Exhibition highlights 'Jamu'

Exhibition highlights 'Jamu'

YOGYAKARTA: Herbs and traditional herbal medicines, popularly
known as jamu, are one of the highlights of the 8th Jogja Export
Expo at the Jogja Expo Center here until Tuesday.

According to Hermawan Ardiyanto of the expo's organizing
committee, some 40 companies comprising of jamu producers, herbal
plant producers and medicine ingredient traders will participate
in the exhibition, which the committee claims is the first of its
kind to be held in the country.

The exhibition, he said, is aimed at making the city the
center of the herbal medicine industry in Indonesia.

"With the emerging empon-empon (traditional medicinal herbs)
plantation in the province, its historical background as the
heritage city and as the location of the Yogyakarta Palace, we do
think that Yogyakarta deserves the status (as the heart of the
herbal medicine industry)," Hermawan said.

He said, that although Jogja's Export Expo had been held
annually since 1995, this year the organizing committee allocated
a special space to herbal medicines and related industries, aside
from craft and home interior products.

"We are optimistic that we will be able to realize this dream
within or four years at the latest", he said.

He said that the organizing committee currently focused only
on domestic industries but in the future they would start
inviting foreign industries, especially those of Asian countries,
to participate in the exhibition.

This way, Yogyakarta would not just be known for the
availability of Indonesian herbal medicines, but for those of the
rest of Asia, Hermawan said. -- JP

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Mediterranean foods now in Yogya
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Mediterranean foods now in Yogya

YOGYAKARTA: Food lovers, listen to this! The Mediterranean foods
can now be found in the city of Yogyakarta.

If you want to try the exotic Gulf food, go to the Kayu Api
restaurant at Yogyakarta's Novotel Hotel on Jl. Sudirman.

"Starting from this month and on the menus is available at the
restaurant from 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.," Yogyakarta Novotel's
public relations officer Dyah Retno Wikan said, adding that Kayu
Api was the first restaurant in the city that was specially
offering Mediterranean of its original recipe.

The Mediterranean campaign also aimed at changing Kayu Api's
image as a special restaurant that offer only Italian food.

As appetizers, you can choose the Greek Village Salad or Adas
Bis Silq (lentil with Swiss chard soup). The main course it
offers a range of choices ranging from the Egyptian eggplants
casserole Moussaka to Morroccan Lamb Chops.

For the dessert, try Muhallabia (creamy almond rice pudding)
or Greek's pastry Baklava.

"We are also offering Wednesday's Paella (Spanish rice dish)
and Thursday's Couscous (an Algerian dish of semolina and
accompanying food) every Wednesday and Thursday evening to
promote and introduce the new menus," Dyah Retno Wikan said. --
JP