Liputan6.com, Ciamis – Colok gembrung is a traditional snack that has become a typical Ciamis icon. This snack has a savory taste that makes you addicted.
In appearance, colok gembrung is similar to satay. Using cowhide as the basic ingredient, colok gembrung is served by sticking it on a stick.
The beef skin is previously boiled first, then seasoned with galendo, shallots, garlic, cottoncar (coriander), turmeric, salt and sugar. Next, the cowhide is impaled on a stick.
Colok gembrung seasoning is made without preservatives, so it doesn’t last long. Even though it spoils easily, on the other hand, this food has guaranteed health value.
Quoting from various sources, the birth of colok gembrung came from processing leather waste from the remains of making traditional Sundanese art tools, kendang. The skin used to make drums comes from buffalo which in Sundanese is called munding.
This percussion instrument will produce a sound when beaten, namely a booming sound. Meanwhile, the word colok is another name for the word stabbed. This is where the name of the typical Ciamis culinary specialty Colok Gembrung comes from.
If in the past the colok gembrung material was the result of processed drum making waste which was obtained free of charge, now this is no longer the case. Now, the leather used as raw material for colok gembrung is completely purchased and comes from cows.
Colok gembrung is usually enjoyed as a snack or regular snack. This food can still be found around Ciamis.
(Resla Aknaita Chak)
