Article by Viory
Residents in Tangerang have ramped up Nastar production, preparing large volumes of the popular cookie ahead of Eid al-Fitr next month, which celebrates the end of Ramadan.
Footage captured on Thursday shows workers rolling dough, baking trays of Nastar, and packing jars along Jalan Haji Unus, a well-documented ‘Nastar Village’ known for mass production during Ramadan.
“In a single day, we can produce up to 120 jars of 500‑gram Nastar or other cookies, or at a minimum, around 10 dozen jars of Nastar and other varieties,” explained business owner Sri Mulyani.
Nastar is one of Indonesia’s most recognisable Eid treats, a buttery pastry filled with spiced pineapple jam and served in homes nationwide as a sign of hospitality.
Another business owner, Sri Kusmiati, says that as Tangerang has become more well known for its cookies, it has drawn in more trade, with resellers buying in bulk to sell the pastries on elsewhere.
Surveys consistently rank Nastar as Indonesia’s top festive cookie.
The name combines the Dutch words for ‘pineapple’ and ‘tart’, which reflects its colonial-era origins before becoming fully integrated into Indonesian festival food culture.
Article by Viory
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