Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta a part that is not separated from the Malioboro which is the center of economic development for hundreds of years. Existence has philosophical meaning that is the one stage of human life in the fulfillment of economic needs.

Traditional market Beringharjo standing after the palace Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, exactly 1758 years, the area where the market is made by the economic transactions of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Hundreds of years later, in 1925, the place of economic transaction has a permanent building.

The name 'Beringharjo' itself is given by Hamengku Buwono IX, means the area that the tree Beringin (Bering) is expected to provide welfare (harjo).

The front and back of the building market in the west is the perfect place to spoil the tongue with traditional foods such as brem more rounded with a soft texture of brem Madiun and krasikan (such dodol from rice flour, palm sugar, sesame and debris). In the south, the contents can be found bakpia the usual green beans are sold still warm and wet, such as cakes and hung kwe nagasari. While the back of a comestible generally sell perishables like ting-ting made of caramel mixed nuts.

Traditional market Beringharjo is the best place to shop for batik cloth, which is characteristic of Yogyakarta. Collection complete, start cloth and clothing, cotton and silk, the price of tens of thousands to nearly a million available in this market. Collection of batik cloth found in the western part of the market stalls to the north. While the collection of batik clothing found in almost all the western part of the market. Besides batik clothes, the western part of the market stalls also offer clothes surjan, blangkon, and weaving and batik sarong.

Walking to the second floor the eastern part of the market, do not wonder if the smell aroma herbal medicine. That place is the center of the basic sales Javanese herbal medicine and spices. Materials such as herbal medicine sold the usual turmeric is used to create temulawak turmeric and tamarind that is used to make herbal medicine are very bitter. Spice ginger is offered (usually processed into round or drink only to be baked, boiled and mixed with rock sugar) and wood (used to enrich the taste beverages such as wedang ginger, coffee, tea and sometimes used as a substitute for cocoa powder in the cappuccino).

This Market is also the perfect place to hunt antiques. Sentra sales antique floor there are 3 markets in the eastern part. There, you can find an old typewriter, helmet made an 60-year, and so forth. On the floor, she also, you can pursue quality second-hand when wanted. Various kinds of imported second-hand goods such as shoes, bags, even clothes sold at prices far cheaper than the original price with the quality that is still good. In need of carefulness in work to vote.