Ma'ruf Amin's Satire On Eating 2 Bananas, No Need To Eat Rice, Netizens Have An Odd Trial Eating A Portion Of Soto With Bananas

Vice President (Vice President), Ma'ruf Amin. (Between)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President), Ma'ruf Amin said eating two bananas is equivalent to one serving of rice weighing 100 grams. He said, eating two bananas is quite filling.

The vice president also advised people not to eat rice. He also alluded to the motto 'full don't have to eat rice'.

This was conveyed by the Vice President while attending the Cavendish banana harvest event in Pulung Village, Ponorogo Regency, East Java, Wednesday, March 30, monitored from the YouTube channel of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia.

"Along with the diversification movement. 'You don't have to eat rice', this is the motto, right? You don't have to eat rice. The share of bananas in the country will be more potential. In this comparison, two bananas are equivalent to one serving of 100 rice. grams. So actually, if you eat two bananas, that means it's filling enough to replace one serving of rice. So eating two bananas doesn't need to eat rice. But usually we eat rice, yes, two bananas. That's too much. " said the vice president.

The vice president first told about state guests from Saudi Arabia who like to come to Indonesia because they have a variety of fruits. To the guests, the Vice President said that only one type of fruit in Indonesia, such as bananas, has various types.

"Apparently there was an envoy from Saudi, he said that I was very happy to come to Indonesia, the fruits are many kinds. I said, Indonesia alone has a lot of bananas. I found in West Papua alone, in one province there are 125 types of bananas. That means, in Indonesia, there can be thousands of types of bananas. This is our natural wealth, Indonesia, "explained the Vice President.

Ma'ruf Amin's statement about eating 2 bananas without having to eat rice turned out to have invited various responses from netizens. Not a few have criticized the vice president's statement by uploading photos and videos on social media.

There was a netizen who mentioned the photo of Ma'ruf with his wife at the dining table full of side dishes without the presence of bananas. While others uploaded a video of an "eccentric" trial of eating soto and chili sauce using bananas.

Spokesperson for Vice President Masduki Baidlowi then responded. He explained that the Vice President's statement about not having to eat rice instead of 2 bananas was conveyed at the moment of the banana harvest in Ponorogo Regency. It is also part of motivating banana farmers.

"So, don't misunderstand the vice president's statement. First, the vice president's statement was made in Ponorogo, East Java, last week. In order for farmers to harvest bananas, the bananas are then exported," said Masduki on Saturday, April 2.

Masduki emphasized the Vice President's statement about eating 2 bananas without having to eat rice based on good nutrition guidelines. As the Vice President meant, Masduki said that the nutrition of 2 bananas is equivalent to 1 portion of rice weighing 100 grams

Masduki emphasized that at that moment the Vice President did not give an appeal. Masduki explained that the Vice President only explained about the nutrition of bananas with rice.

"Of course, during his speech, the Vice President explained about the nutritional value of bananas. It does not mean that the Vice President does not eat rice, he only explains how high the nutrition of bananas is. The rice diet is bananas as a substitute, you can eat them, they have sufficient nutrition," he said.