Palembang. when you hear of my home town's name, you might think about to popular thing that originated from this city. The gorgeous Musi River and the delicious food, Pempek. Those two things always be the most wanted object by the tourist if they come to Palembang.
The Musi River is one of the longest river in Sumatera that so imporatant for the economic cycle in Palembang. Lots of people makes money from this river by opening the float restaurant that can be found along the the river bank, renting the boats for the tourists who want to enjoy the sight of the river, and so on. it is also a main track of transportation for the big Ship that bring the mounts of coals, livestocks, rice, woods from and t Palembang. in the age of he Sriwijaya Kingdom, Musi river was a source of the gold and also was the biggest harbor for the international trading across the Asia. For this all facts, Musi river kept being maintained and developed by the government as one of the crucial income source for the city.
Second one is the traditional food with the amazing flavor, Pempek. Pempek, that made from grounded fish, actually originated from the chinese trader living in the boat for months and maybe years in the time when Sriwijaya had its glory. By the time, people begin to be customed of consuming it and afterwards. pempek starts being a kind of main food, beside rice, for the people in Palembang. Pempek has different kind of shape and taste. The most popular one is what we call "Pempek Kapal Selam". It does not look like the actual submarine at all, though. It just has a simple shape of a half ball, with the egg inside. We eat pempek with a special sauce that we call "Cuka". The distinctive flavor of cuka and also the unique taste of Pempek, make this food not only become popular in Palembang, but also had been known well almost across Indonesia.
The Musi River is one of the longest river in Sumatera that so imporatant for the economic cycle in Palembang. Lots of people makes money from this river by opening the float restaurant that can be found along the the river bank, renting the boats for the tourists who want to enjoy the sight of the river, and so on. it is also a main track of transportation for the big Ship that bring the mounts of coals, livestocks, rice, woods from and t Palembang. in the age of he Sriwijaya Kingdom, Musi river was a source of the gold and also was the biggest harbor for the international trading across the Asia. For this all facts, Musi river kept being maintained and developed by the government as one of the crucial income source for the city.
Second one is the traditional food with the amazing flavor, Pempek. Pempek, that made from grounded fish, actually originated from the chinese trader living in the boat for months and maybe years in the time when Sriwijaya had its glory. By the time, people begin to be customed of consuming it and afterwards. pempek starts being a kind of main food, beside rice, for the people in Palembang. Pempek has different kind of shape and taste. The most popular one is what we call "Pempek Kapal Selam". It does not look like the actual submarine at all, though. It just has a simple shape of a half ball, with the egg inside. We eat pempek with a special sauce that we call "Cuka". The distinctive flavor of cuka and also the unique taste of Pempek, make this food not only become popular in Palembang, but also had been known well almost across Indonesia.
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