Doidoi is one of the cakes with variations in variety depending on the region of origin. Aceh also has a kind of traditional cake that looks like a pineapple dodol called meuseukat. Uniquely, the cake can be decorated into various shapes and beautiful carvings.
This ivory white cake has a soft texture like dodol chewy. The taste is sweet legit. The use of pineapple makes meuseukat often called dodol pineapple.
The surface of the meuseukat is usually decorated with a variety of beautiful shapes
Full of details. Among them are the form of roses, the doors of Aceh houses or other carvings.
In the process of making, meuseukat do not use additional dyes. White color meuseukat emerged from the use of wheat flour. While the yellowish color obtained from pineapple.
Related to the color, meuseukat contains profound philosophy. The people of Aceh are known to greatly glorify the guests. Not only from behavior, but also when serving food. The white color meuseukat symbolizes the clarity of the hearts of the people of Aceh when welcoming guests. This philosophy makes meuseukat get the most respectable place in the traditional cake line of Aceh.
Therefore, more meuseukat served at special moments, especially when welcoming guests. Meusekat also often become the conductor in the process of tueng dara baroe (picking the bride) after the wedding. Similarly, during the celebration of the big day like Idul Fitri and Eid al-Adha. The goal is to welcome family and relatives who come bekunjung. Most of these traditions are conducted in the West and South coast of Aceh.
Meuseukat processing takes a long time and patience. To make it, flour is cooked with water, orange juice and pineapple. Earlier pineapple and orange were filtered first so as not to appear fiber in the dough. After that, the dough of flour and butter is added to the sugar water.
The dough mixture is cooked over low heat while stirring using a wooden spoon for at least two hours. When it is cooked, the cake is put in a container and given a plastic pad so as not to stick and more easily cut.
If you look for meuseukat, you can visit a traditional food store or a typical souvenir center of Aceh
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