The strategy of religion guarantees the taste of the pilgrims' food: spices are imported from RI

Jakarta – The Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) prepares a strategy to ensure that the taste of food is served to Indonesian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. One is by bringing in direct spices from Indonesia. It was transferred by the director of the director of Foreign Hajj Services General of Hajj and Umrah of the Ministry of Religion, Muchlis Muhammad Hanafi, in the technical leadership of the 2025 Hajjy worship officer at the Jakarta Hajj Dormitory, Pondok thread, Eastern (4/18/2025). Muchlis said that about 611 tonnes of seasonings are needed for the food of the Indonesian pilgrims in Saudi. Of the number, he said, as many as 475 tonnes of spices were brought directly from Indonesia in the form of finished seasoning or pasta. Browse to continue with the content “of the need for spice 475 a number of tons of 611 tons are met within the country,” he said. He said it was an attempt to offer the level of domestic components (TKDN) in Hajj consumption. It is believed to have an impact on the Indonesian economy. “We want to increase domestic products in the study,” he said. In addition, there are 3 million instant chances of Indonesia for the consumption of Indonesian pilgrims. In total, the Ministry of Religion prepared 25.821.640 food cabinets for 203.320 regular pilgrims while in Saudi Arabia. That is, each congregation gets 127 meals in Saudi. The number consisted of 84 meals in Makkah, 27 meals in Medina and 15 meals and one snack when the congregation was in Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina. Breakfast gets a maximum of 09.00 Saudi time, a maximum lunch at 16.00 Saudi time and a maximum meal of 21.00 Saudi time. The Ministry of Religion reminded the congregation to eat food immediately once it was obtained. He said the congregation would get ready for food, one of them when he was about to leave for Arafat. According to him, it will facilitate the consumption of pilgrims when they just arrive at Arafat. “Be reminded that the food is spread in Arafat,” he said. (HAF/ISA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here