So it's been... what, two months after I last blogged? I know, I know. I should've write more constantly in my blog if I want to keep it alive, and I will try hard this year to make that happen. Anyway, I hope you all are well and so do your loved ones. I had a two week holiday in January so I went back to Indo to be with my mum, which was really awesome.
My whole trip was really packed. I only had a short holiday, however I managed to squeeze in a 3 days 2 nights trip to Malaysia to visit my baby sister. But everything was great, eventhough I was so so so tired from it. The highlight of my trip was (besides seeing my family and friends) the food!
I managed to compile a list of food that I want to eat, but I ate only like one third of it :( but at least I ate the most most important ones! Now you can see how much I love my food - and yes, with Lisyen as my foodie partner by my side we managed to tear Mangga Dua apart to shop AND eat. Maybe I should write a Jakarta food guide :P Below are just a couple of my 'evidences' that you can look (and drool) at.
Evidence 1
Beautika - Manado food! if you can handle an extreme level of HOTNESS, then you should try Beautika. I ate there and literally sweating, puffing, and teary-eyed because of the chilli, but it was hella good. I think they have two outlets which are in Hang Lekir or Tanah Abang. In the picture is Sayur Bunga Pepaya, Ikan Tude and Ayam Woku, topped with the yummy Sambal Roa (which I managed to bring to Perth! YAYYYY) - you should try their awesome Es Duren Kacang here too!
Evidence 2
Sushi Tei - Sushi Galore! If you ever in Indo (Jakarta, that is... or Bandung) you HAVE to try the sushi in Sushi Tei. They are fabulous! Especially the Dragon Roll which were arranged in the shape of the dragon. I ate here with Josh and Arthur the other day, while watching the mbak-mbak and mas-mas star-strucked by Ari Wibowo's presence! But man, I couldn't care less since I was enjoying my food so much!
I only took pictures in those two restaurants... However I do recommend these for you to try out:
Yakoya Shabu-Shabu Restaurant @ Plaza Bumi Daya - great shabu-shabu which cost only Rp.100.000,- per head. But be warned, do not try to have an ice ocha drinking competition with your friend, you will end up throwing up in the bathroom like me! (kembung, gokil!!)
Bakmie Alok - Tanjung Duren - My parents eat here since they were only dating, until now. It's definitely one of my favorite noodles! The noodles are a bit er... what's the english for it yah? rubbery. haha. but mannnn... it's really good! especially if you eat it with onion chives and lots lots of chilli :)
Wong Tegal - Tanjung Duren - My parents came from Tegal originally. Even though I was born and raised in Jakarta, I spoke Tegal fluently and love the food to death. Wong Tegal was owned by my parents' friends (since it's a very small town, everyone knows each other) which served traditional Tegal cuisine like Nasi Lengko, Nasi Rames, Nasi Bogana, Nasi Langgi, etc etc.
Sandwich Bakar - Puri Indah - Some sort of roti panggang but wayyyy more expensive. The sandwich bakar itself was quite alright, but hey you have to try the Wedang Ronde with Soya Bean Milk. I was introduced to it by the Soejantos, was a bit reluctant of trying it out at first because Wedang Ronde is always served with Ginger. Surprisingly, it was really good and I don't want to turn back :P
Bakmie Poppay - Mangga Dua - Lisyen and I rushed into Bakmie Poppay the minute we arrived in Mangga Dua. Our main focus was to shop, however we HAVE to stop here and eat. When we arrived, the place was not open yet but lots of people have waited outside patiently (or impatiently?) to eat the noodles. We ordered one each, with one pempek on the side to share, topped with es buah from across the resto. Then we ate the Rujak Medan. MAN! we are so in need of a diet, syen!
Pepper Lunch - Mal Taman Anggrek - Anny & I went shopping in TA. After hours and hours of walking, we got pretty hungry and decided to try Pepper Lunch. They served your meal uncooked in a hot plate, so you can cook it yourself. The chicken I had was pretty good, and so does Anny's Salmon.
Green Tea Latte @ Starbucks - It's not food, more to a drink. One sentence: WHY DON'T WE HAVE STARBUCKS HERE??!!!
Saung Greenville - Greenville - I've been bragging about the seafood here especially the Black Pepper Crab. They started out the business from their garage at home, and expanded into a mega-seafood restaurant which always fully booked every night! Compared to the seafood prices in Oz, converted to dollars it's hella cheap :P
Ah, I can't remember anymore of the food I ate, and I couldn't help but keep drooling and picturing the food in my mind. Why do I love food so much? Tanyakan saja pada rumput2 yang bergoyang.
Kalo kata anak-anak sih, "Apa sih yang gak enak, Tas?"
I'm a Self-confessed Foodie
The first thing that we have to do to make Lengko is to make the peanut sauce. We have to crushed together chilli and garlic until they blended. But... due to the shortage of our mortal and pestal ability (yeap, we're not that talented) Fang managed to find a very creative way to crushed them... with a wrench.
