Special meal of the Acehnese, Indonesia during Ramadhan

Abstract

Abstract. Manan A, Salasiyah CI, Rahmawati S, Saprijal, Khairisman, Chairunnisak. 2022. Special meal of the Acehnese, Indonesia during Ramadhan. Biodiversitas 23: 1187-1195. Ie Bu Peudah is a special meal of Acehnese, Indonesia society in every month of Ramadhan consisting of 44 kinds of mixed substances. All mixed ingredients are pounded or mashed using a special mortal done together and collectively. This study aimed to explore more deeply the origin of the making Ie Bu Peudah, its usefulness, social functions, and knowledge transfer amongst community. This descriptive analysis study employed observation, interview, questionnaire, and documentation to collect the data. The obtained data were analyzed by reducing, displaying, and concluding stages. The findings showed that the history of Ie Bu Peudah was carried by Indian traders that visited Aceh then the meal was recreated and modified by the local people in the sultanate of Aceh during 15 AD and was passed down over generations until today. Its efficacy was for body immunity, including the danger of coronavirus and healing many diseases like a tumor as it contains antioxidants, antibiotics, antiseptic, etc. Besides protecting from many diseases, Ie Bu Peudah also has the social functions which were to strengthen the friendship (silaturrahmi) among traditional figures and local people, strengthening the unity, glorifying the month full of blessing, preserving the harmony between the leaders of the village and people and upholding the values of togetherness during the month of Ramadhan.

Food traditions and biodiversity conservation of the Javanese Community in Gunungkidul Karst, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

“…Among the studies, for example, the use of palms in ceremonies (Gruca et al 2014;Campos et al 2019), bananas in traditional ceremonies in Northern India (Sarma et al 2020), and plant rituals in China (Geng et al 2017). In Indonesia, there are similar examples of research, such as foods served during Ramadan in Aceh (Manan et al 2022); foods of Riau People in Sumatra (Mardatillah et al 2019); the genealogy of cassava-based culinary in Java (Herminingrum 2019); ethnic food of Sasak Tribe (Sukenti et al 2016); and plant rituals in Aceh (Sutrisno et al 2020). Indonesia is a multicultural country with 15 major ethnic groups and approximately 1,300 sub-ethnic groups (Ananta et al 2015;Auwalin 2020).…”