10 Most Famous Yogyakarta Souvenirs

The streets in the city of Yogyakarta is always fun. Visit various interesting places in Jogja to satisfy the tongue and stomach in culinary travel around Jogja. It was time to go home, of course you do not want the memory of Yogyakarta disappear. One of the things you can do to be able to keep remembering Yogyakarta is buying souvenirs typical of this student city.

Here are 10 typical souvenirs of Jogja who can remind them about Yogyakarta when you have arrived at the house later:


1. Bakpia

Who does not know bakpia? This snack is inherent and is identical to Yogyakarta. Bakpia is a cake made from dough containing wheat flour and cooked green beans with roasted.

Bakpia also closely related to Chinese culture. In the past, bakpia stuffed with pork, but because of the influence of Islam in Java, the content bakpia then replaced with green beans that have been chopped up and given the sweetness of sugar.

Currently, bakpia has undergone many developments. Various flavors began to be created in order to attract the attention of buyers. You can buy bakpia with durian flavor, chocolate, cheese, black kumbu and various other flavors.

Bakpia can easily be met in the area of ​​Jalan Malioboro, Beringharjo and various souvenirs centers scattered in Yogyakarta.

2. Yangko

This he moci cake of Yogyakarta. Yangko is very similar to moci cakes, snacks made of glutinous rice flour has a chewy texture, containing chopped nuts and sweetened cake moci exactly legit. Yangko has a very attractive appearance, with a box shape and bright colors as well as a sprinkling of flour. One box contains 30 pieces generally yangko with varying flavors.

One manufacturer yangko popular in the city of Yogyakarta is Yangko Pak Prapto. Yangko Pak yangko Prapto also referred to as first generation because it has been around since 1921. You can find Yangko Pak Prapto in Jalan Pramuka No. 82, Yogyakarta. Besides here, you can also find yangko easily all over the city.

3. Geplak

Yogyakarta is famous for sweet flavored culinary, including for a snack. One that you should try at once can be used as souvenirs are geplak.

Geplak made from coconut meat is sliced ​​thin and cooked with sugar campuaran. Currently, geplak has been modified so that it is available in a variety of flavors and bright colors tempting. Geplak synonymous with a very sweet taste, even if you drink sweet tea after eating geplak, tea you drink will taste fresh.

4. Dry Gudeg

Liked warm but worried stale when I want to bring home this food? Quiet. You can bring warm dry as souvenirs for the family at home.

Gudeg there are actually two types, warm wet and dry warm. To take home to their home towns, certainly more suitable dry warm. Dry Gudeg not much different from the warm wet, it's just cooking process takes longer and tastes that tend sweeter than warm wet. Warm dry can last up to 3 days, for better storage placed in refrigerator.

One of the places that sell this type gudeg is Gudeg Yu Djum located at Jalan Kaliurang 5, Yogyakarta. Here, you can eat warm place or book a package to take home. Gudeg brought home usually packed in baskets or kendil, according to your wishes.

5. Chocholate Monggo

In Yogyakarta, you can enjoy the taste of chocolate Yogyakarta Belgium, named Brown Monggo.

Chocolate Monggo processed from choice cocoa beans obtained from Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. Own Chocolate Monggo a Belgian men, so he knows exactly how to mix chocolate right and produces a delicious flavor typical of cocoa in the country.

Although the owner of foreigners, Chocolate Monggo still carry elements of Javanese culture. This can be seen from its name, 'monggo', which in Javanese means 'please'. Another thing visible from the brown packaging featuring images of puppets. In addition, Chocolate Monggo also very environmentally friendly. The packaging is made from recycled paper certified safe for food packaging.

You can come to Jalan Dalem KG III / 978, kotagede. Here, in addition to buying chocolate you can also see the process of making chocolate from the kitchen that just sealed glass wall.

6. Salak Pondoh

The existence of Mount Merapi seems to give the blessing for the people of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Land in some areas such as Magelang, Sleman Muntilan and very fertile and suitable for cultivation of fruit pondoh. Pondoh has a typical dry white flesh and sweet taste fresh. Once tasted, would not be enough of the fruit pondoh.

Interestingly, there is one place agrotourism pondoh at Kampung Gandung, Bangunkerto, Sleman. An area of ​​27 hectares has salak equipped with children's playground, swimming pool and fishing pond.

Besides being able to buy salak in agro-tourism area, you can easily find pondoh at fruit stalls along the streets of the city.

7. Batik

Batik can not be removed simply from Yogyakarta. Batik is also always included in the list of souvenirs that must be purchased by tourists who come to this city. Batik is not only in the form of fabrics and garments. Creativity residents of Yogyakarta batik making can be applied in various forms, namely handbags, scarves and slippers.

The place can be visited to hunt batik course area of ​​Jalan Malioboro and Beringharjo. In addition to these two popular place, you can visit the village Karebet which is the tourist village of batik producer.

Karebet In the village, you can see the batik not only in clothing and handbags. Here, batik look more attractive as applied in the wood in the form of masks, bracelets and others.

8. Silver Craft

The silver into a kind of typical souvenirs of Jogja more shall you buy. To get the silver, please come to Kotagede, 5 km from the city center, known as the silver producing center since the days of the kingdom of Mataram.

In the town, you can visit the show room of silver or come to the homes of artisans directly. Forms of silver here are as diverse ranging from jewelry to wall hangings / table. Quality is no doubt. The silver had been here many sent overseas since the Dutch era.

9. Pottery Kasongan

Kasongan pottery are other souvenirs that you should not miss. If you have previously hunt silversmithing, it is time to hunt craft of clay in Kasongan.

Kasongan typical pottery is widely believed to have a good quality. Pottery you can encounter in a variety of forms ranging from jars, vases, decorative lights up ashtray. Here, you can also see the process of making pottery from clay formation until the burning and staining.

10. Dagadu T-Shirt

One more thing that you must bring home from Yogyakarta is Dagadu shirt. This t-shirt is synonymous with a funny parody of Yogyakarta that is guaranteed to make you laugh.

Dagadu itself is derived from Yogyakarta walikan or slang, which means 'eyes'. It is increasingly evident in the form of a logo T-shirt eye.

To the point of purchase, you can find this shirt in the Mall Malioboro, Ambarukmo Pakuningratan Plaza and in the area which is the location of the factory is located. Currently there are a lot of shirts Abal Abal who profiteer Dagadu name. In order to not be fooled, we recommend that you buy at all three sites.