Krayan is one of the sub-districts in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan, located on the highland and surrounded by tropical forests and bordered directly with the Malaysian State of Jiran. Despite the highlands, the community of Dayak Lundayeh in Krayan is able to process salts with excellent quality results from 900 meters above sea level (mdpl). According to the recognition of one of the citizens, Purwati, the processing of this mountain salt has been carried out since first by their ancestors. This area has a water source that never dry and salty taste.
There are two wells in Long Midang villages that are still actively used for salt processing, locals provide the name of the well being male and female. The processing of wells or salt creation is not individually managed but managed by each family in turn. The process of making the mountain salt since it was found first time did not experience changes until now, the taste is not changed at all. The salted water obtained from the well is cooked sharply by using firewood to form white crystals that are then sunbed.
The mountain salt in Krayan is believed to have high iodine content. Due to this excellent quality of salt society sells as souvenirs. Some are also sold to neighboring countries such as Sabah, Serawak to Brunei Darussalam and the price is more expensive than salt is usually.
The atmosphere of mountains and paddy fields in Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan.
One of the wells that are asin water sources in the village of Long Midang, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
According to data from WWF, Krayan’s highlands have 33 salt springs, but not all salt springs can be used to make salts. In addition to the village of Long Midang, the wells of mountain salts are also located in the Thousands of Pests and Pauba Betung. The location of salt creation is often visited local and foreign tourists.
Photo and Text : Agung Rajasa
The people put the water well into the jeriken in the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
The color enters salt water into the furnace when cooking process in the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
The salt water cooking process in mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan.
The color enters salt water into the furnace when cooking process in the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
The female crosses in front of the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
Warga sunbed white crystal (garam) in mountain salt processing cottage, village Long Midang, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
Warga collects white crystals (garam) as a process of displacement in the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
Warga weighs salt as the process of sunbathing in the mountain salt processing cottage, Long Midang village, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
Oleh-by salt packaged for tourists at Yuvai Semaring Airport, Krayan, Nunukan, North Kalimantan.
Editor : Prasetyo Utomo
