History of Bakpia Pathuk: From pioneers to brand numbers

Are you a typical Yogyakarta Bakpia fan? Sure, some of us asked the question, why does Bakpia have a pathuk label and number after the name?

As a specialty of Yogyakarta, Bakpia is always sought after by domestic and foreign travelers. Also, the taste is still well maintained.

However, there is history to be learned from the long journey of Bakpia. One of them concerns the naming of the legendary Bakpia Hopia before modern Bakpia such as Kurnia Sari invaded Hopia Tugu.

Bakpia was an incarnation of Tou Luk Pia when he first arrived in Java during the struggle for independence from China. In other words, soft bread stuffed with chicken and pork.

Hopia also uses green beans as its filling because it adapts to the culture of Java, which has the majority of the Muslim community. The first person to introduce Bakpia in Yogyakarta was Chinese food entrepreneur Kwik Sun Kwok.

Due to the good sales, his colleague Liem Bok Sing, who is also a food entrepreneur, also participated in the innovative Bakpia trade. Now, learning from the shortcomings of Kwick, Reem’s typical bakpia also has the form we often encounter today.

It was so popular that he opened his first Hopia shop in Kampong Patuk. Residents of the area hired by Liem also leaked the typical Bakpia recipe of Reem to the locals, and finally the village became widely known nationwide.

Therefore, in 1980, various brands of Bakpia began to appear. Interestingly, to distinguish Hopia from each other, Hopia entrepreneurs inserted the house number after the word Pathuk. Bakpia Pathuk 25, 75-88 and so on.

Each bakpia brand also has its own characteristics, such as the Bakpia Pathuk 25 with the slogan “Always New and Warm”. Not surprisingly, the Bakupinha shop itself is an integral part of the manufacturing plant. So the product you get feels much softer and warmer.

Even with the advent of modern Bakpia, the taste of Pathuk Bakpia is still preserved. Not surprisingly, many tourists stop by the Patuk district to look for Bakupia.

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Source :www.pegipegi.com/travel/sejarah-bakpia-pathuk-dari-sang-pioneer-hingga-angka-pada-mereknya/