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Garut is a town in West Java famous for its dodol, a yummy fudge-like sweet made from glutinous rice, palm sugar and coconut milk. It’s sweet, sticky and thick and comes in a variety of flavors including original, chocolate, sesame seed, durian and pineapple.

Garut recently became famous for another kind of dodol, this time flavored by scandal. Aceng Fikri, 40, the elected head of Garut regency, notoriously (and allegedly illegally) married a 17-year-old girl as his second wife and divorced her four days later by SMS.

She was not a virgin, he claimed, and therefore “didn’t meet the promised specifications so I sent
her back”.

What? Does he think she’s vacuum cleaner or microwave oven that you can return to the manufacturer if it has a defect? (By Julia Suryakusuma, Jakarta)

Your comments:

I think if we can replace the existing folklore Kancil dan buaya (mouse deer and crocodile) that is so deeply rooted in the mind of our society with the import tale of Abu Nawaz, popularly known for his clever tricks that are strictly prohibited. There is no need for you to write this article.

Pipensius