Wedang uwuh is my favorite drink in Yogyakarta.

I always take time to shop for dried wedang uwuh package at Pasar Beringharjo on Jalan Malioboro, Yogyakarta. If you want to look for it, come to the herbalists because these items are usually sold there, not in food stalls. The herbalists sell wedang packages that are ready to be brewed. Wash it, then put into hot water, not boil it. Wedang was ready to be served.

For people of Yogya, wedang uwuh is classified as herbal remedies because it has useful to make your healthy body and lowering cholesterol. I like it because this wedang is served warm and delicious.

This drink is now quite popular and easy to find in various restaurants. In fact, "uwuh" in Javanese means "garbage". Dubbed uwuh because the dregs or ingredients of this drink when mixed up looks like useless trash. Various types of herbs in wedang uwuh among are ginger rhizome, shavings Wit wood secang, cinnamon shavings, cloves, nutmeg leaves. Sometimes people also added lemongrass or citrus leaves. Brown sugar make it sweet. ^[1]

But, I find it difficult to find wedang uwuh package in Jakarta, especially around Palmerah. If any steemian knows the place, please put it in the comments. Thank you.

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Category	Foodphotography
Settings	1/30 sec. f/2.2 4.15mm ISO 250
Camera	iPhone 6
Lens	Internal
Location	Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

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Wedang Uwuh Yogyakarta

Ini minuman favorit saya kalau ke Yogyakarta. Saya selalu menyempatkan diri untuk belanja paket wedang uwuh kering di Pasar Beringharjo di Jalan Malioboro. Kalau kau ingin mencarinya, datanglah ke lapak pedagang jamu karena barang ini biasanya dijual di sana, bukan di lapak pedagang makanan. Ibu-ibu pedagang itu biasnaya menjual paket wedang yang siap diseduh. Tinggal dicuci, lalu dimasukkan ke air panas (bukan direbus). Wedang pun siap disajikan.

Bagi orang Yogya, wedang uwuh tergolong jamu-jamuan karena banyak khasiatnya, seperti menyehatkan badan dan menurunkan kolesterol. Saya sih suka karena wedang ini disajikan hangat dan rasanya nikmat.

Minuman ini kini tergolong populer dan mudah ditemukan di berbagai restoran. Padahal, "uwuh" dalam bahasa Jawa berarti "sampah".

Dijuluki uwuh karena ampas atau bahan-bahan minuman ini ketika sudah bercampur tampak seperti sampah tak berguna. Berbagai jenis herba yang menjadi isi kandungan wedang uwuh di antaranya adalah rimpang jahe, serutan Wit kayu secang, serutan kayu manis, cengkih, daun pala. Kadang ditambahkan pula batang sereh atau daun jeruk. Bisa juga dibubuhi gula batu atau gula merah.²

Tapi, saya agak sulit menemukan paket wedang uwuh di Jakarta, khususnya di sekitar Palmerah. Kalau para steemian ada yang tahu tempatnya, tolong tuliskan di komentar. Terima kasih.

Catatan Kaki

1. Wedang Uwuh, Sampah yang Menyehatkan (Kompas Cyber Media, 24 Juni 2009)
2. Ibid.

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