Cucuru Bayao (Tello)

Indonesia is a country which has a beautiful location,lots of traditional foods,and of course consist of many ethnics.Indonesia is separated into 34 provinces and Each provinces have their own culture in which to show the caracteristics of such provinces each.Nowdays,Indonesia is a country that still use some traditional cultures.for instance,in south Sulawesi that it is one of province of Indonesia and more precisely in Pangkep regency there is a wedding party that is held by Buginese ethnic in particular.
Talking about Buginese’s wedding party,it is very interesting party and for more detail such party has a meaning in itself toward buginese people.In that wedding party consist of any traditional activities such asMappacci and Mappasiewa ada.
In much more depth,like the other wedding party in commonly,it has a lot of equipments but the difference is every equipment has a beautiful meaning toward the bride and the bridegroom.What are those equipments?you surely wanna know them,unfortunately in this book only one of them is going to be described as detail as possible,it is Cucuru Bayao that is one of cake is in such party.Obviously,there still are many cakes like the other party in commonly but this book only focuses describe about Cucuru Bayao.The reason why this book is only describing about Cucuru Bayao is simply one,it’s because you’ll only find the original Cucuru Bayao in Buginese’s wedding party not in another parties and of course not at another place.The point is Pangkep regency and Buginese’s wedding party are the right place to find the originalCucuru Bayao.
As this book explained above Cucuru Bayao has a meaning in itself especially toward buginese ethnic.Actually,such meaning is taken from every part of Cucuru bayao itself.Cucuru bayao formed chircle,it is golden,and is very sweet taste.It is maken so on purpose in order to distinguish among buginese ethnic and another ethnics.Now firstly lets take a good look at the way it’s formed,why does it must be circle?the answer is Buginese ethnic has been expecting that circle is symbolized as an unity of Buginese ethnic itself that is never ever be apart.Secondly,lets take a good look at it’s colour,does it must be golden? The answer is “yes,it must be so”,if it’s not it can’t be called Cucuru Bayao.The golden of it is symbolized as the sun,because the sun symbolizes prosperity and safety.The last lets take a good look at it’s taste,why does it must be sweet?in order to make a sweet taste then Cucuru Bayao is given much sugar.So the answer of such question is sweet taste symbolizes how beautiful and sweet buginese ethnic is.
From all of the statements above,there are many evidences can prove Cucuru Bayao as the typical cake of buginese ethnic,in Pangkep regency.So,needless to say cucuru bayao is truly typical or traditional cake of buginese ethnic who live in Pangkep regency.

Sumber :
http://habibie03.blogspot.com/2012/03/cucuru-bayao-tello.html