You guys Traveler who wanna visit the city of Medan (North Sumatra), have you ever heard the name of "Durian Ucok Medan"? If you are a culinary traveling enthusiast, it is not complete to visit Medan and a famous Lake Toba if you have not visited this culinary place. This culinary name or brand has long been known and legend among the lovers of durian or culinary traveler throughout Indonesia. North Sumatra is one of the best durian producers in Indonesia, with its producing cities such as Sibolga, Pematang Siantar and Sidikalang.

Well, durian from the city of Sidikalang this sounds most delicious taste of fruit according to some sources. The durian fruit is supplied to various regions throughout the archipelago and even South East Asia. One of the biggest supply, especially to the city of Medan which has known as a durian culinary tourism city with its famous culinary icon called "Durian Ucok Medan" on Jl. Wahid Hasyim (not far from junction Jl.Gajah Mada, Medan).

Especially after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2014 and President Joko Widodo in the Year 2017 who have opportunity to visit this culinary tourism stalls. President Jokowi and his family visited this durian shop during his visit to the city of Medan, North Sumatra at the wedding of his daughter Kahiyang Ayu and Bobby Nasution in Saturday, November 25, 2017. Soon as, its growing the name of "Durian Ucok Medan" throughout the archipelago as the best culinary tourism destination in the city of Medan.

​Jakarta (Betawi) as the capital of the State has a history that can not be separated from the various cultures that influence it. Since the Portuguese first came to Indonesia in the 1500s on the island of Maluku to independence from the Dutch colonial in 1945, Indonesia was influenced by various foreign cultures that came because of the spice trade such as Arabic, Malay, and Chinese culture. With a variety of cultural or multiethnic influences, it is not wrong if culinary Indonesia or Jakarta, especially as the capital of the State, influenced by various flavors of foreign cuisine combined with local enriching the culture of Indonesian culinary, especially the city of Jakarta.