Holiday Ayo - Traveling to West Sumatra (West Sumatra) to see the natural beauty of Tanah Minang, is not complete without tasting its delicious culinary. There are many delicious culinary delights that you can explore there. One of them is a traditional Minang drink, namely Aia Aka. Aia Aka is one of the typical Padang drink menus made from grass jelly.

Apart from being a drink that can be a thirst quencher as well as nutritious for health. Its fresh and slightly sour taste is perfect for breaking the fast. Aia will usually be sold by cart, which can be carried around. However, when Ramadan arrives, this drink can easily be found in the pabukoan market. Not only refreshing, Aia Aka is believed to reduce internal heat, facilitate digestion and is also beneficial for heart health.

The shape of this drink is similar to agar-agar or cendol. The texture is chewy and soft when eaten. The green grass jelly used to make Aia Aka is shiny green because it comes from a blend of grass jelly leaves which are processed in the traditional way. Because it still prioritizes traditional manufacturing and has a distinctive taste, it's no wonder that Aia Aka Bukittinggi won the 2018 Indonesian Pesona Anugerah (API) for the Most Popular Traditional Drinks category.

Although if translated literally into Indonesian means root water, it will not be made from roots. The main ingredient of this drink, also known as ubek tawa, is the juice of grass jelly leaves which are then allowed to thicken. Other ingredients, also derived from plants. All are natural ingredients without a drop of chemicals.

Aia can be served with the addition of other ingredients, such as eggs, brown sugar, coconut milk, peanut leaf water and tamarind. To enjoy this traditional culinary, the mixture of ingredients can be determined by yourself, whether to use only coconut milk and brown sugar water, peanut leaf water or use tamarind. But, there are also those who add it to a mixture of chicken eggs.

In its presentation, this drink is usually served with lime juice and sweet thick coconut milk. The usual price offered for one glass is quite cheap and varies, depending on the mixture used. One glass without eggs, only sold for Rp. 4 thousand. If you add chicken eggs, the price is IDR 7 thousand and IDR 8 thousand if you use duck eggs.

How? Quite rich in benefits is not it? For this reason, this drink is not only suitable for dessert, it is also very suitable as a menu for breaking the fast. Well, curious to immediately try this Padang specialty drink? Only with coconut milk, palm sugar and green grass jelly, you can already taste the typical Padang drink that is fresh and full of benefits. To make it fresher, don't forget to add ice. Good luck!