Abstract
Traditional food displayed and sold in the traditional marketGang BaruSemarang does not mean as the way to meet the basic need for people living nearby the location. These foods may also function to fulfill spiritual manifestation of people that buy and use the food for celebrating festival, feast and ritual tradition. This article aims to explain the naming system, function and the symbol behind the various kinds of food in this market. The data were collected by observing the activity conducted the buyer and the seller . The writer also interviewd some of them to get additional information related to values and norms that make people serve tese foods. The results show that the naming system applied is based on the ingredient, shape and also the way they peoduce the food. Besides, these foods and cakes are also servede as media for performing a ritual traditionon for Chinese ethnic. Behind the name, there are some symbolic meaning which is believed as the manifestation of their belief to the values inhertited from their anchestors. The symbol is represented through the shape, the color and the number. Each of them pictures how this community see food and snack sold in traditional market located inGang BaruSemarang..
Highlights
Chinese community living in Semarang especially those who live in the neighborhood of Gang Pinggir considers traditional snack sold in traditional market may function as foodstuff to meet their daily basic need and as facilities to perform ritual tradition
In the context of global communication, traditional snacks has its strategic role as media for introducing specified culinary from Semarang city and for promoting tourism destination picturing the cultural values from various ethnic group living side by side in
Western culture symbolizes happiness by saying with flower, while Chinese people express their happiness by saying with food
Summary
Chinese community living in Semarang especially those who live in the neighborhood of Gang Pinggir considers traditional snack sold in traditional market may function as foodstuff to meet their daily basic need and as facilities to perform ritual tradition. Local and traditional nuance holds its phenomenal and strategic media for introducing and maintaining cultures and traditions in Semarang. This traditional food comes from the tradition of Chinese families that have a habitual activities of gathering. During the time, they will serve various kinds of food and snacks. They will serve various kinds of food and snacks They believe eating for them is symbolizing an honor to people joining the gathering and their anchestor. That is why studying food especially traditional snacks sold in Chinese neighborhood is an interesting object
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