food was quite durable. Many Delicious Wingko makers in Semarang have various brands, including Wingko Babat Train Cap, Wingko Babat Dyriana, and Wingko Babat Cap Three Young Coconuts.
- Tumpi.
Tumpi is a kind of snack that is very similar to rempeyek, savory taste, and crispy texture. You can eat pumpi as a snack like chips or side dishes, for friends to eat rice. No wonder if many call pumpi as a typical Semarang rempode.
What distinguishes the pumpi from the other rempode is the topping. If in most other places, Rempeyek is usually coupled with shrimp, salted fish, or soybeans, but pumpi uses green beans as a compliment. This snack can be very durable if it is stored in an airtight container.
- Ganjel Rail Bread
In Indonesian, the name of this bread can be interpreted as a ‘rail bread rail’. There is a separate history regarding the name because the texture of the rotation is tough and the bonds with brownish colors, making the community equalize this bread with widespread railroad woods as a joke. The name is legendary until now. Ganjel bread rail usually has a cinnamon taste. But unfortunately, this bread is very rare, even in Semarang itself. There used to be a lot to sell this bread in Johar Market, but after the market caught fire, the sellers chose to change the merchandise. The new Ganjel Rail bread was easily found ahead of the Dugderan ceremony, where the bread was distributed to residents in the month of Ramadan.
- Semarangan batik
Each region has batik with its characteristics, including Semarang has a special motive named Lawang Sewu, warak ngendog, young monument, blekok, and sour. Semarang also has Batik Thematic Village in Rejomulyo Village, East Semarang. Also known as Kampoeng Djadhoel, the village was inaugurated in October 2017. So, if you want to bring home beautiful batik cloth, please just come to this village. Besides being able to shop for batik, you can also see how to make batik in Semarang.
Whether your trips take you on a long stroll on beaches, delicious cuisines, relaxing spas and resorts, or urban attractions, additional research will give you the best experience for your visit. Get to know more about Semarang by visiting Wonderful Indonesia.
