MyJakarta

Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta, Jakarta Raya) is the capital city of Indonesia. Jakarta is the only city in Indonesia which has a province-level status. Jakarta is located in northwest part of Java Island. Formerly been known as the Sunda Kelapa (before 1527), Jayakarta (1527-1619), Batavia, or Jacatra (1619-1942), and Djakarta (1942-1972).
Jakarta has an area of ​​approximately 661.52 km ² (ocean: 6977.5 km ²), with a total population of 9,588,198 inhabitants (2010). [4] the Jakarta metropolitan area (Greater) with a population of about 23 million inhabitants, is the largest metropolitan area in Indonesia or sixth of the world.Geography
Jakarta is located on the north side of Java Island, at the mouth of the Ci Liwung, Jakarta Bay. Jakarta is located in the lowlands at an average height of 8 meters above sea level. This resulted in Jakarta is often flooded. South of Jakarta is a mountainous area with high rainfall. Jakarta passed by the 13 rivers which all goes back to the Bay of Jakarta. The most important river is Ci Liwung, which divides the city into two. The eastern and southern borders Jakarta and West Java provinces in the west bordering the province of Banten.
Thousand Islands is an administrative district located in the Bay of Jakarta. Approximately 105 islands located 45 km (28 miles) north of the city. 

Garden 

Jakarta has many city parks that serve as water catchment areas. Monument Park or Taman Merdeka Square is the largest park located in the heart of Jakarta. In the middle of the park stands the National Monument which was built in 1963. The park is open was made by the Governor-General Herman Willem Daendels (1870) and completed in 1910 under the name Koningsplein. In this park there are some tail deer and 33 trees symbolizing the 33 provinces in Indonesia. [8]
Suropati Park is located in Menteng, Central Jakarta. Parks was a circle with an area of ​​16.322 m2 was, surrounded by several old Dutch buildings. In the park there are several modern sculptures by ASEAN artists, which gives another designation for the park, the "Garden of ASEAN friendship artist." [9]Suropati Park
Banteng Square Park is another park located in Gambir, Central Jakarta. The extent of about 4.5 ha. Here lies the West Irian Liberation Monument. In the 1970s, this park is used as a bus terminal. Then in 1993, this park again converted into public space, recreational areas, and also sometimes as a performing arts or other performances. [10]CultureCulture Jakarta is a mestizo culture, or a mixture of diverse ethnic cultures. Since the days of the Netherlands, Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, which attracted immigrants from within and outside the archipelago. The tribes who inhabit Jakarta, among others, Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Batak, and the Bugis. Apart from population Nusantara, Jakarta culture also absorb a lot of foreign cultures, such as Arab culture, Chinese, Indian, and Portuguese.TourismLandmarks, museums, and famous tourist places in Jakarta are:

    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
    Thousand Island
    Ragunan Zoo
    National Monuments
    Elephant Museum
Museum Fatahillah
Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, including playground Fantasy World

and Sea World Indonesia 

Shopping Tour 

In order to create the city of Jakarta as a shopping destination, the government held the program "Enjoy Jakarta". The program is one of them held in shopping centers located in Jakarta. To realize Jakarta as an excellent shopping destination, the government is currently developing Casablanca axis as the axis-Satrio shopping. In this axis, in addition to existing shopping centers Ambassador and ITC Kuningan Mall, a shopping center will also present Ciputra World, Brass City, and City of Casablanca. Epicentrum that is not far from the axis, will be integrated into the shaft-Satrio Casablanca shopping tour.Food
Jakarta is an international city that many serving specialties from around the world. In areas inhabited by many foreign expatriates, such as in the Menteng area, Kemang, Pondok Indah, and the central business district of Jakarta, is not difficult to find typical foods from Europe, China, Japan and Korea. These foods are usually sold in fancy restaurants.
In Jakarta, and the case of other big cities in Indonesia, Padang Restaurant of the most widely encountered. Almost all over the place in Jakarta, with easy to find restaurants that manyajikan Minang cuisine from this. Jakarta also has its distinctive food, the most famous is the crust egg, Soto Betawi, Ape Cakes, Bread Crocodile, etc..
Also in Jakarta can also be found in traditional foods from regional specialties such as East Java and Bali, which is presented in the form Rawon Prapanca Cottage Restaurant, Soto Eldest, Cingur Rojak, Nasi Bali, Bali Satay. In fact, available also Lontong and Semanggi Surabaya Kupang. 

FOOD:

 Soto Betawi
Material:
250 gr brisket
150 g lung
150 g intestine
Tripe 150 gr
500 ml fresh milk / coconut milk
1500 ml water
3 tablespoons cooking oil

Spices:
3 pcs red chilli
10 pcs red onion
7 cloves garlic
1 tsp pepper powder
1 slice ginger
2 tsp cumin
4 bay leaves
2 stalk lemongrass, geprek
1 teaspoon powdered cloves
5 tablespoons cooking oil

Complement:
2 pcs tomatoes envy
1 stalk spring onion, thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
fried onions, fried chips, chili sauce, pickles.

Method:

     Boil the meat and 1 tablespoon salt until tender, remove meat diced, enter again into the sauce.
     Separately jerohan boiled until soft, discard the water. pieces of lung, tripe, and intestines. set aside.
     Saute all ingredients put into the water and meat, enter a distinguished jerohan also been cut into pieces, add milk, bring to a boil.
     Serve the soup in a bowl, put sliced ​​tomatoes, green onion and celery fried onions. serve with chips, sauce and pickles Dlm separate places.
     Create chatty samin oil, hot sauce in a bowl when steaming, put 1 tablespoon of oil samin, let it melt with gravy. Soto ready to eat.

pancong cake

Cake snack cakes pancong actual child in my area. If brother cake came in the afternoon would fit in kerumunin children who scramble to buy. I had a little fit nyobain little chance to buy, it turns out it was awful. If you've tried it yesterday sponge cake recipe chocolate cake now turn wanted pancong tried, but the print?

Ingredients:
600 ml coconut milk
LBR cheese, sliced ​​2 small shelf
250 gr grated coconut and a half old
250 gr rice flour PulenSari
1 teaspoon salt

Cooking:
1. Mix the grated coconut with PulenSari rice flour and salt, mix well.
2. Enter that has been boiled coconut milk little by little until exhausted while diuleni.
3. Heat pancong cookie cutters, cookie dough pancong enter into molds. Give the cheese slices and cover with lid pancong cookie cutter.
4. Once cooked, remove and serve.
5. To garnish the top variations (toppings), in addition to cheese slices can also be given chocolate, raisins, jackfruit, chicken opor minced herbs and others.

Surely the kids will be happy and will reduce spending on the outside because it was making the cake itself.

Recipes cenil need the try as well, this recipe has been there since I was little you know. Moreover, snow princess cake recipe, hmmm.

Malang city and Culture

The population of the city of Malang 768 000 (2003), with a growth rate of 3.9% per year.Most are ethnic Javanese, as well as a number of minority tribes such as Madura, Arabic and Chinese.

 The majority religion is Islam, followed by Protestants, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists, and Kong Hu Chu. Building places of worship are many who have been standing since the colonial era such as Jami Masjid (Great Mosque), Sacred Heart Church, Cathedral Church of Ijen (Holy Mary Mother of Caramel), Pagoda in the Old City and Temple Clown in the District of Breadfruit and Temple at the top of Burying. Malang is also a center of religious education by the number of pesantren, which is famous Ponpes KH Al Hikam leadership. Hashim Muhsyadi, and also a center of Christian education in the form of Bible Seminary who has been known throughout the archipelago, one of which is Southeast Asia Bible Seminary.

Java language with the dialect Timuran Java is the language of everyday people of Malang. Ethnic minorities Madura language Madura said.

Malang is known to have distinctive dialect called Boso Walikan, that is how the pronunciation of the word in reverse, for example Malang became Ngalam, meatballs into oskab, and other examples as I am proud Arema win-Ayas proud Arema nganem. Language style egalitarian society of Malang famous and outspoken, which shows the attitude of society is clear, straightforward and no-nonsense.Located at an altitude of between 429-667 meters above sea level. 112.06 ° - 112.07 ° east longitude and 7.06 ° - 8.02 ° South Latitude, surrounded by mountains:

     Arjuno Mountain in the north
     Mount Semeru in East
     Gunung Kawi and west Panderman
     Kelud southCulture
Ethnic and cultural wealth owned by the city of Malang effect on the traditional arts. One of them is the famous Malangan Wayang Mask (Mask of Malang), but is increasingly eroded by modern art. The style of this art is a form of the confluence of three cultures (Middle Java, Madura, and Tengger). This happens because of Malang has three sub-cultures, the sub-culture of the Middle Javanese culture that lived on the slopes of Mount Kawi, sub-culture of Madura on the slopes of Mount Arjuna, and sub-cultures Tengger Majapahit culture remaining on the slopes of Mount Bromo-Semeru. Malang famous ethnic religious communities, dynamic, hardworking, straightforward and proud identity as Arek Malang (Arema) and uphold the unity and loyalty to the poor.
  In Malang, there is also a place which is a tool of cultural appreciation of East Java, East Java Cultural Park Krida, in this place from different cultures often displayed typical of East Java as Ludruk, Ketoprak, Wayang, Wayang Kulit, Reog, Kuda Lumping, Sendra dance, whileThis new art grow rapidly growing in the city of Malang is the art of "bantengan" art is the result of poor indigenous people's creativity, since ancient art actually is already known by the people poor, but was only now "bantengan" better known by the community not only local communities but also outside the region and even abroad. Special performances are often held in Malang bantengan almost every day of either religious celebration or commemoration day of independence.
The annual festival that became an icon of too frequent event held every year. Some of the annual town festival are:

    Back Malang Festival: Held to commemorate the anniversary of the city of Malang, usually held on May 21. This festival brings the city to the past situation, change the protocol streets of the city into a living museum for about 1 week of the festival is held.
    Flower Carnival
    Carnival Lantern: Usually held to celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday. 
 
Typical food
Bakso  
Bakso is a typical food Malang.Bakso city made ​​of beef and it was already recognized worldwide. American President Barack Obama as a child loves this food. To get the meatballs are very easy, it's sold anywhere in Indonesia.
Ingredients:
500 gr ground beef
6 tablespoons corn starch
100 cc of ice water
1 egg
4 cloves white baang
1 teaspoon pepper
3 tsp salt
2 tablespoons fried onions
1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tsp sesame oil
Gravy Ingredients:
Sufficient water
Fleshy cow bones
5 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon pepper
Stem onion to taste
2 teaspoons beef bouillon powder
Salt to taste
 
Complement:
Yellow noodles, washed, drained
Vermicelli, pour boiling hot water, drained
Onion stem
Fried Onion
Condiment
Dumpling skins
Tahu

Culture of Indonesia

Indonesian culture has been shaped by long interaction between original indigenous customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is central along ancient trading routes between the Far East and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Islam, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures.
Examples of cultural fusion include the fusion of Islam with Hindu in Javanese Abangan belief, the fusion of Hinduism, Buddhism and animism in Bodha, and the fusion of Hinduism and animism in Kaharingan; others could be cited.
Indonesian art-forms express this cultural mix. Wayang, traditional theater-performed puppet shows, were a medium in the spread of Hinduism and Islam amongst Javan villagers. Both Javanese and Balinese dances have stories about ancient Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms, while Islamic art forms and architecture are present in Sumatra, especially in the Minangkabau and Aceh regions. Traditional art, music and sport are combined in a martial art form called Pencak Silat.
Western culture has greatly influenced Indonesia in modern entertainment such as television shows, film and music, as well as political system and issues. India has notably influenced Indonesian songs and movies. A popular type of song is the Indian-rhythmical dangdut, which is often mixed with Arab and Malay folk music.
Despite the influences of foreign culture, some remote Indonesian regions still preserve uniquely indigenous culture. Indigenous ethnic groups Mentawai, Asmat, Dani, Dayak, Toraja and many others are still practising their ethnic rituals, customs and wearing traditional clothes.