Eight Hours Cake

8 Hours cake is typical Palembang cakes and of course only in Jakarta, made in brass and zinc in a mature the oven for 8 minutes exactly! This cake taste sweet, sticky, and very unique with the pastry in the world. This is because the length of time the process earlier.

8 Hours cakes are usually made to serve food in the Imlek and Idul Fitri. But, because making its a long time, not many people who want to throw a lot of electricity costs, especially in electricity sometimes like that off.

I wonder, 8 Hours Cake is a dish for the noble Palembang. Not any person can menyantapnya. Currently, almost all the people enjoying the free Palembang. Unfortunately, the process making its a long time, this cake does not make confectionery made daily. Typically, 8 Hours Cake is served on the feasts particular, such as at the time Imlek and Idul Fitri.

How this cake is served with a piece to bring before the guests, and sliced thin-thin, about 1 cm. Thinly sliced his feeling this was a very sweet cake, so eat only a little is enough.
Material:
• 12 egg duck egg
• 400 gr sugar
• 175 g sweet condensed milk
• 25 gr margarine, melted
• I wrapped jelly powder white

How to Make:
• shake the eggs and sugar until dissolved, then filtered.
• Enter milk, jelly, and margarine, shake briefly.
• Olesi brass 15 cm square with margarine, and the dough into it.
• Steam the dough for 8 hours with a small fire, until brown and cooked.
• 8 Hours Cake ready in 20 to served cut.

Island Kemaro : Legend Eternal True Love

Kemaro Islands located in the downstream river musi and breadth about 5 ha, which is a delta in the middle of the river musi now become one of tourism object water.Form the background to its island Kemaro become a ritual where the famous to the foreign country and this means high start a legend in the true love between two people and culture of the period first.

According to the story, at the time of first daughter of a king named Sriwijaya Siti Fatimah married by the son of the king from the land of China named Tan Bun Ann. King Sriwijaya submit this requirement must be met by Tan Bun Ann. Requirements is Tan Bun Ann 9 provide jar must contain gold. Family Bun Tan Ann also accept the terms proposed. To avoid pirate, gold that is in the jar-jar is coated vegetables by the family without the Bun Tan Ann.
On a day trip in sailing from China to Jakarta, Tan Bun An entourage So bring on the mouth of the Musi River and accidentally when the Prince wanted to know whether the contents of the jar is ninth in the Chinese Emperor gave to the question of the daughter Siti Fatimah but after opening one of the jar and how terkejutnya know the content of the jar after the vegetables and feel ashamed in front of a potential law, the one at the jar to dispose d in the Musi River. However, when the last gucu accidentally fell and broke out, jump out of the jar is a lot of gold.

Realizing its mistake, the prince is very remorseful and plunge directly into the river to seek re-jar jar is together with Ajudan apply it for the sake of the beloved daughter. But the Prince did not appear from the Musi River in forever.
See people who are in love it does not appear from the basic river, Siti Fatimah eventually became very sad and desperate, and he decided to follow in the river to search for the Prince with his faithful lady-in-waiting and said that if he does not successfully find the Prince and a time when there are bumps that appear from the land base in this river, then there is the grave of King daughter.

End of story this search, it appeared that the right has the putrid follow the Prince to forever ago and the bumps appear on the land that is now known by the name of Kemaro.
Such as coral mound in the middle of the cemetery is the daughter Siti Fatimah, on the left and right is ajudan prince of China and the lady-in-waiting Putri. In each there is a pile of wood and roof and the stone is given any posts Nisan Font color Red and Chinese well.
This island will be crowded on the go by the visitors from both ethnic in china and abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and other countries, especially at the time of Cap Go Me (15 days after Imlek), and there is a rare tree in a tree where love is when young couples-mudi together when you carve the name of their love they say they will continue to weddings.

Songkets

Songkets Palembang is the queen of cloth and its cultural heritage is highly valued since days of old. fabric is also the Crown songkets Arts weaving a high value. Making his techniques require high accuracy.
Sparkling shine off gold and radiated on the woven fabric, the value itself. Composed of a series of threads and teranyam create a symmetrical pattern on the fabric is made with the skills of people who understand the various ways to create a quality garment, and who is able to decorate cloth with various designs.
Songkets is made with traditional skills that understand the various ways to create a quality garment, and who is able to decorate cloth with various designs. This capability is usually inherited from generation to generation.
Sewet songkets or Kain songkets that is usually used or worn as a dressing gown the bottom. These are usually sewet with Kemban or shawl.
Material sewet songkets this carefully woven with the use of silk. Typical songkets Palembang is located on the refinement and elegance to its very prominent and it is not the same motif with the motif fabric songkets other areas Indonesian

Therefore sewet songkets this material is made with fine art and a high enough price so expensive. Usually used in a certain time during the celebration of marriage.
Songke clothing worn by the full pengaten, usually with Aesan Gede (greatness) Aesan Pengganggon (Paksangko) Aesan. Selendang Mantri Aesan Gandek (Gandik) and so forth.
One strand woven fabric songkets from Palembang, has many meanings, and have historical value. Cloth as this may be the ancestor of the residual owner of woven over a year, perhaps as dowry, may be dressed as the traditional pomp, as may the family of a valuable collection, and more likely the other.
Woven fabric songkets Palembang this, very interesting, be history, its meaning, and techniques pembuatannya. If we consider the special color, and motif hiasnya beautiful, surely we concluded that this songkets created with skill, patience, patience, and creative power that high.

Kinds of motives songkets Palembang

Motif : Bintang Berante




Motif : Bungo Pacik




Motif : Tigo Negeri




Motif : Kenango Makan Ulet




Motif :Batang Kayu Apui




Motif: Bungo Jepang




Motif : Pulir




Motif : Biji Pare




Motif :Nampan Perak




Motif Bunga Cino




Motif : Bunga Intan




Motif : Tabur Limas




Motif : Lepus Berakam




Motif : Cantik Manis


Motif : Nago Betarung

Duku (Lansium domesticum)

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Lansium
Species: L. domesticum

Duku is a common name from a kind of fruit Meliaceae tribe members. Plants originating from Southeast Asia to the west is also known with names such as-complexioned, kokosan, pisitan, celoring and others with numerous variations. The names of a wide range indicates the existence of this variety kultivar that is reflected from the form of fruit trees and different.
Duku is the identity of the plants for the province of South Sumatra.

Lansium domesticum is a medium-sized, single-trunked tree that usually grows from ten to fifteen meters tall.

The plant has pinnately compound leaves that grow to a length of around twenty to fifty centimeters long per leaf. Each fully-grown leaf has five to seven slightly-leathery, obovate leaflets that can reach a length of twenty centimeters each. A very prominent midrib bisects each dark green, glossy leaflet
Fruits are ovoid, roundish orbs around five centimeters in diameter, usually found in clusters of two to thirty fruits. Each round fruit is covered by yellowish, thick, leathery skin. Underneath the skin, the fruit is divided into five or six slices of translucent, juicy flesh. The flesh is slightly acidic in taste, although ripe specimens are sweeter. Green, seeds are present in around half of the segments, usually taking up a small portion of the segment although some seeds take up the entire segment's volume. In contrast with the sweet-sour flavor of the fruit's flesh, the seeds are extremely bitter.The sweet juicy flesh contains sucrose, saccharose, fructose and glucose

South Sumatra Province is one of the areas of duku the potential to be developed, known by the name duku Komering duku Palembang or who have unique tastes and have high economic value.
Area duku plant in South Sumatra 6430.16 ha with average productivity of 5.7 tons / ha / year (Sumsel Department of Agriculture, 2002). Duku increase plant during the time that the farmers are done with the use of seeds derived from the seeds.

The Bitter Tongue (Legend Sumatra-South)

(According to the story, the bitter tongue, if it does not see anything but the words are bitter).

Dileak bitter or the bitter tongue and the four brothers eye. The Four Eyes has two eyes in the other hind it. But from a distance, people can not see his eyes closed because it's hair. So if he'd like to see, hair raised. The Four Eyes has become king in the region Pagaruyung, which is far from here. Such is the story of the Four Eyes.

One day, the bitter tongue, want to create a pool of the sea. So he arranges the ground and carried it, but the land is scattered and fell into Bukit Barisan mountain. Among the Bukit Barisan mountain was named Mount Sepekul here that if the hill called the hill Kabes applaud. At the top of the hill ex-pat is looking for its fish (= fish?) When he would make the pond / dam in the river upside, upside Du'es upstream. Time that he was in the land transport Sepikul mountain before, come and have a say, "O, the bitter tongue, I need to have with you. Please, Stop!"

"You need to do," ask the bitter tongue?

"This is very important," he said.

"What's important," said the bitter tongue?

"My people are calling you, because the children died at home."

"Ah, where can my child died, and why he could die?"

"Yes, he is not there anymore."

"Ah, it is not possible. He was not sick, why do you say that he is not there?" They continue to argue. The bitter tongue is not happy with this man. But eventually (= do'o? - Not clear) he said, "My child truly died?"

Answer the man, "Died!" Bitter tongue return to his house and found her son dead right. That is why Mount Sepikul that have not been transported to the land cover in the river, in the upstream Ulau Du'es this.

Therefore, the name of the mountain Sepikul not be closed or the sea. If it is covered, and filled his Lebong Curup this, then this place can not be settled by humans because the sea has become. Its journey to see her son who died cause he was not so in the sea make this Lebong.

There is evidence that pat on the hill in the mountains Sepikul this place is even and there is also a stone seat is the bitter tongue of the fish with him Betung Bamboo. With Bamboo it Betung him fish in the lake in the hills clap test. Place it far in there, we do not know how far but said that sacred place or person is also called 'berilmu'. So there he used to fish, pat on the hill on the lake with bamboo Test Betung. That is where the so called Hill applaud.

One day, the Four Eyes heard that his brother was the bitter tongue of the people called for the bitter tongue of any of the definitive say so, except the dead. The curse if he becomes the rock is a rock person, so he juluki in the bitter tongue.

Finally, in the village Tapos, the two brothers meet to test the sacred knowledge of each. The two brothers that are high in knowledge. The Four Eyes you want to know why the bitter tongue, called a bitter tongue. So he said, "O my tongue, bitter, bitter words spoken to you people. My Four Eyes is also the champion.

I was a king in the region Pagaruyung and you are king-regional Rejang Lebong. Now we try the more powerful knowledge. Now here's how, "he said." One of us looking up at the sugar palm tree, the other at the bottom and looking up at the turn. Arriving at the top of the tree, he was to dive down on the people who are waiting longer, "said Four Eyes.

Both agree with the regulations. The bitter Lilah said, "Four Eyes, you used to sleep under and I will dive from the top of the tree enau that." So the Four Eyes lie pitch and plunge it telungkup bitter tongue from the top of the tree. Time is of the bitter tongue of him and still sail, the Eye Four men roll away the bitter so that Lilah does not fall on it.

Word of the Four Eyes, "You're not wrong of me, so you're less sacred. Now I turn to go above." Four of the actual eye is not because he can see with the eyes that it was in the occiput. So he does not die. After that turn, the bitter tongue. He lie face terjunlah ago the Four Eyes. The bitter Lilah can not see the eyes of four times he was four, so the eye could turn back right in the middle and on the liver and heart Ulu. Move heart and soul is dropping out. Die a bitter tongue.

The Four Eyes guffaw because he is winning, so he is more sacred. However, because of his pride that he would like to try how the tongue taste bitter tongue. The bitter words spoken, but what exactly he is bitter, do not know. Then he put the bitter tongue and tried to bite the tip of the little spoken. Once bitten, four died because of the eye to its bitter tongue, and also be lucky. So both of them died.

Now his grave, if not wrong in Tapos, but people have said in Pagaruyung. I do not know about it is correct. That story.

Sumatra Tiger

Kerajaan : Animalia
Filum : Chordata
Kelas : Mammalia
Ordo : Carnivora
Famili : Felidae
Genus : Panthera
Spesies : P. tigris
Upaspesies : P. t. sumatrae

Sumatra tiger (Panthera Tigris sumatrae) only found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Wild population is estimated between 400-500 tails, especially living in the Park-National Park in Sumatra. Sophisticated genetic testing has revealed the genetic markers that is unique, which indicates that this subspesies may develop into separate species, if successful sustainable


Sumatra tiger is the smallest tiger subspesies. Sumatra tiger males have an average length of 92 inches from head to tail with the weight of 300 pounds. Females have an average length of 78 inches and weight 200 pounds. Sumatra tiger stripe more sparse than other tiger subspesies. Subspesies also have more beard subspesies and surai than others, especially male tiger. Its small size that is easy to me to explore its jungle. There is a membrane in between the fingers that make them able to swim fast. Relax this in mind I retire to a corner its prey to the water, especially when the game is slow swimmers. Feather to its color changed into dark green during the birth.
Indonesian

Sembilang National Park is representative forest swamp peat moss, forests, freshwater swamp, forest and riparian (river bank) in the Province Sumatera Selatan.Regional-coastal / forest, especially in the Peninsula and Sembilang Banyuasin the Sumatra tiger habitat (Panthera Tigris sumatrae)

Dancing gending Sriwijaya

This dance was held to welcome the special guests who visit the area, such as the head of the Republic of Indonesia, the cabinet minister, head of state / government of the state, minister, ambassador or which is considered equivalent to that.

To welcome the guests was held a magnificent traditional dances is one of Sriwijaya gending, this dance comes from the heyday of empire Sriwijaya in Palembang, which reflects the attitude host a friendly, cheerful and happy, sincere and open to guests who are special.


Sriwijaya dance gending held a 9 dancers young and beautiful clothes ber of Adat Aesan Gede, Selendang Mantri, paksangkong, Dodot and Tanggai. They are the core of the dancers be under guard two other dancers bring an umbrella and spear. Are behind the singer is once gending Sriwijaya.



However, at this time the role of performers and music this train is more replaced tape recorder. In the form of original music suite consists of gamelan and gong. The role of guards are sometimes eliminated, especially if it be dance or stage in the building is closed. In front of the dancers take it as a Foreword to be devoted to the special guests who came, accompanied the two dancers who bring pridon made of brass. The Foreword is originally only done by girls king, sultan, or noble. Pridon bearer is usually familiar wet nurse or the nurse daughter. Thus the other dancers, dancers.