| Kabupaten Sumedang | |
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Kabupaten Sumedang
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
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| • Regent | Don Murdono |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Website | www.sumedang.go.id |
Sumedang is a town in West Java, Indonesia, approximately 35 km northeast of Bandung. The town is just south of the volcanic Mount Tampomas, which is 1,684 m (5,525 ft) high and is usually climbed from the subdistrict of Cimalaka, 7 km from Sumedang.
Sumedang's museum, Prabu Geusan Ulun, houses a collection of traditional Sundanese weaponry, as well as some crown jewels and other finery. It is located on Geusan Ulun Road.
The town is famous for tahu Bungkeng, a local variety of deep fried tofu which was first made by a Chinese immigrant, Ong Kino.
"Tahu Bunkeng" is one of the oldest tofu stores in the city of Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia. The authentic "Bunkeng" tofu was first made by a Chinese immigrant by the name of Ong Kino, who came from Anxi County（Traditional: 安溪縣 ; Simplified: 安溪县）, Quanzhou City（Traditional: 泉州市 ; Simplified: 泉州市）, Hokkian Province（Traditional: 福建省 ; Simplified: 福建省）, the People’s Republic of China （Traditional: 中華人民共和國 ; Simplified: 中华人民共和国）, in the early 20th century.
Ong Kino started making tofu only for the consumption of his family members, but afterwards he started to sell the tofu to his neighbours. Increasingly, more people came to like the tofu made and a business was established due to this. In 1917, Ong Kino’s only son, Ong Bunkeng (Traditional: 王文鄉 ; Simplified: 王文乡), came to Sumedang and inherited his parent’s business, whereas Ong Kino and his wife decided to return to their hometown in China.
When Prince Soeriatmadja of Sumedang was on a journey to Situraja subdistrict, he stopped by "Tahu Bunkeng" to taste the tofu. He made a remark in Sundanese: “Geuning ngeunah ieu kadaharan teh, moal burung payu geura.” (Roughly translated as: “This tastes delicious, many people will surely buy it.”)
"Tahu Bunkeng" is located in Sumedang's city centre on "Jalan 11 April No. 53, Tegalkalong". There are also several branches in the city namely in "Jalan M. Abdurahman No. 50" , "Jalan M. Abdurahnam No. 155" and "Jalan Prabu Gajah Agung".