Gudeg WIJILAN

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Talk about Jogja, we'll remain sweet foods made from young jackfruit. For the lover of Gudeg, then the path Wijilan which lies east of the plaza north must have been familiar in the ears. Here, about 10 vendors lined with dry gudeg interior to compete. And first, before becoming the center of Gudeg, there are only about 5 gudeg sellers with a simple interior.

 Gudeg stalls selling practically a pioneer in this area is Gudeg Mrs Slamet & mrs Yu Djum. Both have begun open the business since 1946, just one year of the proclamation of the Republic of Indonesia. According to the mrs Suharto, the third daughter of the owner of the diner polace mrs Slamet, in general business gudeg Wijilan contained in the region is inherited from generation to generation.

Survived from 1946 is not easy. Therefore, do not be surprised if the current gudeg sellers are more audible than any other gudeg sellers. He stated that already several times visited by the artist stalls dining capitals, like Yana Julio and his team of Ghost Hunters.

look at Wijilan Street today, the atmosphere typical of past jogja still quite pronounced. In addition there is still no story buildings, roads have not experienced any major road widening. However, due to serve as one of the excursions, Wijilan now look more neat and clean arranged for the convenience of the tourists. What is also changing as possible from the quantity of use of bicycle pedal or onthel as a means of transport which has now been replaced with a motorcycle.
Chose this area as a place to fill the stomach feels indeed the right choice. In addition to being in the center of Yogyakarta, Jalan Wijilan also not too dense traffic. Not many riders or cars that choose this path as the main line. perhaps, because the roads are small. Thus the visitor can enjoy the food without a lot of inhaling pollutants from motor vehicle fumes. Not just for lunch or night, visitors can also have breakfast in this region. Gudeg stalls in Jalan Wijilan  start opening at six o'clock in the morning and closes at 9pm.

Toward the close season or school holidays such as the current road widths Wijilan usually filled by visitors from out of town, either to buy a souvenir or just for lunch. In contrast to the wet gudeg, dry gudeg can last for two days, therefore it is often used as an alternative gudeg Wijilan packed for the trip. Regarding prices, gudeg Wijilan was relatively affordable, depending on the container used and the desired side dishes.

For a little gudeg egg carton can be obtained at a price of Rp 5,000, - only, whereas a gudeg baskets range from Rp 25,000, - to Rp 30.000, -, and one full of gudeg kendhil and side dishes, can be obtained with a starting price of Rp 50,000, - .

For reference, the authors suggest to park a car or other private vehicles in the area around Malioboro, and use local transportation such as rickshaws or horse cart to reach the destination. In addition to reducing pollution and save gasoline, you would not have contributed to make the road narrow Wijilan become bogged down because of the many visitors who parked his personal vehicle along the road. Another advantage, you will feel relaxed Jogja which could not be obtained elsewhere

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