Es Duren Kombinasi Pak Kasdi : Tasty Iced Durian-Tugu Bancar, Purbalingga

The delicacy of "Es Duren" (iced durian) Tugu Bancar is unfortunate to be ignored when you visit or pass through Purbalingga.

Having "Es Duren" is an integral part for many people visiting Purbalingga, as well as its neighbour city, Purwokerto. Considering culinary trip trusted as one of the best ways to experience a culture, especially Indonesia, a country in Southeast Asia which has a wide diversity of cultures, including multy options of culinary tourism which differs from each region.

Last time while i was blogging in Baturraden and its wonderful natural sulfur spring, i accidentaly met some friends from Salatiga who dropped in at "Es Duren" Tugu Bancar, Purbalingga twice, the first day and the following day before returning to Salatiga, while i myself had lunch at " Soto Sokaraja" before heading to Baturraden.

Durian is a large tropical fruit which has thick and spiky shell, renowned as the king of tropical fruit, easily found in southeast asian countries which surely loved by many Indonesians, either eat as a snack or combine it with ice and other tropical fruits as a refreshing drink.

Pak Kasdi (Mr.Kasdi), the owner of "Es Duren Kombinasi" stall offers his customers with some options: "Es Duren" (iced durian), "Es Duren + Kopyor" (iced durian mixed with coconut water and its flesh), and Es Duren + Campur" (iced durian mixed with sliced melon, mung bean, sliced sugar palm fruit and grass jelly or leaf jelly). Both combination are nice, although the taste of durian is still dominant. However, if you don't like durian you may try either "Es Campur" or "Es Kopyor".

Pak Kasdi has been selling iced durian since 1966. He started as a wandering seller, then on sidewalk, and finally settled in this permanent stall.

He has a lot of customers, and to run his business, his principle is always maintain the quality of the taste, so his customers feel satisfied.

His iced durian is very delicious with its typical taste of sweet and savory for he mixes ripe flesh of durian with crushed ice, liquid palm sugar, coconut milk, condensed sweet milk and hot chocolate.

His iced durian stall is always busy with customers who want to enjoy the delicacy of the iconic ice durian from a small town Purbalingga.

No wonder if Purbalingga is not only famous with Sanggaluri Education Park, Owabong Waterboom Park and Purbasari Pancuran Mas, but also with "Es Duren Kombinasi Pak Kasdi.