Month: April 2012

Central Kalimantan Traditional Dances

Indonesia-Tourism.com

Central Kalimantan Tranditional Dance Like any other provinces in Indonesia, Central Kalimantan is also having some cultural signatures that can proudly shown to the world. In the field of traditional dance, Central Kalimantan has 2 dominant dance, which is, Tambun & Bungai Dance and Balean Dadas traditional dance. Tambun & Bungai is a theatrical dance that tells about the heroic act of Tambun and Bungai to defeat the enemy who wants to dispossess the harvest of the local people. While, Balean Dadan is a traditional dance to ask cure for…

Rawon, The Favorit Black Soup From Surabaya

EastJava.com

Rawon Rawon or Nasi Rawon (Rawon Rice) is a strong rich tasting traditional Indonesian beef black soup. Rawon is originally from Surabaya, it is black because it uses black nuts/keluwek/kepayang in Malay (Pangeum edule, fruits of kepayang tree) as the main spice which gives the strong nutty flavor and dark color to the soup. The soup is made of ground mix­ture of garlic, shallot, keluwak, ginger, candlenut, turmeric, red chili and salt sauteed with oil until it gets fragrant. The sauteed mixture is then poured into boiled beef stock with…

Zapin Tembung Dance, The Malay Traditional Dance

Indonesia-Tourism.com

Zapin Tembung Dance Zapin Dance is a dance that is popular in Malaysia and in Indonesia, especially in Malay-populated provinces in Sumatera (Riau Province, Jambi province, Riau Islands Province, North Sumatera, and Bangka-Belitung Islands) and West Kalimantan. It is believed that this dance has been introduced by Arab immigrant, Muslim missionaries from the Middle East in the fourteenth century. In the old days, it only males were allowed to perform; nowadays, female dancers are included. It used to be performed exclusively for religious ceremonies but through the years it has…