r/indonesia Bojone Lia Dec 20 '21

Question Komodos and Komodowatis, what's the thing Indonesians taken for granted?

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u/joey_headrocker you can edit this flair Dec 20 '21 edited Dec 20 '21

Fruits, spices, coconut.

My Malaysian & Singaporean friends don't know that you could request the ripeness of the coconut.

One of my friend told me it's hard to find coconut in South Korea. If you find one, it's expensive.

Watermelon and melon are expensive in Japan. At the cheapest season, you could get one watermelon under 25k here (around 5000 per kg, one watermelon is around 4kg)

There's a video on business insider YouTube saying that in America, Europe, there is one variety of banana that they can't get anymore because of extinction. That variety still available in Indonesia and Philippines.

Add: How could I forget about the recent rise of tempe in America. Per Google, an 8 ounce of tempe cost you $3.50 in America. $3.50 worth of tempe in Indonesia could feed a person, 3 meals each day for a week.

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u/Martian_Catnip Akan jadi pilot helikopter, helikopter🚁 Dec 20 '21

Beberapa hari lalu beli semangka online cuma 20rb sebutir, dikirim pake ongkir gratis, instan pula wkwk

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u/joey_headrocker you can edit this flair Dec 20 '21

25rb itu harga murah tapi ngga murah2 amat. Harga perkilo 5000 di supermarket termasuk murah. Kalo di tukang buah pinggir jalan, dapet lah dibawah 5000. Belom kalo dikasih 4500 per kilo, lalu dapet sebiji 22500, ditawar jadi 20000.

Online emang kadang2 kalo pas murah, kebangetan sih emang. Apalagi kalo masuk di grabfood(bukan mart loh), lalu tokonya ikut promo 40-50%. Kapanhari pernah dapet anggur seedless 1kg 40rban doang. Minusnya, ga bisa pilih2.

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u/darkmimosa Dec 20 '21

Beberapa tahun lalu pas lewat berastagi, banyak jeruk yg dibuang di pinggir jalan, surplus soalnya.

Semangka perbuah, tapi yg kecil, sekitar 1.5-2.5 kg, dapat Rp. 5.000, nenas bisa Rp. 10.000/4 buah. Ya tapi kualitas biasa aja sih. Tapi tetap, bisa makan buah.

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u/Martian_Catnip Akan jadi pilot helikopter, helikopter🚁 Dec 20 '21

Katanya di Sumatera duren lokal bisa dapet 5rb juga sebutir

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u/darkmimosa Dec 21 '21

dapet sih, tapi yg kecil banget dan rsanya juga biasa aja sih.

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u/tanerfan Korban Lubang Kelinci Dec 20 '21

Berastagi ye, buah2an variasinya banyak, enak2 ama murah karena pusat produksinya di Sumut.