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If the situation gets better and you can travel, come to Indonesia where there are a lot of recreational activities. One of them is a culinary tour. Palembang could be your culinary destination. Bumi Sriwijaya is known for its delicious culinary delights. Pempek is famous and Ragit Jalo is very delicious. At glance, the Ragit Jalo has the shape of a net like Indian net bread.

Ragit Jalo is a flour-based dish that is eaten with curry sauce. What makes it unique is that the yeast dough is shaped like a folded net. Then, it is eaten with curry soup. The ingredients of Ragit Jalo are wheat flour, eggs, salt and cooked water. These ingredients are mixed together to make Ragit Jalo. Then, the dough is poured into the frying pan and shaped like a spider web. Then, it is cooked until done. When it is cooked, the dough is formed in a triangle or rolled up. The curry sauce is made of ingredients such as a budge, a plantain shaft, hot peppers, curry leaves, orange leaves and laurel, sugar, sufficient salt, powdered curry, powdered broth, flavorings, coconut milk, and beef cuts. The Ragit Jalo covered with curry gives the flavor of savory, delicious, spicy, and slightly sour taste that is appetizing.

It is said that the recipe of Ragit Jalo was obtained from traders from Gujarat, India, who entered the territory of the Sriwijaya Kingdom in the early 7th century AD. The delicacy of Ragit Jalo was so popular at that time and it became a favorite dish in the royal family. If there was a celebration held in the kingdom, Ragit Jalo was certain to be one of the mandatory menus to be served to the guests of honor. This snack was also favored by traders from Persia who stopped over and settled in the royal area. Currently, Ragit Jalo can be enjoyed not only by the royal family, but also the whole community. The price is also quite affordable from Rp 9,000 to Rp 15,000 per portion. For those who are interested in trying it, they can come to the Arab merchant community at Kuto Market, Kuto Baru and Sayangan in Palembang City, South Sumatra. On normal days, Ragit Jalo is usually served as a breakfast menu or when there is an alms event. But don't worry! During the fasting month, Ragit Jalo is easily obtained at Ramadan culinary centers in Palembang, such as Jalan Ratna Talang Semut. Because in the month of Ramadan, Ragit Jalo is one of the typical iftar menus for the people of Palembang.

Listeners, Chinese Petai or Lomtoro is a type of shrub that is often used in reforestation or erosion prevention. It comes from Tropical America. This plant has been introduced to Java for hundreds of years for agricultural and forestry purposes. Then, it spread to other islands across Indonesia. This plant grows well in dry areas, countryside, gardens, forests, and mountains. The existence of Chinese Petai is easy to find and cultivate in the community. It is potential to be developed into an innovative product in the community. However, the current utilization of Chinese Petai seeds is still not optimal even though the nutritional content of the plant is very beneficial for health. A group of students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) mixed Chinese Petai into healthy noodles as a substitute for staple foods for diabetics.

The students of the UNY are Ahzami Fadilah Akbar (Electrical Engineering), Intan Diah Kusuma (Culinary Education), Wulan Febrianingsih (Science Education), Siti Vera Lestari (Mathematics Education), and Asma Nur Azizah (English Literature). According to Ahzami Fadilah Akbar, Chinese Petai seeds contain tannins, galactomannans, and flavonoids which have the effect of lowering the blood sugar levels by inhibiting the activity of glucosidase and alpha amylase which play a major role in absorption in the intestinal brush border membrane. Research on the anti-diabetic effect of Chinese Petai seeds has been carried out previously, in which the administration of Chinese Petai seed extract doses of 0,25 g/kg, 0,5 g/kg and 1 g/kg can reduce blood glucose levels by 49.97%, 56.80% and 65.30%. In addition, making this noodle also educates the public that Chinese Petai can be eaten not only as a side dish or salad but also other forms that are rich in benefits. Wulan Febrianingsih also stated that she and her co-students process Chinese Petai into noodles because noodles are familiar with the community who can obtain them easily and the price is cheap. Noodles made from wheat contain a large amount of carbohydrates but little protein, vitamin, and mineral. Efforts that can be made to improve the nutritional value of noodles are by replacing flour or adding other additional ingredients. This product is named ‘Beta Health Noodle’.

Beta Health Noodle product serves as an alternative meal for sufferers of diabetics. The advantage of this product is that it is safe because it is made of natural ingredients without preservatives. The way of serving is very practical; it can be served as soup or fried noodles. This work won a silver medal at the 2021 World Invention Competition and Exhibition organized by the Young Scientist Association (IYSA) and SEGi College Subang Jaya Malaysia.

Edan-Edanan Dance is a typical dance of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It is one of a series of Javanese traditional wedding processions. The dance is rooted in Punakawan. In the world of Wayang (traditional shadow puppet), Punakawan is known as a group of entertainers who can lighten the mood. This dance often appears in Yogyakarta traditional weddings to ward off evil spirits. Generally, this dance is performed by a couple of dancers who wear green kebaya (Indonesian women traditional clothes) and gaudy makeup like a clown.

In the kraton or palace environment, the Edan-Edanan dance is a dance tradition performed in the grand bridal procession. This dance is named Edan-Edanan Kagungan Kraton dance because this dance originally comes from the Kraton. In the wedding procession, dancers will accompany the groom, when he comes out of the knight ward to the golden ward. They will bring feather duster and household utensils with the aim of cleaning the aisle from evil spirits. The Keraton Edan-Edanan dance can only be performed at Kraton weddings. As time goes by, this dance experiences renewal. Dance Art Study Program at Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, through Setyastuti, created a new choreography, which does not go out of the elements of the Edan-Edanan Kagungan Kraton dance. The dance is called "Edanan-edanan Nirbaya Dance". "Nir" means rejecting, "Baya" means danger, so this dance is interpreted as a dance that rejects danger either during the wedding procession or after the wedding procession to the marriage life. This dance is performed in pairs, male and female.

In the Edan-Edanan Nirbaya dance, every movement contains a philosophy. The dancer's initial movement is cleaning the aisle, which means cleaning up danger. The next movement is spinning, which means that life is always spinning, the spin becomes the starting point for the next life. The use of dance properties such as sticks containing the symbol of a horse, feather duster and fans have the meaning to ward off something evil. The shawl used by the dancer has a meaning that every flick of the movement is a continuation of life. The closing gesture means that life will continue if the bride and groom can work together. If in the Edan-edanan Kagungan Kraton dance the dancers only accompany the grand bride, then in the Edan-edanan Nirbaya dance, the dancers will dance until the end of the event. Besides warding off misfortune, this dance aims to entertain guests who come in the wedding procession.

President Joko Widodo reaffirmed his strong commitment to tackling climate change. This was conveyed by President Joko Widodo when receiving a visit from the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for European Green Policy and Climate, Frans Timmermans at the State Palace in Jakarta Monday (18/10). Quoting the official website of the State Secretariat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi explained that in the meeting, President Joko Widodo also conveyed the concrete steps that Indonesia has achieved. It is a commitment in dealing with climate change.

In the past year, climate change has indeed become one of the issues, that has been a serious concern for President Joko Widodo. In various occasions and meetings, he said that Indonesia is truly committed to tackling climate change. At the Climate Change Summit last April, President Joko Widodo affirmed three major points related to the issue of climate change. First, Indonesia is very serious in controlling climate change and urging the world to take concrete actions. Second, world leaders must advance green development for a better world. Third, in order to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement and the following shared agenda, global partnerships must be strengthened.

This commitment was also conveyed by President Joko Widodo at the 2021 Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) meeting in mid-September 2021. He remarked that the energy and climate sector emergency situation must be responded to by all countries. This response is realized through joint action on a global scale.

Concrete steps have also been taken by Indonesia. One of them is the rehabilitation of mangrove forests. Several mangrove forests are being rehabilitated, such as in Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province and Bali. Indonesia's target until 2024 is expected to be successful in restoring and rehabilitating 600 thousand hectares of damaged mangrove forests. The initiative is considered very important. At least, that was highlighted by the Special Envoy of the President of the United States (US) for Climate Issues, John Kerry. In a YouTube broadcast by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on Monday (19/10), John Kerry said that the action is very important and he is looking forward to the success.

Indonesia's commitment to addressing climate change will also be presented at the Conference of Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland on October 31 - November 12, 2021. According to the schedule, President Joko Widodo will attend directly and convey Indonesia's commitment to the Net Target Zero Emission 2060 and the opportunity for blue carbon as an emission reduction solution.

Strong commitment and real action must be echoed and carried out by the Indonesian people. Because, Indonesia has an important position to tackle climate change. With more than 17,000 islands owned, the third largest tropical forest in the world and a population of more than 270 million people, tackling climate change must be a priority for the Indonesian people. Real actions taken every day by all Indonesian citizens to care for and protect the environment will contribute significantly to achieving the target of zero carbon emissions by 2060. Changing habits to save water, manage waste and switch to public transportation are little steps every day that Indonesian people can do. Meanwhile, at the government and related stakeholders, there is an allocation in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget for handling climate change. The joint efforts of the Indonesian people to overcome climate change will contribute prominently to the global community.