Festival Kuliner Betawi Digelar BKOW DKI di Kota Tua, 16-22 April

BKOW of Jakarta Will be Held Betawi Culinary Festival on April 16-22

Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi


Festival Kuliner Betawi Digelar BKOW DKI di Kota Tua, 16-22 April
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Jakarta (B2B) - Badan Kerjasama Organisasi Wanita (BKOW) DKI Jakarta akan menggelar Festival Kuliner Betawi di kawasan Kota Tua, Jakarta Barat pada 16-22 April dalam rangka merayakan HUT ke-61.

"Festival kuliner khas Betawi rencananya dipusatkan di Kota Tua untuk menghibur masyarakat Jakarta dan melestarikan budaya bangsa. Kota Tua merupakan cagar budaya peninggalan kolonial Belanda yang harus dilestarikan. Kemudian aneka ragam kuliner khas Betawi juga harus dilestarikan, karena di era modern ini banyak masyarakat yang beralih ke makanan serba instan, sedangkan makanan tradisional justru sedikit terlupakan,"
Ketua BKOW DKI Jakarta, Happy Farida Hidayat di Jakarta, belum lama ini.

Sementara kegiatan donor darah akan dipusatkan di gedung BKOW dengan target 1.000 kantong darah. Kegiatan ini melibatkan PMI DKI dan Dinas Kesehatan DKI. Darah yang terkumpul akan langsung diberikan ke PMI DKI.

Kegiatan pasar murah akan melibatkan Dinas KUKMP DKI. Panitia akan menyiapkan kupon sembako murah bagi warga miskin yang ada di lima wilayah DKI. Namun sejauh ini belum diketahui jumlah kupon yang akan dibagikan kepada masyarakat.

Jakarta (B2B) - The Women's Organization Cooperation Board, known as the BKOW will be held the Betawi Culinary Festival at Kota Tua, West Jakarta on April 16 to 22, 2015, in order to celebrate 61st anniversary of that women organization.

“The culinary festival in Kota Tua aims to amuse Jakartans and conserve nation culture. Kota Tua is a cultural heritage of the Dutch colonial heritage that must be preserved. We also have to conserve Betawian culinary, because people tend to eat junk food in this modern era than traditional food,” Jakarta BKOW Chairwoman, Farida Hidayat said here recently.

As for the blood donor, will be centered in the BKOW building with target 1,000 blood bags. To achieve it, her side is cooperating with Jakarta Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and Jakarta Health Department.

Then, the cheap market which cooperates with Jakarta Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and Trade (KUKMP) Department will prepare cheap staple food coupons for poor families which spread in 5 areas in Jakarta.