--What is waiting from Lebaran? In addition to the moments back home and gathered with the family, we also made longs with the typical menus Lebaran. Call it ketupat, chicken opor, rendang, and sambal fried potatoes. But, are you not bored with the same menu for a few days? Bored it for sure.
When the stomach is no longer able to ride ketupat and friends, there is usually one food that has always been excellent and most sought after Lebaran. Especially if not meatballs!
Eating meatballs after Lebaran is like our annual ritual. The hawkers meatballs have always been the target of many people who are tempted to eat this round berkuah. Inevitably, in addition to flower sellers in the food complex, meatballs traders also participate ketiban sustenance Lebaran.
Just look at the bakso stall owned by Ewing Budi (33) in Bojongloa, Kopo. Since the day of Lebaran, the baks have been invaded by citizens. Since two years ago, Ewing was never willing to close the shop baksonya on the day of Lebaran. How not, earnings earned Ewing every Lebaran certainly abundant.
If in ordinary days Ewing only sells about 100 bowls of meatballs. At the moment of Lebaran, order meatball in the store can reach twice or about 200-300 bowl per day.
"Alhamdulillah. If the term in the days of Lebaran it selling marema. A day can be a net profit of Rp2juta-Rp2, 5juta. It is more crowded than ordinary days, "said Ewing when found ayobandung, Wednesday (19/06/2018)
Visitors who come to the shop must also be willing to queue due to limited space. Ewing inevitably has to make a waiting list (waiting list) for those who want to taste a bowl of meatballs at the store.
A foodbloger, Mandala Sastya, sees this habit as a form of public saturation after being served Lebaran menus. "Naturally, there must be a sense of boredom if repeatedly find a similar menu," he said.
In addition, the content of coconut milk contained in the menu ketupat and chicken opor can also cause stomach upset if too much consumed. "In addition to bored, there is also a taste like panting if eating too much ketupat and opor," said Mandala.
Meatball itself is considered to be one menu that is easy to find and can be eaten by various ages. Mandala predicts, the number of people looking for meatballs after Lebaran is also caused by the rarely they eat meatballs during the fasting month. "Meatballs are not a good food choice for breaking the fast. Similarly, at dawn. So people may be longing to eat meatballs after a month, "said Mandala.
In some areas far from urban areas, meatball stalls are also used as a means of entertainment for residents. Especially if the relevant area away from the tourist attractions or the center of the crowd. Get together with your family while you ngebakso
so a great choice. Because, happy is simple, just by eating meatballs.
Not strange if meatballs can make people happy. Meatballs can be eaten by all walks of life. The price is also friendly in the pocket. In fact, former United States President, Barack Obama is also fond of eating meatballs.
However, apart from all the above reasons, for Mandala, meatballs have become a favorite food for many people throughout the archipelago. A bowl of dense and chewy meatballs coupled with noodles, vegetables, also savory nan spicy sauce, who can also reject it?