Tuban is one of the districts in the
province of East Java - Indonesia. districts that are in the path of Pegunungan
Kapur Utara and is located at an altitude ranging between 0-500 meters above
sea level. The average land price in the form of ground limestone mountains on
the mainland, and the clay around the Bengawan Solo wathersheads.
Tuban district communities have cultural
eating smoked land, or so-called Ampo. in modern science, the habit of eating
soil also called geophagy. in wikipedia, some experts say that geophagy an
abnormal habits were classified as DSM-IV disorders.
Tuban district residents believe that
eating smoked clay or referred Ampo, able to maintain digestive health, and it
is also capable of treating various diseases.
But, There is a clear risk in the
consumption of contaminated clay by animal or human feces, in particular the
risk of egg parasites, such as roundworm that can live for years in the soil
and can cause problems. Also may increase the risk of contracting tetanus.
However, this risk is generally understood by most people or tribe who ate
clay. Penchant for children to engage in eating ampo make them more susceptible
to worm infections. Another danger associated with eating clay cover damage
tooth enamel, swallowing a variety of bacteria, various forms of pollution of
soil, and intestinal obstruction. However, the processing of clay pretty good
with cooking or baking can reduce the risk.
This culture has a long and up to now
still be found. recipe used is still the same, namely clay that has been
cleaned of gravel and dirt. however, land use can not use any ground, to get a
sense of the typical, typical land needed anyway. people usually take clay from
the banks of the Bengawan Solo which
crosses the district of Tuban. in geology, structural geology is referred to as
"mudcrack".
The way of making ampo also still very
traditional. that is the way cleaned first, and then compressed into blocks of
clay. after it was shaved using a bamboo splinter, and last smoked, and ready
to be served.
until today, the culture still preserved
and attract the tourists who visit. usually, pregnant women in Tuban district
will "cravings" eat this ampo.
Consuming Ampo culture is the only one
in the world who are in Indonesia, precisely in Tuban district. thus, eating
Ampo as culture in Tuban district, no will pose a negative risk we as the
younger generation needs to maintain its sustainability.
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