Every six months we Balinese usually hold a big cooking party (mebat) and make lawar (a traditional Balinese coconut dish). Also, during big temple festivals and other ceremonies, we young Balinese are very eager to do it every day. However, today we can buy any kind of lawar. There are a lot of lawar sellers. Those who are experts in cooking lawar will be in demand. But are we just going to buy lawar without being able to make it? We have been going to school for 12 years and there is not even a single lawar cooking class except those who study in tourism schools. In fact, cooking parties (mebat) have a lot of benefits, far more than a part of ceremonies or just a relief to the urge of the belly. For instance, we can gather and learn to work together, to make friends, and to share laughters and jokes. I hope this mebat culture can enter the schools for its preservation. It’s useful for the youth to prepare them to get involved in society. If a married Balinese person can’t even peel a coconut, it will be very embarrassing!
Sebilang ngenem bulan irage mebat utawi ngelawar, konden buin yening ade piodalan lan upacara ane lenan, yen pas dot lawar irage dadi truna bali pasti demen jak lawar bise tiap hari mebat. Nanging yening dijamane jani sube ngidang meli sekancan jenis lawar, dagang lawar mekacakan, ane dueg ngelawar pasti lais dagangane. Ape rage terus lakar meli lawar? Sing ade keneh melajah ngelawar? Roras tiban melajah di sekolah jarang ade praktik mebat seluir mule jurusan pariwisata, padahal mebat liu kewigunaane seluir anggen upakara yadnya utawi ngilangin seduk basang kemanten contohne gotong royong irage mebat bareng-bareng saling tulungin ngajak nyame, mesawitre rage pakedek pakenyum saling guyonin. Dumogi selanturnyane mebat masuk ring sekolahan mangde nenten punah tur apang sing kelabakan disubane nganten tedun ke banjar tusing bise ngengesin nyuh. Lek atine gungg....
Setiap enam bulan kita berkegiatan membuat lawar, belum lagi kalau ada upacara yang lain, bila ingin makan lawar, sebagai pemuda Bali, bisa saja setiap hari membuat lawar (mebat). Namun apabila di zaman sekarang sudah bisa membeli segala macam lawar, dagang lawar berserakan, bagi yang pintar membuat lawar pastilah laris dagangannya. Apa kita akan terus membeli lawar? Tidak ada keinginan belajar membuat lawar? Selama dua belas tahun bersekolah, jaramg ada praktek membuat lawar kecuali yang memang masuk jurusan pariwisata, padahal ada banyak kegunaan membuat lawar (mebat), selain untuk upacara yadnya atau menghilangkan rasa lapar saja, contohnya gotong royong membuat lawar saling tolong-menolong dengan saudara, berteman saling bercanda tawa.
Semoga selanjutnya budaya membuat lawar (mebat) bisa masuk ke sekolah supaya hal ini tidak punah dan agar tidak kelabakan ketika menikah dan harus ngayah di banjar, namun tidak bisa memarut kelapa. Malu loh...!
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