TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – Onde-onde, a traditional snack that still exists nowadays. The sesame sprinkle is the characteristic of onde-onde. This snack is not only delicious but also healthy because it has green bean stuffing.
Nowadays, not only green beans that become the stuffing of onde-onde, there are also chocolate filling, fruit jam, cheese, mozzarella, beef and chicken meat.
In Indonesia, onde-onde has been existing since the age of Majapahit. However, it turns out that onde-onde is not indigenous snack of Indonesia.
Cited from instanabundavian.com, onde-onde is a snack from China. This snack has been made since the reign of Zhou Dynasty, around 1045 to 256 B.C. At that era, onde-onde was served for the carpenters and the stonemasons that were building the imperial palace.
Admiral Cheng Ho from Ming Dinasty was the one who introduced onde-onde to Indonesia around 1300 – 1500 B.C.
From its hometown, onde-onde was only filled with brown sugar paste. But, when it arrived at Indonesia, it was modified so it could be suitable for the taste of Indonesian. Green beans filling was chosen as it is the most suitable taste for Indonesian people. (*)
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