Gresik

Gresik is a regency in East Java. It's capital is Gresik City.

Understand
Gresik has become an international trade center visited by many nations such as the Chinese, Arabs, Champa, and Gujarat since 11th-century. Gresik Regency is also believed as the first entry point for Islam in Java, which is marked by the existence of ancient Islamic tombs from Sheikh Maulana Malik Ibrahim or well known as Sunan Gresik.

By car
Gresik is 20 km northwest of Surabaya. It can be reached by car via the highway in more or less 35 minutes.

Get around
There are angkot (public minibusses) in Gresik, sometimes called lyn. The route can be known from its car colour.

Do

 * Boating to Bawean Island, part of Gresik, an island in the Java Sea with gorgeous white sand beaches.

Events

 * Sanggring Kolak Ayam, The annual tradition in the month of Ramadan on the 23rd night is to cook a large amount of kolak ayam (Gresik chicken soup) for iftar in Gumeno village, Manyar district of Gresik. This tradition has been going on for more than 400 years.

Food souvenirs

 * Jubung, a snack made of black sticky rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Gresik cuisine

 * Nasi krawu, rice with beef.
 * Sego Roomo, rice or rice cake topped with boiled spinach and crushed crackers, then layered with Roomo porridge (fine porridge seasoned with garlic, big chilies, galangal, and turmeric).
 * Bonggolan, an oval-shaped snack made from fish meat mixed with starch added with salt and garlic.
 * Pudak, made from rice flour, sugar, and coconut milk which are packed in a package called "ope", which is the midrib of areca leaves.
 * Kolak ayam, a local chicken soup dish.
 * Pepes telur ikan bader, steamed Java barb roe in banana leaves

Drink
Try a local coffee drink called, kopi kopyok, the texture of coarsely ground coffee beans brewed with hot water. Before serving, the floating coffee grounds must be shaken or stirred before being enjoyed.

Connect
The dialing code for Gresik is 031.

Go next

 * Lamongan