Free meal in Poncokusumo Village is a traditional processed food as a form of community gratitude to God Almighty for the blessings that have been given. Traditional processed foods include various mendoan, pecel, urap-urap, traditional herbal drinks, and many others. Most of the food ingredients used come from the agricultural and livestock products of the Poncokusumo community itself. In addition to gratitude, this activity can also regenerate the spirit of togetherness and mutual cooperation among the community and through this activity there will be a good relationship between the people of Poncokusumo Village.
Free meals in Poncokusumo Village have become a routine agenda every year, precisely in the month of Suro or Muharram. This tradition is carried out in conjunction with village salvation or commonly called karo. Not only free meals but there will also be various performances ranging from art performances, karawitan, campur sari, and also dangdut orchestra.
The routine of the free meal tradition, which is only carried out once a year, makes all groups ranging from children to parents very enthusiastic about the free meal. Even those from the government have also taken the time to participate, such as the Regent of Malang City and his staff have also attended the free meal in Poncokusumo Village. This opportunity is also used for tourism managers to attract tourists from outside, so that they can get to know Poncokusumo Village. So it is not surprising that in this tradition there are many people from outside even if it is just to taste the culinary or see the performances that are displayed.
The implementation of this free meal tradition is not only purely from village funding, but also from community contributions ranging from teenagers (who are already earning) and also each family head. The participation of the Poncokusumo community to make this free meal a success is very large, starting from spending their time, property, and energy. It is not surprising that many people expressed their satisfaction in attending this tradition. The presence of visitors who are willing to take the time to just enliven the event, enjoy the dishes, and also watch the show is very meaningful for the people of Poncokusumo, because it is proof of the success of the tradition that is carried out regularly every year.