INFOKU,BLORA - The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has designated Samin Village, Sambongrejo Tourism Village, Sambong District, Blora Regency, as one of Indonesia's best tourist villages in 2023.
"Representing the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, we hereby determine that Kampung Samin, Sambongrejo Tourism Village, Sambong District, Blora Regency, is one of Indonesia's best tourist villages in 2023," said Director of Management of Destinations and Sustainable Tourism of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indra Ni Old, Monday (12/6/23). At the same time, he handed over an inscription signed by Minister Sandiaga Uno.
Indra Ni Tua came to Blora, together with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Team which started visiting 75 large tourist villages that had passed the curation process in the 2023 Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI). Of the 75 villages that passed, one of them was a tourist village Kampung Samin, Sambongrejo village, Sambong sub-district, Blora, Central Java.
The visitation activity itself is also a promotional event for the top 75 ADWI tourism villages to increase the number of visits as well as increase sales turnover of their local creative economy products.
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During the visitation, the Director of Sustainable Tourism and Destination Management of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indra Ni Tua, directly came and took part in a tour of Samin sambongrejo village. Accompanying Blora Regent H. Arief Rohman, Blora Regional Secretary, and Forkompimcam.
Not only going around the village, Indra also had the opportunity to enjoy local traditional food which was served while at the Kampung Samin pavilion accompanied by mortar music played by the women of Samin village.
The treats served are very diverse. Starting from bananas and oranges, local snacks such as gemblong or gethuk and tapai sticky rice wrapped in so-so leaves. Including local food served on a clay mat covered in banana leaves.
Indra seemed to enjoy the various offerings. He tasted the lodeh kluwih and hot chili peppers, accompanied by fried meat.
"The cooking is top-notch. This is actually healthy food which is now being talked about. And this is actually one of the advantages of a tourist village. People are busy turning organic, we have always been organic. We have to maintain that, God willing, many will like it," he said.
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Indra also explained that the existence of Kampung Samin has a very strong culture and of course this will have a positive impact.
"When I entered this village, I was surprised. I had heard of Samin for a long time and it was the first time I came here, it turns out that the village is clean and comfortable, of course this is my own value," he added. (Setyorini/KOM)
