TOMOHON MARKET
Tomohon Local Extreme Market
Tomohon Extreme Market
On the economic side, Tomohon is famous by the flowers producer in Sulawesi. Tomohon market was once the largest traditional market in Minahasa. Where sold various types of meat such as: beef, pork, dog, tree rats, bats and chickens. In addition, Tomohon market also sells various types of sea fish and freshwater fish. The Tomohon local culinary is quite interesting, but some people who are not familiar with the food will feel awkward or even forbidden for some societies. Like RW or dog spicy meat, Paniki or Bat meat, Pork and Roasted spicy rats. Can you imagine? But those are yummy.
Tomohon culinaries or North Sulawesi food in general have some spicy foods. The more it is spicy, the more it delicious. Tomohon is flanked by three volcanoes: Lokon mt, Mahawu mt, and Masarang mt, this make Tomohon become a fertile area and become tourism destination. The most interesting part of tourism in Tomohon is Flower Festival which is held every two years. Other tourism destinations in Tomohon are, Linow Lake, Rurukan agro tourism, Wooden traditional house, and some cultural destinations.
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Tomohon people mostly hold Christianity and become the center of Protestant Christianity in Minahasa. Meanhile, for those who are Moslem, mostly live in Java Town or Kampung Jawa. Tomohon people same like the Minahasa people, generally have the customs and culture known as Mapalus. Mapalus means working together and help each other,