Who does not know, Kerak Telor? Betawi traditional snacks not only encourages the citizens of Jakarta, residents outside Jakarta has been very popular fried snacks like these.
It was delicious, whatever the material used, white glutinous rice, abundant eggs fried dried shrimp dry and add onions, then a refined taste of toasted coconut, red peppers, kencur, the ginger, pepper, salt and sugar increases the delicacy of taste.
Today, original Betawi snacks is increasingly difficult to find. On a typical day, kerak telor can be found in some tourist attractions as Setu Babakan, which is Jagakarsa, South Jakarta and Srengseng Forest City, West Jakarta on several sites. At certain times, for example, as part of the anniversary of Jakarta, kerak telor in Pekan Raya Jakarta Kemayoran meet, Central Jakarta.
But the question arises, what snack bar or an egg Sunda Betawi original? Since most of the eggs of the merchants are located in Pekan Raya Jakarta (Jakarta Fair Kemayoran now) is at the origin of the Sunda, West Java. As mass merchants in PRJ discussed with Sundanese in conversation with a friend. ”why Sundanese people have to sell Betawi’s food ?”, the words come from a buyer.
Truly ironic distributor or manufacturer in the area of the cortex of the egg cortex Jakarta Fair is a distributor of horror and outside Jakarta and Bandung, Garut dominated. ”But about 400 dealers in the egg cortex PRJ, almost all Sudanese,” said Hamid, a shopkeeper from the bark of terror Cimahi, Bandung.
Hamid is a shocking confession. Because, as Betawi’s food, bark PRJ kerak telor seller in most of them from Sunda, West Java. While the Betawi were only a dozen. This phenomenon is demonstrated, the kerak telor seller litle more eggs because there is Betawi children and grandchildren inherited or due to the efforts of people displaced by the modern food far out as fast food and so on.
Probably more evident, with the explanation of the ASEP Ruslan (26), akerak telor retailers of Garut. ASEP approved PRJ open each year, about 800 merchants in the kerak telor reader held in Bandung. Operators are ready to jazz and early Jakarta’s anniversary.
ASEP, the kerak telor seller was also held in Bandung and Garut region. In Bandung, the kerak telor in the diet was maintained in the Gasibu area, Gedung SATE, Bandung. While in Garut, Betawi’s food hang out still small cemetery, Guntur, Garut, West Java decorated. How, then, in Jakarta?
In Jakarta alone there was little kerak telor. It’s so hard to find. Only in some places, only the merchant who sells, and that seller only a relatively small amount. As the kerak telor in Setu babakan. Here, only dozens of dealers who sell them.
Setu Babakan addition, South Jakarta, the kerak telor in Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ), Kemayoran, Central Jakarta sold. This is only once a year for most providers and not indigenous Betawi Jakarta. In other areas, the presence of egg shells are very rare.
The condition is so bad. Since Betawi traditional food, only a handful of people, the Betawi popularize these snacks. Without limitation, felt the reluctance of young people to follow the activity of these genes Betawi. Taken by most traders inherit egg crust that comes from the Sundanese ethnic Betawi.
As Hamid (39), one of the original kerak telor Merchants Cimahi, Bandung. It allows them to learn for themselves, the kerak telor of those who need Betawi Warung Buncit living south of Jakarta. Hamid willing to learn basic, so simple. As there are no descendants of “guru” is ready to learn, then replace the teachers of their children, of course, try on the basis of his desire.
From here we begin to worry about the presence of egg crust snacks that were hereditary civilization will move. And it is not possible the egg crust that used to be the Betawi dishes will turn into a typical food people in West Java. Because of this, typical snacks this rare Betawi should be preserved!