Source: www.indonesia.travel
Batam is one of the cities with tourist destinations that are always crowded with tourists. Not only to enjoy the artificial tour alone. But Batam is also famous for its cheap prices for all kinds of goods. This is because of its strategic location, on the border between Indonesia and Malaysia. During your visit to Batam and shopping, you can also buy various souvenirs typical of Batam.
This souvenir is suitable to be given to colleagues, close friends, or family after you visit the city of Batam. Like a tourist city in general, you can find a variety of special foods that you only see in the city of Batam, such as the following.
- Grilled Frame
This food is a typical food of the Malay tribe, and you can easily find it in Batam. Even though it is burned, the texture of this frame is still soft and dense when bitten. It produces a unique taste because of its distinctive aroma, namely pandan leaves, making the frame fragrant when bitten. Currently, there are various flavors that you can find in the grilled bingka dish. In addition to the original taste with a mixture of pandan leaves, there are also grilled bingka with flavors of chocolate, sesame, cheese, corn, and various fruit flavors.
- Villa Banana Cake
Souvenirs that you can easily find at souvenir shops or shops near tourist attractions are Kue Pisang Villa. Made with banana as raw material, the taste of this cake is very delicious and tender. Although the name is Kue Pisang Villa, there are other flavors that you can try, namely chocolate, strawberry, and various other fruit flavors.
- Rosella Flower Tea
This tea made from rosella flowers is a typical Batam drink, and you can find it easily. Although you can find it in other areas, rosella from Batam has a distinctive taste, with an attractive red color. You can get it by buying a box of dried rosella. And if you want to drink it, you only need to brew the rosella tea with hot water. The aroma and taste of rosella tea are unique, thus making the taste liked by many people. With a natural drying process, the nutrition, aroma, and taste of rosella flowers do not change when consumed.
- Dragon Fruit Cake
If you like cakes with fruit-based ingredients, dragon fruit cake can be your choice as a souvenir. The dragon fruit used to make this cake is a typical Batam dragon fruit brought directly from the city of Balerang. So that the freshness and taste of the fruit are maintained, in this cake you can still get the benefits of dragon fruit because it contains water and fiber from dragon fruit. The toppings used to complement the cake also vary and can be chosen according to taste, including almonds, various fruit, chocolate, and caramel.
- Bad Trunk Cake
Bad Batak cake is a type of pastry suitable for being brought as a gift because of its long shelf life. Although the name is a little strange, the resulting taste is delicious. You can get this cake by visiting souvenir shops in various corners of Batam city. This cake is suitable for eating with tea or coffee as a snack for friends to chat with a crunchy and sweet texture. The price for a box of this cake is quite affordable and does not make the pocket of tourists thin.
- Bilis Molen
At first glance, the shape of this molen bilis is almost the same as a molen cake in general. However, bilis molen, typical food from Batam, has a different filling. If molen generally contains chocolate or bananas, then the molen contains anchovies. You can easily find this bilis molen dish as a traditional snack in Batam. You can also take it as a gift as this cake is quite strong if stored properly. Most molen billiards are made by cottage industries, so they will not use hazardous materials and are friendly to tourists’ pockets.
Whether your trips take you on a long stroll on beaches, delicious cuisines, relaxing spas and resorts, or urban attractions, additional research will give you the best experience for your visit. Get to know more about Batam by visiting Wonderful Indonesia.
Comments are closed.