INFOKU, BLORA - Spending weekends in Blora, now you don't need to be confused about finding a vacation spot with family or friends.
There is no need to go far out of town, in Blora there is now a tourist village worth visiting together.
The Tourism Village is Sambongrejo, located in the Sambong District area.
Besides being famous for the local wisdom of Samin Village, Sambongrejo Tourism Village was also chosen as the best Tourism Village in Blora Regency in the 2022 Blora Tourism Village Festival.
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At the Central Java level, Sambongrejo has also managed to qualify for the top 10 best Tourism Villages which are currently undergoing the next stage of assessment.
Here, tourists can take part in a fam trip, learn a lot about the local wisdom of sedulur sikep (Samin), learn animal husbandry, batik, and traditional village culinary delights. Some homestays are even provided to stay.
Like the group of tourists who took part in the fam trip last weekend.
Arriving in front of the gate of Sedulur Sikep Samin Sambongrejo Literacy Village, tourists are immediately greeted with traditional drum blek music. Which is played by young people with Javanese songs.
Next, the group received a welcome drink with cangkruk tea. A type of traditional drink typical of Kampung Samin made from the secang plant mixed with ginger and other ingredients.
Before entering the main area of Kampung Samin, all tourists are taught to wear a samin ticket or a headband (udeng).
Mbah Pramugi Prawiro Widjojo as the elder of Sedulur Sikep Sambongrejo also took turns putting on head bands for the guests.
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"This symbolizes that we have accepted tourist guests as our brothers or sisters in this village and are ready to take part in a series of cultural and educational tours here," said Mbah Pramugi.
Groups of tourists are invited to walk down the alleys of the village which are neat and clean. Decorated with mountain hat ornaments to the Great Hall of Samin Village.
The building of the Pendopo Agung, which has the shape of a joglo roof, is the main meeting place for sedulur sikep.
The tourists are welcome to sit on the lesehan, listening to the historical stories of Sedulur Sikep (Samin) with all the teachings from life to its traditions.
Ndeso Snacks
While listening to Mbah Pramugi's story and having a dialogue, a traditional snack dish or Terkenan with the name Ndeso Snacks and a lunch menu typical of the Samin village processed by the skilled hands of village mothers began to be served.
Starting from snacks with tape wrapped in ploso leaves, gethuk, boiled sweet potatoes, bananas, boiled peanuts, and various fruits.
While the lunch menu served consists of two types of rice. There's rice rice, and there's corn rice.
To complement, use lodeh tewel vegetables, groats vegetables, tamarind meat, bothok, pelas, stir-fried salted fish, fried tempeh, and village-style chili sauce.
All of them are served traditionally using clay pottery. The dinner plates also use clay plates with a base of banana leaves or teak leaves.
Drinks of water served using a jug complete the culinary freshness of this Samin Village.
The faint strains of mortar music played by Sedulur Sikep women (Samin) add to the fun of the beautiful village atmosphere. Tourists can even practice hitting the mortar together and request songs to be played.
Making Godong Teak Tempe
Needless to say, without realizing it, parts of the body began to sway to the music of the mortar being played. Many tourists then join in dancing.
After a full stomach, tourists can still take part in educational activities for making typical tempeh wrapped in teak leaves. As well as learning batik skills at a batik house which has been producing Sedulur Sikep Samin's typical batik cloth.
If you want to stay overnight, there are many more educational tour agendas that tourists can take part in.
Such as the practice of gardening in organic orange and sapodilla gardens, tomato and melon greenhouses. Raising etawa goats, fattening cattle, swimming catfish, and practicing processed derivatives.
"This is the first time I have been to Blora and participated in a fam trip at the Sambongrejo Tourism Village. It turns out that Samin Blora Village is really good. We can learn complete samin culture to culinary and SMEs. Whereas before we thought Samin was primitive and old-fashioned. It's different, it's worth visiting,” said Anton, a visitor from Grobogan. (Setyowati)
