Timon water is an enjoyable and healthy drink.
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During this time, we know cucumber as fresh vegetables, pickles, or complementary ingredients only. Apparently, cucumber is also very delicious to be a drink, you know!
Ice cucumber cucumber is a cool fresh beverage with delicious sweet flavor from Aceh. In Kota Aceh, this drink is called le boh timon. Usually, le boh timon is presented during the fasting month. Ice drinks made from cucumber is indeed fitting to remove the thirst when breaking.
The name le boh timon comes from the Aceh language where le means "water", "fruit", "cucumber" and "cucumber".
The basic ingredients of this cucumber ice cucumber are cucumber vegetable, not cucumber suri which is often used for ice fruit. The cucumber texture feels krenyes-krenyes when chewed.
Le boh timon materials are very simple, ie cucumber, seed basil, lime juice, sugar, water, and ice cubes. Some also add it with syrup according to taste.
Besides tasty and refreshing, le boh timon is also healthy. This ice is often taken to relieve nausea and lower blood pressure.
Cucumber is well consumed for health and is known as a vegetable that has many benefits. Benefits of cucumber for health is to maintain the digestive system, avoid the body from dehydration, and improve the body's antioxidant levels.
In addition to health, cucumber is also useful for beauty, which helps reduce swelling and dark circles in the eyes (panda eyes), rejuvenate and flex the skin, improve the strength of nails and hair, and reduce irritation to the skin.
Lots of benefits, huh? In Indonesia, cucumbers are grown at altitude of 0-1000 meters above sea level in various regions of Indonesia such as Aceh, West Java, Yogyakarta, Bengkulu, Central Java, and East Java.
Cucumber also has a distinctive name in several regions in Indonesia. Aceh calls it timon, Madura with temon or antemony, Bali antimony, and Lampung hantimun.
Well, it's really unique to this timon le boh. In addition to the refreshing sweetness of acid, the ingredients used are simple and natural. The basic ingredients of cucumber make this ice more healthy.