DEPOK BEACH Enjoy Fresh Sea Fish Dishes – Depok Beach serves fresh fish dishes and a number of other sea catches in a typical coastal restaurant atmosphere. Not far from this beach, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the only sand dune in Southeast Asia.
Among the other beaches in the Bantul area, Depok Beach is the one that seems most designed to be a culinary tourism center for enjoying sea food . On this beach, there are a number of traditional food stalls selling sea food , lined up not far from the beach. Some food stalls are even deliberately designed to face south, so while enjoying seafood, you can see the view of the open sea with its big waves.
The typical atmosphere of coastal food stalls and fishermen’s activities at Depok Beach has developed since 10 years ago. According to the story, around 1997, several fishermen from Cilacap found an adequate landing place on Depok Beach. The fishermen brought in quite a large catch, which inspired the residents of Depok Beach, who generally work as sand farmers, to take part in fishing.
A number of coastal residents have started to become “tekong”, a local term for fish hunters. The tekong go to sea using motorized boats equipped with outriggers. Fishing activities are carried out almost all year round, except on certain days which are considered sacred, namely Tuesday Kliwon and Friday Kliwon. Outside of the fishing season which runs between June – September, the number of catches is quite good.
Because the number of catches was quite large, local residents opened a Fish Landing Base (PPI) which was then equipped with a Fish Auction Place (TPI) called Mina Bahari 45. This fish auction place on the beach even accepts deposits of fish caught by fishermen on the beach. another beach. When YogYES visited, the auction site was busy with tourists.
As the number of visitors to the beach which is 1.5 kilometers from Parangtritis increases, sea food stalls have been opened . Generally, the food stalls that stand on the beach offer a traditional feel. The food stall building looks simple with a pyramid roof, while the seating is designed cross-legged using mats and small tables. Even though it is simple, the food stall looks clean and comfortable.
You can try various seafood dishes . The most popular and inexpensive fish dish is skipjack tuna. Other types of fish that can be enjoyed are white snapper and red snapper. The type of fish that is quite expensive is pomfret. Apart from fish, there are also crabs, shrimp and squid.
Sea food dishes are usually cooked grilled or fried. If you want to order it, you can go to the fish auction to order fish or other sea catches. After that, you will usually be taken to one of the food stalls on the beach by one of the residents.
Satisfied with enjoying sea food , you can leave the beach and turn right towards Parangkusumo and Parangtritis. There, you will find a rare and amazing natural sight, namely sand dunes. The sand dunes on this beach are the only ones in Southeast Asia and are a phenomenon that is rarely found in tropical regions. Here, you can enjoy a wide expanse of sand, like in a desert.
The sand dunes near Depok Beach were formed over thousands of years through a quite unique process. In the past, various types were formed, namely barchan dune , comb dune , parabolic dune and longitudinal dune . Currently only a few are available, namely barchan and longitudinal . Sea breezes and steep hills to the east blow sand from Merapi’s activity that was deposited near the river towards the mainland, forming sand dunes or dunes.
To enjoy seafood as well as views of the sand dunes, you can take the same route as Parangtritis from Yogyakarta. After arriving near the Parangtritis levy post, you can turn right towards Depok Beach.
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