In Meureudu, there are many shops or kiosks selling this special cake, along the main road connecting the city of Banda Aceh with the city of Medan, seen lined with shops or kiosks selling it, because this area is the "warehouse" of the adee makers.
This kind of bikang cake, now a favorite souvenir for road users who happened to cross the Meuredu area. Pioneered by a businesswoman named Hj. Rosna H Yahya since 1982, now Adee Cake with the brand "Kak Nah" which is no other nickname of this woman, very well known not only around Pidie Jaya, but also known in banda Aceh, Sigli, Bireuen, Lhokseumawe, Langsa even got to Medan.
Previously, Adee Cake can only be found during Ramadan or if there are wedding parties, and can only be found in Pidie Jaya area. But since 2005, Adee Cake can be found in other areas including Banda Aceh. Especially after the Aceh Tsunami incident in 2006, the number of non-government organizations that help home business for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami of Aceh to develop their business.
In order for this traditional cake to appear more "elite" and deserve to be brought as a souvenir, the owner of this business then packed his homemade cake in a cake box complete with a brand with a design that is quite interesting.
Traveling is not complete if you have not tried to enjoy a typical culinary in an area that you visit. If you come to Banda Aceh, there is a typical Aceh cake that is so legit and liked by many people, called Adee Cake.
The smell of fried onions and pandanus flavor added with soft and chewy texture is really intriguing.
- Adee's price of cake itself varies depending on the size, which is Rp 20,000 for small size and Rp 30,000 for large size.
There are two variants of this Adee Cake is flour-based adee flour and there is a sweet potato adee based cassava. The business of making Adee Cake also does not need a complicated production process, as well as the equipment used, because the making of this cake is quite simple.