Pempek, mpek-mpek or empek-empek is a savoury fishcake delicacy from Palembang. Historically , there have been Pempek in Palembang since the influx of Chinese immigrants to Palembang , which is around the 16th century , when Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
PEMPEK
Pempek, mpek-mpek or empek-empek is a savoury fishcake delicacy from Palembang. Historically , there have been Pempek in Palembang since the influx of Chinese immigrants to Palembang , which is around the 16th century , when Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II power in Palembang Darussalam Sultanate. Around the year 1617, a 65 years old musty living in the Assembly ( banks of Musi River ) are concerned witnessed abundant fish catches in the Musi River that has not been fully utilized properly, was limited to fried and pindang . He then tried other treatment alternatives . He minced fish meat mixed with tapioca flour , so that the resulting new foods . The new food sold by the musty by cycling around the city . Therefore, the seller called "Pek....Apek " , then the food is eventually known as empek - empek or pempek.
There are 9 varriants of Pempek=
1. PEMPEK KAPAL SELAM
2. PEMPEK TELOR
3. PEMPEK KERITING
4. PEMPEK KULIT
5. PEMPEK ADAAN
6. PEMPEK PISTEL
7. PEMPEK LENJER
8. PEMPEK DOS
9. PEMPEK TAHU
10. PEMPEK PANGGANG
11. OTAK-OTAK
Inggredients to make pempek : made from a mixture of boneless ground fish meat, most commonly tenggiri fish, belida fish, gabus fish , with water, salt and tapioca, and egg
Pempek commontly served with CUKO. Kuah cuko is produced by adding palm sugar, chili pepper, garlic, vinegar, and salt to boiling water. The color of this sauce is dark brown. This sweet, sour and spicy sauce is essential for flavouring the pempek, since the pempek dough is very mildly savoury.BEMTENG KUTO BESAK
Kuto Besak is built in the eighteenth century, in the middle of Palembang Sultanate . The idea of Kuto Besak initiated by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin who ruled in 1724-1758 and execution of construction completed by his successor , Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin who ruled in 1776-1803. In the war against the Dutch colonialists in 1819 , there were as many as 129 guns on the wall of Kuto Besak . Meanwhile, when the war in 1821 , there were only 75 guns on the wall of Kuto Besak and 30 firearms along the river wall. Kuto Besak wall also has a unique , the wall form are different on each side of the castle. In the northeast side the wall has the same thickness , height of the walls is 12.39 m and 13.04 m in the inside
The current state of Kuto Besak has undergone some changes . In the chronology of the remains, archaeological remains that are in Kuto Besak derived from the Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam and the Dutch Colonial . In particular archaeological remains dating from the Palembang Darussalam Sultanate are walls and gates around the southwestern part ; whereas archaeological remains dating from the Dutch Colonial is the main gate Kuto Besak and several buildings located in the castle. Based on the architectural style , the buildings in Kuto Besak identified Indies style that developed in Indonesia in the early twentieth century .
AMPERA BRIDGEAmpera Bridge is a Vertical-lift bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, in the landmark of the city. It connects Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir, two regions of Palembang. It cant be longer opened to allow ships to pass it. The bridge was planned of in Indonesia's first president era, who wanted a bridge that could open and be a match for London's Tower Bridge. The funds for the construction came from Japanese war reparations, with the Fuji Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd. However, at the time, Japan had no bridges of this type, and Fuji Car had no bridge-building experience. The opening was carried out by Minister/Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani on 30 September 1965, but a few hours before he was killed by troops belonging to the 30 September Movement. At first, the bridge was known as the Bung Karno Bridge, but when his fall, it was renamed Ampera Bridge. For a few years after it was opened, the center span could be lifted at a speed of approximately 10 meters / minute to allow ships with 44.5m height to pass underneath. However this only occurred a few times, after 1970 it couldnt be longer opened. The reason was 30 minutes needed to raise the bridge was causing unacceptable delays, and in any case silting of the river had made it impassable for large ships. but, according to an architect namely Wiratman, who acted as a consultant before the construction, the design of the bridge was flawed from the outset because of the soft mud on which it was built. He maintains that his concerns were ignored for political reasons, and that as the towers' foundations shifted, the bridge deformed to the extent that it could not be longer opened. The ballast weights needed to balance the weight of the bridge were removed in 1990 to prevent possible accidents to fall
