Cianjur was well-known as the rice city in priangan region. This city mainly produced agricultural products, especially rice, and has been known as the major source of rice production for the Java island.
Today, Cianjur was grown up as a supporting city that supply big amount of worker for Bandung and Jakarta.
This city is often become a tourist destination for city dwellers of Jakarta and surrounding areas. The cool air and towering mountains are often used as an escape from the busyness of everyday's life for capital society. No wonder if you found traffic jam is always happen on Saturday and Sunday along road from Bogor to Cipanas.
Fruit's sweets is one gift that just favored by travelers who stop in this town. Made from raw fruits or vegetables preserved with sugar sweeteners are given dye to confirm your appetite. This food easily found along Bandung Raya road, or street Dr.Muwardi, and along streets Cugenang and Cipanas.
Feel free to see green scenery of vegetables farm along road Cipanas and Cugenang to Cianjur. These area send agricultural product to Jakarta and surounding areas on daily basis. You can feel fresh air along this mountainous road called "Puncak Pass" to Cianjur city. This road is the favourite route for escape from daily busyness as well as for touring bikers.

Tauco is a unique food or flavor that mainly associated with Cianjur city. This paste made from preserved fermented soybeans in Chinese Indonesian cuisine. The name of "tauco" comes from the pronunciation in the Hokkian's dialect and it is originated from China. The sauce is also commonly used in other Indonesian cuisines traditions, such as Sundanese cuisine and Javanese cuisine.
As a small town, cianjur has many interesting tourist attractions. We try to post it in some of the following article:
Cipanas Presidential Palace is located at the foot of Mount Gede, 103 km from Jakarta. This palace is surounded with overgrown vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants which provide beautiful shades. more...
Mount Gede - Pangrango National Park is one of the five oldest national parks in Indonesia and designated as a World Heritage Site. more...
Cibodas Botanical Gardens is located in Mount Gede Pangrango Forest Complex, Cimacan Village, Pacet, Cianjur. This garden was founded in 1862 by JohannesElias Teysjmann as a branch of the Bogor Botanical Gardens more...
Maranggi satay is beef satay seasoned with soy sauce and served with chili sauce, sticky rice and oncom as a complementary. Let's try a typical dishes from Cianjur. more...