The Third International Conference on Chinese Indonesian Studies (ICCIS 2016)

Jakarta, Indonesia March 16-17, 2016

ISBN: xxx-xxx-xxx-xx-x

KUDUS AND ITS SWEET SOYA SAUCES STORIES

IN MEDIATING MULTICULTURALISM LEARNING
Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel1) Ary Budiyanto2) Efrizal 3)
1)

Anthropology-FIB, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

2)

Anthropology-FIB/CCFS, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

3)

Japanese Language & Literary-FIB, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

hipopegan@ub.ac.id; arybudhi@ub.ac.id; ary91budhi@gmail.com; efrizal@ub.ac.id

Abstract
Multicultural reality of Indonesian society has encouraged many conflicts. Many people have tried to create a
multicultural atmosphere. The scholars, politicians, and security forces attempted in their respective fields there
are theoretical, ideal, and practical. This approach of simple ethnography research at Kudus reveals the unique
role of these sweet soya sauces or ketchups. That is, it is not just being a condiment for flavoring the Kudus
people dishes, but also already act as multicultural learning media. The good cooperation between the two
ethnic groups, the Chinese as the owner of ketchup industries and their Javanese workers, clients, and
customers have shown that these Ketchups has become one of the unifying elements that are commonly depicted
always in a conflict; and the latest event clashes between Chinese and pribumi at Kudus was in 1984. Thus, by
looking at the Ketchups roles, this research shown that the ketchup industries in Kudus have merged the tongue
and heart of Kudus people (China-Native) taste in a delicious thickened of ketchup liquid that always served at
home, food-stalls, hotels, and restaurants.
Keywords: Sweet Soya Sauces , Ketchup, Media, Multiculturalism Learning, Kudus
Ary Budiyanto is lecturer at Antropology - Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia.
Born in Kudus 1972, he received an M.A. in Religion and Cultural Studies at the Center for Religious and
Cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He is a co-founder, secretary, and researcher at the
Center for Culture and Frontiers Studies (CCFS) at Brawijaya University. He also teaches at Kertarajasa
Buddhist College, Malang. He is interested in the issues of religions and cross-cultural studies, especially as
related to Indonesia, Chinese-Javanese relations, Islam, Buddhism, Javanism, and modernity in the field of
visual, material, and culinary culture. He can be reached through arybudhi@ub.ac.id; ary91budhi@gmail.com;
yrelief@yahoo.com
Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel is born in Flores Timur, NTT, 1967 August 3. He is a Lecturer at Department of
Antropology, Faculty of Culture Studes, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia. He received his doctoral
degree from Faculty of Philosophy, Gadjah Mada University. hipopegan@ub.ac.id
Efrizal is born in Padang, 1970 August 25. He is a Lecturer of Japanese Language and Literary, Faculty of
Culture Studes, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia. He received his M.A in Japanese Language and
Literary from Gadjah Mada University. efrizal@ub.ac.id