Typical Foods and Snacks of Banyuwangi

Cake Bagiak

A typical souvenirs Banyuwangi shaped pastries made ​​from flour and sago. Bagiak typical cake is not as hard as it seems Banyuwangi bagiak of Maluku, even more similar to the aroma of spice cake keningar syringe.
Composition mentioned are tapioca, sugar, etc. Available in 4 different flavors: keningar, ginger, peanuts, milk.

Red Island in Banyuwangi

Red Island Beach became one of the tourist sites in the south shore area that is still naturally. Green belt (green belt0) circular along the beach into the safety area of ​​the Tsunami disaster that happened in 1993. However, the enormity of the disaster was almost eliminated its beauty, but now the beauty of the red island beach rebounded with his trademark which may be the only one in Banyuwangi.

Most coastal areas are at the foot of Red Mountain Overlapping Pitu, towering hundreds of meters, which is also a protected forest area. Red Island is a beach resort located banyuwangi southern tip, has a unique form of a small mountain in the middle of the beach that the red color of its soil, as it is called the red island beach. on the east coast there are mountains, which is said to have hidden natural riches. to the south of the island we can enjoy the beautiful sunset in the afternoon. approximately 50 meters to the west of the harbor there is a large enough fish auction.

Alas Purwo National Park

Alas Purwo National Park is situated on Blambangan Peninsula in Banyuwangi regency, at the southeastern tip of East Java province. The park is famous for its wild Banteng and surfing location at Grajakan Bay.

Geograpy 

The park is located in Blambangan Peninsula at the southeastern tip of Java island, along the shore of strait across Bali.

History of Gandrung (Banyuwangi)

Banyuwangi infatuated arts coincided with forest dibabadnya "Tirtagondo" (Tirta Arum) to build capital replacement Balambangan Pangpang (Ulu Pangpang) on ​​the initiative of Mas Alit who was inaugurated on February 2, 1774 at Ulupangpang Similarly, among others, as told by the elders Banyuwangi past.
Regarding the origin of art devoted to Joh Scholte, among others, wrote in his paper as follows: Originally he was traveling to youth villages with music player that plays drums and fly and as a reward they were given a gift of rice they brought in a bag. (Gandroeng Van Banyuwangi, 1926, Chapter "gandrung Men").

History of Banyuwangi

Banyuwangi Regency is a regency in East Java province, Indonesia. The capital is Banyuwangi. This district is located in the most eastern tip of Java Island, bordering Situbondo in northern Bali Strait in the east, Indian Ocean in the south as well and Jember regency in the west. Ketapang port connecting Java with Gilimanuk Port in Bali.