Emping melinjo snacks are commonly consumed by some people in Indonesia. The taste is indeed so distinctive, namely a bitter taste that is not so thick. Even though it is mixed with additional spices or additional flavours, it will not eliminate the distinctive taste that this emping melinjo has. Emping melinjo or bitternut crackers is made from old melinjo seeds and it is ready to be harvested. In Indonesia, melinjo trees are still easy to find because they grow on most of the islands in Indonesia. This melinjo or belinjo tree has been growing since 150 – 200 years ago.

 

Not only you can enjoy the crispness and distinctive taste that you get from consuming this emping melinjo, but emping melindo also has several benefits. The benefits of emping melinjo were discovered by a researcher from Japan, who revealed that emping melinjo contains high enough antioxidant compounds, so it can ward off various disease-causing free radicals as well as boost immunity. Therefore, Goolali Food has been exporting Indonesian snacks for a long time to several countries. As a big distributor and exporter of Indonesian melinjo chips, Goolali Food always prioritizes its products and quality.

 

How to make emping melinjo really needs patience. The old melinjo fruit, which is characterized by its red color, will be peeled one by one to separate the skin and melinjo seeds to be processed. Melinjo seeds are brown and hard. After that, the melinjo seeds will be roasted without adding oil. Usually, melinjo seeds are roasted using sand that has been cleaned. After the melinjo seeds are ripe, they will be separated again between the hard outer skin and the contents inside which are yellowish white, how to separate them by beating them.

 

Now then, the yellowish-white melinjo seeds will be beaten until they are flat and will be repeated again until the width is formed according to the desired size. After it’s finished, it’s just dried in the sun until it’s completely dry and ready to be fried. Consuming emping melinjo or bitternut cracker is advised not to consume large and excessive amounts, because emping melinjo has a substance called purine. These purine substances can cause gout. The good news, the antidote is the skin of the melinjo fruit itself. Melinjo rind can neutralize the rise in uric acid levels caused when consuming emping melinjo itself.