THE HISTORY OF BAKPIA

Do you know bakpia ? Yes, food icon of Yogyakarta. These food are made from wheat flour baked with content of green beans are mixed with sugar. One type famous bakpia in Yogyakarta is Bakphia Pathuk or Bakpia Pathok. Bakpia is from dialek Hokkian with the original name is Tou Luk Pia, it’s means cake or bread that contain meat. In Indonesia, this food is known as the pia or pia cake.

          Bakpia was adopted from from Chinese special food if we viewed from the history, but with development of bakpia adapted to the cultur of Indonesia  like replace it with green beans. And now so many taste of bakpia for example cheese, chocolate and many more.

          Long time ago, Yogyakarta citizens is majority Muslim change the contain of bakpia, from the pork into green beans. And at the time they did’nt know he trademark so that products unti now is labeled from khouse number manufacturer like nuber 25, number 75, and others. That is the reason why the names of trademark is Bakpia Pathuk 75, and many more.

          But, not only the citizens of Pathuk who produce bakpia. In 1970, there was a man named Nitigurnito who works as a manufacturer bakpia in Tamansari. He made bakpia different with Pathuk citizens, he made bakpia with deeper skin layesr thick and white, and the middle part is brown because the result of the grill. While Bakpia Pathuk has a crunchy texture to the skin is thinner.

          It’s little the history of iconic Yogyakarta food called Bakpia.

Source : http://www.buahatiku.com

Writen by : Arif D.S