My Hometown

My Hometown

My name is Nur Abdina Jamila, but you can call me Dina. I was born in Pemalang on August 15 1997.  I’m going to tell you about my hometown. I lived in a small village called Kauman Village. I lived there about 17 years until I moved to Depok for study in Gunadarma University. It locatated in Kecamatan Comal, Kabupaten Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia.  I really love my hometown because not only there are so many wonderful places but also so many delicious foods.

One of the most famous places in Pemalang is Blendung Beach.  This beach is about 20 minutes from my house. Not really far, right? I usually go there with my friends or family to  see a beautiful sunrise. Beside the wonderful beach, there are other tourist attractions like Beach Water Park, Thistle, and Cempaka Wulung Upland in Moga,  Bengkawah Waterfall and Cilating Waterfall in Belik, Arung Jeram in Tegalarja. And so on.

Blendung Beach Sunrise

The other thing that makes me love my hometown is the typical foods. Let me tell you the foods.

•  Nasi Grombyang (Grombyang Rice)

                   One of Pemalang typical foods is Grombyang rice. The name of this food is quite unique. It is called Grombyang rice because the portion of the dressing is more than the rice and its side dishes so that when it is served in a small bowl it sounds grombyang-grombyang or wobbling like going to spill. When serving, the food consists of rice, slices of buffalo meat and soup which is served with buffalo satay in a small bowl.

• Lontong Dekem (Dekem rice cake)

                   Dekem rice cake concoction consisted of sliced rice cake, coconut milk yellow curry like, and sprinkled with coconut serundeng. Lontong dekem usually served with satay.

•  Sate Loso (Loso Satay)

                   Loso satay, signature dish from Pemalang, which is served with beef and spicy peanut sauce as its topping.

• Sauto atau Soto Tauto (kind of soup)

                   Coto Tauto with fermented soybeans and buffalo meat.

• Kue Kamir (Kamir Cake)

                   It is the traditional cake of Pemalang, Central Java. Kamir made of rice and wheat floor. The wheat Kamir made of mixed wheat floor, margarine, yeast, and sugar. However, the dough should be let overnight to have a perfect dough. While the rice Kamir is made of mixed rice floor, coconut milk, yeast, and sugar.

•  Apem Comal, snacks (cake) 

 Apem is made from rice flour and brown sugar. This food is quite legendary in Pemalang - pekalongan border, this food is produced in the hamlet village of Bantul kesesi pekalongan but because of marketing since time immemorial spread to cities Comal then many who call the Comal apem.