Acts piece Keumamah In Aceh struggle against invaders

Aceh is known for a variety of culinary tasty and appetizing. One is Keumamah. Keumamah is a typical food of Aceh that was born because of the war. Keumamah food is unique and full of heroic.

Keumamah

Keumamah and often also referred to as "Ungkoet Kayee" or in Indonesian is "Fish Wood". Perihak not derived from wood or something, but due to harsh forms and manifestations as well as to resemble wood, in fact Keumamah derived from fish types Cob.

In the history of the struggle of the people of Aceh. keumamah be credited into a main dish that always brought food supplies Aceh guerrilla fighters in the woods or while hiding in Kurok-Kurok (hiding place in the ground) when the war against the invaders which began on 26 March 1873.

This is because durable and duration keumamah. When the Tsunami disaster in 2004, Keumamah become a favorite side dish food disaster victims displaced in points tents and barracks.

Keumamah making process is unique and must go through the stages of its length so as to make it a special meal. Starting from the usual pickling process Acehnese people for generations starting from cleaning, boiling the leaves include starfruit, there are also accompanying with leaves horses, may have to make a long lasting fish, then after boiling for 1 s / d 2 hours or until cooked fish then enter the draining process, then the initial drying in the sun to dry the fish surface.

After that, starting with the size reduction process, each fish is cut into two parts, one part of the fish is cut / split lengthwise into two parts again, so that the pieces of fish into 4 parts, by first separating the bones, the bones are usually not removed because used as a flavoring soup or other traditional dishes. Tujuang of cutting fish is to speed up the drying process.

The next stage is the final stage of draining and drying and curing for several weeks above the ceiling of the kitchen until the meat hardens. After it has dried meat was wrapped with tapioca flour that does not emit odors and maintained durability.

Keumamah yet so fully, but already can be eaten with rice without having to be cooked again, quite soaked with hot water until keumamah his tender and shredded-suwir, so did the fighters aceh past at while in battle all limited.[]