Wedang Ronde (or commonly mentioned as just “ronde”) is another original Javanese traditional beverage apart from dawet and jamu. The term “Wedang” actually means “a type of drink”, while “ronde” is the main ingredient in the beverage. What is wedang ronde exactly? Wedang ronde is a beverage originating from Yogyakarta that consists of ginger water and ronde. Ronde, as the main pair for the ginger water, is a dough of rice flour,with palm sugar and crushed peanuts stuffed in the middle, made into a round shape, resembling a large marble that is immersed into the ginger water.

The two components (ginger water and ronde) are the main ingredients of Wedang Ronde, although you can add other ingredients into the bowl, such as slices of bread, kolangkaling, or nuts. To create the ginger water, all you have to do is boil a mixture of water, ginger, sugar (or palm sugar) and lemongrass until the mixture is boiled. After that, dip the dough of Ronde in boiled water until it floats and then lift the ronde and put the dough into the wedang. The finished ingredients are usually served in a bowl, added with other custom ingredients mentioned above.

Wedang Ronde is usually sold in carts all over Yogyakarta. You can easily find the beverage around the North Square, South Square, Malioboro and streets near the Keraton for a very cheap price, only around  Rp.3000. The beverage is conveniently consumed during rainy season, or in cold weather because the peculiar taste of the ginger water gives our body a warm sensation of its own.

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