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Indonesian Traditional Cookware

Indonesian Traditional Cookware

Modern times have, all household appliances also have switched all using the electronic system and automatically. Not immune to Cookware, plenty of cookware that is used now uses modern electronic and automated. The use of this modern peratan caused many people to leave their traditional cookware.

May now not many people are familiar with traditional Cookware. Yes, with the more modern and easy to use cookware that erode traditional cookware notabennya more difficult and not practical in its use.

Here are some types of traditional cookware in Indonesia that might remind us of their existence in the past.

     furnace Fire
Tungku Api
furnace Fire

Furnace or at Sundanese better known by the name "Hawu" It is a tool for cooking (stove) made ​​of clay or a pile of bricks. The fuel used for cooking is firewood. Furnaces are still many who use, especially for rural areas where the population is classified as poor.

     Anglo
Anglo
Anglo

Almost the same as the furnace that has a function for the cooking appliance. Anglo is made of fired clay with charcoal or firewood primary. Anglo can still be found in traditional food vendors.

     cormorant
Dandang
cormorant

Cormorant is a traditional cooking appliance for cooking rice. Boiler is usually made ​​of copper, golden yellow and has a shape like an inverted top hat. Use a steamer to boil / cook the rice with mengukusnya way.

     bamboo steamer
Kukusan bambu
bamboo steamer

Bamboo steamer or in Sundanese language "Aseupan" is a complement cookware pans in cooking rice. Aseupan is made of bamboo and shaped like a cone.

     winnowing
Tampah
winnowing

Winnowing is round and wide cross-section made ​​of bamboo. Its function is to menampah rice to separate the rice husk and other impurities in rice.

     crock
Tempayan
crock

Is a large barrel-shaped jars made ​​of clay. Crock has a function to store the water supply in the kitchen. Smaller jars are usually used as well as a rice storage. But now the pitcher is widely used for decoration in the garden or pool.

There are many other traditional cookware that we may have forgotten or do not even know it. Bannyak benefits obtained from the use of traditional tools, such as cooking became safer and healthier because it is made from natural ingredients. Besides cooking with traditional tools provide enhanced flavors and delicious.
 

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