BUKITTINGGI

MY LOVELY BUKITTINGGI

Bukittinggi is a beautiful city located at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. No wonder that in the past the town named Fort de Kock is cool and fresh air, especially during morning and evening. Reference Fort de Kock is because the military fortress built Dutch East Indies on a hilltop in the middle of this city. The citadel is still one tourist attraction for visitors who come to this city. City of Bukittinggi then bloom around this fortress Fort de Kock.

This scenic town is surrounded by several high mountain peaks, among others: Mount Singgalang (2877 meters) in the southern United Kingdom. In the sunset, towering Mount Marapi, a volcano is still active and occasionally still spitting hot fire and cloud.

Cool Bukittinggi making this city naturally became one of the "culinary center" for the main aspect Minangkabau, because people always feel hungry in the city is cool and always covet a warm delicious cuisine.

 

Bukittinggi is the name of a city located in the northern province of West Sumatra. Two words are assembled into one, has a meaning identical to its location at the height of the hills. Located in the middle of the island of Sumatra with the physical and berlembah hilly, and the air cool and comfortable.Bukittinggi city will amaze your heart, with a height of 904-941 meters above sea level makes the high hill air so it feels very cool. Temperature reaches about 16-23 degrees centigrade. contours of the land in this town is hilly, there are around there are 27 hills contained within the town of Bukittinggi, If traveling by car it will not feel bored.Bukittinggi in West Sumatra is a cultural center, located on the plateau north of Padang on the hill Agam. Unlike the Padang which is the center of the wheels of government and modern trade the quiet town of Bukittinggi is decorated by the scenery was second to none. A very famous valley is Sianok canyon with a depth of 100 M and the slope between 800 - 900 is one of the attractions the city of Bukittinggi serve as a tourist city. Majesty of Mount Merapi, Mount Singgalan and, of Mount Sago too moleknya adorn this city Clock Tower.

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 Culinery Tourism in Bukittinggi 

No mistake, Bukittinggi is a paradise for lovers of culinary tourism. Variety of delicious food, from snacks to meals "heavy" can easily be found here. To quote a friend, "in New York City is not no food that is not good!"

Gambar kuliner Bukittinggi :

Pisang kapit dan nasi Kapau  are two foods that can be found at Market Ateh (Upper) Bukittinggi. Actually, these foods can be found elsewhere too, but somehow a friend insists on convincing me to try to eat that are sold there.

Kapit is so coveted bananas sold in the back of the Market Ateh. There are some merchants there, but Miya Union directs us to buy is sold by the Union in June Union Jun, a smiling mother, exemplifies how to make banana Kapit it. Kepok ripe bananas baked in advance. Then banana clamped (Minang language: dikapit) until flattened and widened. These pins have like two jointed wooden cutting board. Squashed bananas lieutenant results are then given a sprinkling of grated coconut cooked with brown sugar. Warm and sweet. Delicious!

Pisang Kapit	Penjual Pisang Kapit

The second is a grass jelly snacks that we found near the village of China. In contrast to the usual grass jelly I found on the island of Java, this grass jelly plus a special syrup. The green-colored syrup made ​​from the leaves of plants which tujuah jurai-as the name implies, has a seven-finger (sequence). Other mixtures are lime juice and palm sugar water. It was ice cincaunya be slightly acidic, slightly Sepat and fresh. It's typical! Other variations of the presentation can also be obtained by mixing grass jelly with coconut milk and palm sugar water. Just as good, just fresh!

Es Cincau Daun Tujuah Jurai

Macam-macam sirup cincau

By late afternoon, our other snack foods sold in the United Kingdom-Highway Payakumbuh. Bika his name, but apparently did not like bika Ambon people I know. Materials and looks much different. The main ingredient is bika the grated coconut, rice flour,sugar and bananas. There bika that use sugar white sand, there are also light brown bika that use palm sugar.

I had the opportunity to see the manufacture bika in her kitchen. All material is mixed with water so the dough bika. The dough is then shaped and baked in a round clay pot. Bika roasting is done from two directions.

Firewood embers bika ripen from the bottom, while finalizing the top bika fire. After baking for almost ten minutes, the heat bika served on banana leaf pieces. The appetite!

Pembakaran Bika Bukit Tinggi

Bika Bukit Tinggi

Miya Union then took us to taste ampiang dadiah he describes as, "a traditional yogurt Minang" in RM Simpang Raya. Not all restaurants serve these snacks. Dadiah in question is a fermented buffalo milk. Slightly acidic and viscous. Ampiang is glutinous rice is pounded flat and then served with ginger water dadiah and brown sugar. It was a mixture of sour, sweet, cool and warm at once. Deh exotic taste!

If you think that's all we eat in Bukittinggi, wait for my next story about the curry and rice itiak Kapau. One thing is clear, Bukittinggi really good meal satisfying hobby. I am grateful to be here, I am grateful to eat traditional food was delicious. The more proud of a wealth of culinary taste in Indonesia.

Dont Forget……..

If a visit to Bukittinggi, less complete if it did not taste the culinary tourist town. Variety of food with unique flavors, is offered every corner of the city. No exception in the suburbs, where the exact release tired from a long trip.

Store in the Sate Saiyo Biaro Pinangbalirik, Tanjungalam, one of the options. With satay sauce is tasty and tender beef satay, satay is not wrong if it became one of the main menu Biaro and surrounding areas. If the holiday season arrives, satay stall owned by Zainal, 55, is always crowded with visitors. Not only local residents, satay stall is never devoid of nomads who had returned home.

Already 20 years old man from this trade Batusangkar Elliza sate with his wife, 50. Starting from a small trade in the area of ​​Bukittinggi Wildlife Park, the couple is then moved his business to the Simpang Biaro, District IV Lift Candung 2000. Now move back to Pinangbalirik area, not far from its original location.

Pasar Tradisional dan Pasar Wisata -Pasar Atas Bukittinggi

Bukittinggi City Tour ", this phrase is a slogan that is very popular in London as a city has the nickname of the City Tour. this is very reasonable because the many attractions located in Bukittinggi. Both the nature tourism, cultural tourism, recreational tourism and of course shopping. During some periods of Bukittinggi has become a mainstay tourist destination in West Sumatra Province. In general, tourists feel incomplete when visiting a place without buying souvenirs typical of the region, and in Bukittinggi is not a difficult thing to find a place to shop, because there is a very famous shopping center, the Upper Market.

Pasar Atas located in the center of town, directly opposite the Clock Tower monument Bukittinggi. In addition, a strategic location as a really significant stuff Upper Market tourist area, it is surrounded by a variety of buildings and recreational facilities. But in its development, Upper Market has undergone many fire damage that occurred. Process improvements and renovations which do not yet managed to restore the situation both in terms of the condition and appearance of buildings, as well as support facilities.

Region rearrangement that has been done yet to solve the problem, such as the placement of street vendors and traffic flow arrangements, both pedestrians and motor vehicles, irregular, and the lack of parking areas due to the presence of street vendors. Problems coupled with poor condition support facilities make% 2 Market On a less attractive place to visit, especially by tourists.

As one of the leading areas of Bukittinggi, Upper Market should be an icon that can be dibanggkan by society, hence the writer try to design the Upper Market as a Market Festival, which can serve as commercial facilities and recreational facilities, where the spaces outside the main elements . With the new concept is expected to be able to fully accommodate the Upper Market trading activities and to provide recreational facilities% 2 ° for the community. Also can be seeded Bukittinggi city tour that attracted international attention maupu domestic tourists.

 

Bukittinggi City - West Sumatra  - Indonesia

A. Selayang Pandang

Pasar Atas, Pasar Bawah dan Pasar Aur Kuning is the center of Bukittinggi City public economic activities in particular and West Sumatra in general. Economic activities in these three markets is always crowded every day and the visitors come from various areas in West Sumatra.

In recent years, the local government a third target this market as a center of economic activity and wholesale apparel for larger areas. The reason is, because the City Bukittingi crossings is one area that connects several regions outside the province of West Sumatra.

To realize the plan, the local government built several trading centers and support facilities. The goal is to provide a quick palayanan and convenience for visitors who come to shop to the market.

For tourists who just came into this market, should consider buying process. Buyers should first do some bargaining. With bargaining, the buyer will get a cheaper price. However, if you do not bargain, the buyer would be getting the goods at a price that is more expensive than regular price.

B. Keistimewaan

All three markets are located in the center of Bukittinggi. Thus, for the tourists who come from out of town and want to shop in that market can easily find it. To support their travels to the market, there are plenty of adequate transportation facilities.

On the market are available various types of goods offered. Starting from a collection of clothing, household goods, books, daily needs of households and others. To purchase goods, the buyer can choose the strategy with the wholesale or retail. Because, in this market traders do not restrict the buyer to purchase the desired product.

C. Lokasi

Pasar Atas dan Pasar Bawah dan Pasar Aur Kuning terletak di Kota Bukittinggi, Provinsi Sumatera  Barat,Indonesia.

D. Akses

To reach this location, tourists can use a landline. From the city of Padang to Bukittinggi, a trip can be taken for about 2 hours away by public transportation vehicles, the fare around Rp. 15000.00 up to Rp. 20000.00 per person (February 2008). After arriving in the city of Bukittinggi, the journey can continue to use public transportation to the location of Upper Market and Lower Market.

E. Akomodasi dan Fasilitas Lainnya

Since the third location in the middle tersebutberada market of Bukittinggi, then the tourists from out of town who want to linger in the area can stay in a hotel in the city. For the problem of food the tourists pampered by a variety of Padang cuisine. Kapau Rice became one of the menus are interesting to try for the tourists who are in the Market Slope (Upper Market) Bukittinggi.