The delicious scent of incense wafted once set foot in a house that also serves as a dining area. Raminten, this may be a very popular name in Yogyakarta. In fact, some say, has not been to Yogyakarta if you have not had time to stop by to Raminten.
House Of Raminten, according to the meaning of its name, this is home. Yes, here it is home Raminten. The owner named Hamzah. Raminten is the name of the character played by the owner on a sitcom on local television channels.
Once entered did not differ with the house in general. In the middle of the page is quite small, there is a hall used as a Lesbian. On the other pavilion reserved seats circular.
According to Bayu Vitello of House Of Raminten, the original concept is herbal shop. Initially, the owners want to grow herbs among young people.
"So herbs packaged in a cafe, I'll drink it fun," he said.
Apparently, artificial herbs Hamzah has many customers. He finally makes traditional nuanced cafes that still promotes the concept of Yogyakarta angkringan. The main menu has to offer is no different in this famous street, which is rice cat.
Besides rice cat, there are also liwet rice and green rice and many other menu with unique names and tend to be eccentric. Call it Suklat Milk Soft or what we call chocolate milk.
There is also the Virgin Tancep milk mixed with spices. There are also special drink that only exist in Yogyakarta or the surrounding areas, such as Ponconity or could be called his rootbeer Yogyakarta. As well as Ice Carica papaya or commonly called the Dieng.
So even with the container used. Bayu admit, containers for large-sized food. No different from the items displayed around the house. Many of these items nan antique art from the owner to hunt traditional markets.
Although it has been popular, but Raminten no set prices high, even tend to be very cheap. For a portion of rice cat food only Rp 1,000 and the most expensive are priced only Rp 25,000.
As a restaurant, House of Raminten open 24 hours. But do not suspect you will easily be able to get land to eat. Just a lot of visitors who lined up to be able to eat here, especially at night.
"Especially if Saturday Sunday antrenya to long. Been fitting weekend, holiday, staying drinks alone. Guest here but still want to wait, but we've bilangin sorry (food) is up," he says.
Preserving culture
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As an artist, Hamza determined to preserve Javanese culture stems of herbs and introduce more angkringan lift. Java is also reflected in the strong culture of servant who uses clothing style palace courtiers. Maids wore strapless Javanese.
Bayu said the owner did not want to open a similar restaurant in other cities. If it will open a new restaurant, its location will remain in Yogyakarta. Therefore, the main vision of the existence of this restaurant is to attract tourists come to Yogyakarta. In other words, he wants to increase tourism in Yogyakarta[
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"Actually, so many who want to go (elsewhere), but we are not going to go in another place. Goal is right for Yogyakarta tourism. If for example, open in Jakarta or Bandung just wrote a lie," said people of visitor in house in
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