Malay Gastronomy as the Development of North Sumatran Local Wisdom

Abstract

This paper discusses the gastronomy of Malay specialties as the development of local wisdom found in North Sumatra by describing and analyzing Malay gastronomy starting from the composition, manufacture, results, and local wisdom. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method by focusing on the form of Malay gastronomy based on observation and interview data collection techniques. As a result, Malay gastronomy is very important to develop because it has local wisdom in the form of local welfare wisdom, namely education, mutual cooperation, preservation, environmental care, all of which lead to cultural creativity.