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he 2 International Seminar of Science and Technology
“Accelerating Sustainable innovation towards Society 5.0”
ISST 2022 FST UT 2022
Universitas Terbuka

snacks. However, currently the position of traditional specialties has
been shifted to modern foods, such as this manuk labakh.
Keywords: Aceh, Traditional Food, Manuk Labakh

1 INTRODUCTION
Aceh is a province in Indonesia. Aceh is located on the northern tip of
the island of Sumatra and is the westernmost province of Indonesia.
The capital city is Banda Aceh. The Acehnese are the majority group
who live in mountainous areas. One of the Acehnese tribes who
inhabit mountainous areas is the Alas tribe, to be exact in Southeast
Aceh district. Each Aceh district has many different customs and
cultures and has different traditional foods as well. One of them is the
Southeast Aceh district which has traditional food that is typical of the
Alas tribe and this food is not found in other Aceh districts. The typical
food of the Alas tribe is manuk labakh.
Manukh Labakh is a food that is included in healthy food, and Manuk
Labakh is one of the many typical Aceh dishes. This dish has been
around since ancient times. This food is one of the special foods of the
Alas Tribe, Southeast Aceh District. Manuk (chicken) is the main raw
material for making manuk labakh. The manuk (chicken) that is
commonly used for manuk labakh is kampung chicken, because free-
range chicken contains less water so the meat is tougher and is often
used as a side dish for rice. This food itself is included in the food that
is popular among the Alas tribe people because it is made without
using oil.
Food ingredients for manuk Labakh are more often made from duck
meat and free-range chicken which are steamed or boiled, other
spices are mixed after the meat has been boiled, seasonings such as
coconut milk are deliberately made raw and coconut ginseng and raw
onions, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, black pepper, coriander . plus
pepper and added other spices. Usually, every time there is an
apostle's wedding or circumcision, this food is still served as the main
menu. Most of the Alas people believe that Manukh Labakh is able to
treat pulpit disease caused by interference from jinns, so that it
becomes part of their culture [7].

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