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Women in Aceh Prepare Traditional 'Limang' for Ramadan Iftar

In Indonesia's Aceh region, women prepare 'limang', a traditional dish of rice, coconut milk, and spices eaten for Iftar during Ramadan. Meat slaughtered during a local festival is shared with loved ones and the needy.


Women in Aceh Prepare Traditional 'Limang' for Ramadan Iftar

Women from Indonesia's Aceh region mix rice with coconut milk in a bamboo bowl while preparing 'limang', a favorite dish usually eaten to break the fast during Ramadan in Banda Aceh town. 'Limang' is made from rice, coconut milk, and cooked spices, then placed inside a hollow bamboo tube lined with banana leaves. In the conservative Aceh region, animals are slaughtered during the 'muyang' festival, and the meat is cooked and shared with family, friends, the poor, and orphans.

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