Bima –
Serasuba Field or also known as Merdeka Square in the City of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), became the center of Ngabuburit during Ramadan. In addition to being a place to relax before breaking the fast, this location is also a center for snacks and takjil in the city of water.
Towards the time of breaking the fast, this area was packed with residents who came to enjoy the atmosphere of the afternoon, hunt takjil, to buy heavy food. Not only residents of Bima City, visitors also come from Bima, Dompu, even from Sumbawa and Lombok Island.
Monitoring detikbaliSunday (9/3/2025) afternoon, to the east of Serasuba lined with traders who sell various takjil and food. Various menus are sold, ranging from banana compote, fried foods, green bean porridge, mixed ice, jushed ice, to ointment and plecing. Ready side dishes such as palumara fish and Moringa vegetables are also available.
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In addition, typical Bima foods such as Salome, Kagape, Karawiti, and Kopa Sahe also enlivened culinary choices. The selling price varies, ranging from Rp 1,000 per seed to Rp 20 thousand per serving.
Ramlin (54), a resident of Leu Village, Bolo District, Bima Regency, routinely comes to Serasuba every Ramadan to break the fast. He considered its strategic location because it had complete facilities, including the Mbojo ASI Museum and food seller stalls.
“Here there is also the Sultan Salahuddin Bima Mosque, the legacy of the Bima Sultanate for Magrib and Isha prayers,” he said.
However, he hopes that the Bima City Government (Pemkot) can provide public toilets around Serasuba. “What is lacking here is only the toilet. Hopefully in the future it can be built,” he hoped.
Nurhayati (40), a seller of various fried foods, claimed to have opened a stall in Serasuba for each Ramadan. He began selling since 3:30 pm, with the peak of the crowd occurred one hour before breaking the fast.
“Stay crowded every day. Sometimes it is also quiet if it rains like the last two days,” he said.
According to him, the number of traders in Serasuba continues to grow every year. “In the past around 50 or 60 traders. Now there are hundreds,” he added.
(DPW/DPW)
