It is amazing that ConnectLIVE 2025 in Tokyo brings a new exciting knowledge. If I’m not wrong, there is an optional tradition about “Take One, Leave One” activity to “share a little piece of their hometown with the ConnectLIVE:Tokyo community” (I lent this term from Trishatishu’s article, thanks @Trishatishu). I just brought candies, biscuits, and a postcard from Central Java, Indonesia, at that time, while @LightRich (Buzz) brought stickers and snacks from Mexico. Unfortunately, I just talked a little bit with him (because I was still too shy to talk to other attendees), but I happily brought the gift from him to my hometown in Salatiga, located in Central Java, Indonesia.
Two days later, I started to eat the snack and felt surprised. There was a snack that taste almost the same as my hometown’s snack called Enting-enting Gepuk. I was stunned until forgot to keep the wrap. I asked myself how it can be true that our snacks have almost the same taste despite of the distance between both countries. Several days later, I started to messaged Buzz about it to ask the name of the food. He gladly told me about Mazapán.
These are the treats prepared by @LightRich for ConnectLIVE in Tokyo. Mazapán is one of them. (Courtesy: @LightRich, thank you so much for this photo.)
While this is Enting-enting Gepuk, a snack specifically from Salatiga, Indonesia. There are two variants of Enting-enting Gepuk, the thin rectangle and triangular prism shape (the photos are taken by myself).
Both of Mazapán and Enting-enting Gepuk is made from ground peanuts and sugar. The differences between both are:
- Mazapán is a very old treat from Mexico (but I don’t know how old it is) and children’s favorite, while Enting-enting Gepuk, well, I think it is not so common among the children, but it has been signature food of Salatiga for so many years (since 1920s, brought by Chinese immigrants).
- Mazapán has round shape and finer texture than Enting-enting Gepuk that has triangular prism or thin rectangle shape.
It is wonderful to have Local Guides community here to explore the unknown knowledge and trivia. So, once again, thank you Buzz for your information. And from my friends from Indonesia, let’s go and visit Salatiga to taste Enting-enting Gepuk!
