Brilio.net - Indonesia is famous for its diverse culinary wealth, one of which is arem-arem. Arem-arem is a traditional snack made from rice wrapped in banana leaves, with various fillings, ranging from chicken, eggs, to meat. This food is very popular as a snack or light meal that can fill the stomach.
In addition to its delicious taste, arem-arem also has a distinctive characteristic that distinguishes it from other rice snacks. The cooking process using banana leaves gives a distinctive aroma that is appetizing and makes arem-arem more delicious. In addition, the filling rich in spices provides a savory taste that blends perfectly with the soft rice. This food is often used as provisions or eaten as a friend to drink tea in the afternoon.
Although known for its delicious taste, arem-arem has its own challenges in its processing, especially in the packaging stage. Usually arem-arem will be wrapped in banana leaves and pinned using skewers or staples. If not opened carefully, these skewers and staples can be dangerous because they are mixed with arem-arem.
To be safer, you can imitate the way to wrap arem-arem as done by Instagram user @yunidiana9924. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted that she did not use skewers or staples to wrap arem-arem. This certainly makes it safer to consume.
photo: Instagram/@yunidiana9924
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @yunidiana9924 on Monday (6/1), the first thing to do is to prepare a square banana leaf that has been heated to make it flexible. Then insert the arem-arem in one of the sharp corners of the banana leaf. Then roll it up until the entire arem-arem filling is covered.
photo: Instagram/@yunidiana9924
Next, press and close the right and left ends of the banana leaf. Then fold it to the back. If so, fold the remaining ends of the banana leaf back again. Then insert the ends of the banana leaf to the inside.
photo: Instagram/@yunidiana9924
Now, the tightly wrapped arem-arem can be served immediately. With this method, arem-arem becomes more comfortable to eat because it can be easily opened again. You don't need to worry about there being skewers or staples that will get stuck in the arem-arem when you want to eat it.
Since it was uploaded on Sunday (5/1), the video about the trick of wrapping arem-arem has been watched more than 2 million times. It is no wonder that the upload has been flooded with comments from netizens. Many other Instagram users have admitted to being interested in trying it directly.
"Alhamdulillah, thank you very much, Deksayyy, for sharing your knowledge," said Instagram @fujiastuti23_.
"Good idea, thanks for the tutorial, sis," said Instagram @putriiayy29.
"Must try," wrote the Instagram account @suharsono.pamadi.
"Yes, it's good like this, it's safe, sometimes when opening staples, children are in danger of swallowing the staples," commented the Instagram account @zayenal99.
"Wow, cool. I might try this," said Instagram @rianaagustina72.