Instant 'tiwul' produced in Gunungkidul

Instant 'tiwul' produced in Gunungkidul

YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamegkubuwono X
on Thursday officially opened an instant tiwul factory owned by
PT Sinar Sukses Sentosa on Jl. Sudirman, Mungi, Semanu,
Gunungkidul.

Tiwul is a traditional staple food made of dried
cassava, often used as a substitute for rice in the arid
Gunungkidul area.

Director Anton Juwardi said his company had made an initial
investment of some Rp 3.57 billion in setting up the factory.

Occupying some 1,000 square meters of land belonging to Semanu
village and another 456 square meters of land belonging to the
district government of Gunungkidul, the factory can produce
some 500 kilograms of instant tiwul a day.

Juwardi said that the company would produce four
different types of instant tiwul, including
Sari Tiwul (original flavor), and Nutritiwul (with three
different flavors: fried chicken, fried potato and salted fish).

The instant tiwul is available in 250 gram and 500 gram
packs.

"The price ranges from Rp 3,500 to Rp 5,000 per
pack," Juwardi said.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Sultan said the
establishment of the factory in Gunungkidul would help to improve
the incomes of local people as well as reduce their dependence on
rice -- whose cultivation was relatively unsuited to the area.
--JP