The management of Pasaraya Grande mall in South Jakarta is holding a food festival called "Enak-Enak" (delicious food ) on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of Indonesian independence, from August 15 through 31, 2006.
Hadi Lubke, general manager of Pasaraya Grande, said here Friday that he invited cafe owners to serve special food.
At least 25 different foods from many parts of the country, like Rawon "Setan" Embong Malang (meat soup ) of Surabaya, nasi campur (mixed rice ) Warung Made Semiyak of Bali, soto kuning (meat soup ) Pak Yusuf of Bogor, are offered to visitors.
"Those who like the special foods can enjoy them here and no need to go to their places of origin," he added.
He also said that the "Enak-Enak" food festival was aimed at promoting the specific delicacies. Damira, a visitor, welcomed the festival.
According to her, the festival was expected to compete foreign food festivals.
"Such a festival must be held regularly so that the local people will get to love their own food," she added.
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