Indonesia: Taste inhibits cassava and sago as substitute for wheat

Published 2022년 7월 9일

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The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) in Indonesia has highlighted the challenges in replacing wheat with local staples like sago and cassava due to varied regional tastes and limited processed products. Ahmad Tauhid emphasized that it's not feasible to force people to consume the same food daily and noted the need to diversify food sources amidst geopolitical impacts threatening wheat supplies. He suggested that Indonesia should explore cheaper wheat imports from Russia and prioritize local food diversity, including tapping into local wisdom and reducing dependence on rice as the main staple.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Executive Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) Ahmad Tauhid said, sago and cassava are still difficult to replace wheat. This is because the differences in consumption tastes of each region in Indonesia and their processed products are limited. "It's a bit difficult to replace with cassava and sago, we can't force people to eat cassava every day, maybe a day or two is still okay, but because processed sago or cassava is limited and each region has different tastes, it's a bit difficult," said Tauhid at Jakarta, Friday (8/7/2022). He explained that each region in Indonesia has different tastes and daily food consumption. Thus, it is difficult to replace bread or instant noodles that have been the consumption of Indonesian people. Previously, there was a discourse that cassava and sago were expected to be alternative food substitutes for wheat. Currently, the supply of wheat, which is the raw material for wheat flour ...

Source: Republika