MOTHER-mother In the Province of Aceh was blocking the gas stove. There is a small pan filled with boiling oil and white dough on the right side.
He repeatedly dipped a small iron-edged flower-like iron into the dough and then dipped it again in the boiling oil earlier. A few minutes later, the dough is released from the iron and the cake appears according to the mold.
This activity is continuously done repeatedly by the Aceh Community in particular.
The cake cooked by these mothers is named Samaloyang or kembang pan. One of the traditional indies pastry cakes in Aceh.
In Aceh Besar, Samaloyang cakes are very rarely found in people's homes.
People are starting to turn to nut cakes or cakes sold in supermarkets or traditional markets. More practical and save time. Especially for those who have a dense activity.
But there are also those that still survive with the tradition of the inheritance of the indatu Aceh. One of them is like mothers in Lamnga Village, Masjid Raya District, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province.
According to him, cooking Samaloyang is a hereditary heritage in his family. He was taught by his grandmother to cook traditional Acehnese cakes.