Let's eat

To mark the end of the fasting month, Arum Budiastuti a lecturer at Airlangga University, who is a PhD candidate researching the transformation of halal and Muslim Identity through halal food at the University of Sydney, talks about dishes served in Indonesia at Lebaran and ethnic and religious identity.

Arum Budiastuti at Sydney University, Jun 2018. Source: Supplied

What is the symbolism of serving ‘kue nastar dan kaasstengels’ at Lebaran?  What do ketupat symbolise?  What is the link between ketupat and religious and ethnic identity?  Arum Budiastuti answers these and related questions.