Cheap Meal : Street Chicken Noodle (Mi Ayam)

Hello all food lovers!

This morning i had street chicken noodle for breakfast :)

Noodle is very common in Indonesia. So common that instant noodles are part of daily life.

Indonesia is one of the biggest consumer of instant noodle after Japan and China.

There are no less than ten brand of instant noodles in Indonesia, with more than 50 kind of variations.

But today I'm not talking about instant noodles, I'm talking about fresh-made noodle (not instant one), especially street chicken noodle.

Besides instant noodle, the fresh-made noodle is also one of Indonesian favorite meal.

Although noodle wasn't originated in Indonesia (in China I believe), it is very well accepted here.

There are so many fresh-made noodle style. Almost every city or province in Indonesia has it's own noodle style. We have Aceh noodle, Medan noodle, Bangka noodle, Palembang noodle, Jambi noodle, Lampung noodle, Jakarta noodle, Bandung noodle, Kalimantan noodle, Jawa noodle, etc.

I'll write about those noodle one by one later.

Because there are so many noodle-style, eventually we know one kind of noodle that is quite common all over Indonesia. We usually call it as 'chicken noodle' (Mi ayam).

This kind of chicken noodle i'm talking here is sold on the street, using two-wheeled cart. It is not quite clear what kind of noodle style is the (street) chicken noodle. But as far as i know, I believe it's somehow inherits Bangka noodle style, with some depreciations.

Actually not every chicken noodle is sold on the street using cart. While the street chicken noodle is really served on the street (often without tables for customers), some of better-established seller would rent a small place (warung) with decent tables and chairs. Of course, it's more convenient eating on the table, but the experience of eating on the street - just sitting on a very simple stool (even when there's no stool at all, you have to sit on whatever you can find) without table - may be unique for some people.

Overview

The street chicken noodle sellers usually don't make their own noodle. They have suppliers or maybe bossess who supply the noodle.

The noodle itself is made of wheat flour with or without eggs. Somehow, the noodle is already separated into portions of one bowl. So, if the seller want to serve a customer, he is simply take one portion of the noodle and boil it in water along with vegetables.

It is called chicken noodle because it has chopped and cooked chicken meat in top of the noodle.

Like any other food seller who uses cart, the chicken noodle cart is designed so compact that the seller can carry everything he needs inside it, including cooking and preparing the noodle.

Here is a photo of common street chicken noodle cart (sorry it's blurry, i only use cellphone camera)

Pic 1 A common street chicken noodle cart 

Ingredients

I don't know the exact noodle recipe, but here is based on my observation:

some wheat flour

some water

some egg yolk (some people don't use egg yolk to reduce cost)

some cooking oil

Mix all the ingredients altogether until it's become dough. Beat the dough over and over again until it's softened. Then, using special noodle making machine, you roll the dough over and over again until it become noodle.

Thanks to Aulia Hazza (auliahazza.com) for this picture :

Pic 2 Making noodle with special machine

The ready-to-boil noodle is already prepared in the cart. The seller is simply boil the noodle and add toppings to it.

The toppings are usually :

- sweet-soya-sauce chicken 

- boiled vegetables (beansprouts and chinese cabbage)

- fried shallot

Additional menus are usually :

- meatballs

- wontons

- fried wontons

The sweet-soya-sauce chicken is already cooked at home. Based on my observation, here is common recipe for sweet-soya-sauce chicken :

- 1 chicken, chopped into very small pieces

- some chopped garlic

- some sliced shallot

- some sweet-soya-sauce

- salt

- pepper

- a little sugar

- some cooking oil

- some water

Here's some video when the street chicken noodle seller was on action :

Sorry, it's kinda blurry, i took the video using a cellphone.

Here are some photo of street-chicken noodles (taken with cellphone camera) :

Pic 3 Street chicken noodles with vegetables, 

sweet-soya-sauce chicken, and some tomato sauce

Where to Buy and Price

Chicken noodle varies in price, depends on the brand, taste and location.

Street chicken noodles are usually have no specific brand, and the taste are just so-so. Therefore, you can buy it (November 2008, in Jakarta) for around 6000 rupiahs without meatballs/wontons, and around 8000 rupiahs with meatballs/wontons.

You can find street chicken noodle almost everywhere.

Higher price usually applies to better-established chicken noodles that have permanent kiosk and better taste. Maybe I'll talk about specific brand of chicken noodle in later posts.

Let's Learn Bahasa Indonesia

How do you say Mi (or Mie) Ayam

Mi  as in  do re mi

A as in ah with silent h

yam like saying yum

A little note about the term 'Mi' :

In Indonesia, the term Mi  has some synonyms : Mie, Bakmi, Bakmie, Bak Mie

They all have the same meaning.

It's believed that the term mi was originated from Chinese language which also means noodles.

While the term Bak  in Chinese language means pork.

So, actually the term Bak Mie refers to noodles with pork servings. But, in Indonesia, it is uncommon to eat pork as it's considered haram (unclean) in Islam. Therefore, the term Bakmi is currently has no association with pork anymore and already well accepted nation-wide.

Visit Indonesia

Although noodle is not originated from Indonesia, it's very well accepted and has become part of daily life. Even, some cities in Indonesia have their own traditional noodle styles which are considered as original.

So, let's come here and have some street chicken noodles in my beautiful Indonesia.

Sweet Martabak

Hello all food lovers!

Today I bought a street snack called Martabak.

Martabak also considered as popular snack in Indonesia. Almost every city in Indonesia has this kind of snack.

There are two types of martabak : Sweet Martabak and Savoury Martabak (we usually call it Egg Martabak). I bought the sweet one. Then, in this post, i will talk about sweet martabak.

History

As far as i know (correct me if i'm wrong), Sweet Martabak is originated from Chinese people in Bangka Island. According to history, chinese people was migrated from the PRC to South East Asia, including Indonesia. Some of them landed on Bangka Island and stayed there until now.

Back in Bangka, years ago, these chinese people made some kind of big round pancake in order to celebrate the full-moon ceremony according to their ancestor's culture. The yellowish pancake was big enough, about 30 cm in diameter, and represents the shape of full-moon. Therefore, the name of this snack was not Martabak, but Kue Terang Bulan (means the cookie of full moon).

The name Martabak itself actually refers to the savoury martabak originated in Middle-east (please see this wiki). In Arabic, the savoury martabak was called as Mutabbaq. During the muslim conquest to India and South East Asia, the mutabbaq is also brought over. So, savoury martabak is also well known in Malaysia (known as Murtabak). FYI, the Arabic mutabbaq means folded. 

Then, Indonesian people accept this savoury martabak along with the Kue Terang Bulan and refer them as Martabak. While the savoury martabak gets the name of Martabak Telor (Egg martabak), the Kue Terang Bulan is called Martabak Manis (Sweet Martabak)

While it's very common today to have Sweet Martabak in any fillings (chocolate, cheese, fruits, etc), back then the sweet martabak is just plain simple without any fillings, only butter or margarine.

Overview

There are various name for Sweet Martabak. Some seller call their Martabak as Martabak Bangka (Martabak from Bangka Island-now Province of Bangka Belitung ) or Martabak Bandung (Martabak from city of Bandung, capital of West Java Province). But, mostly they are the same. Some seller use cart, while the others may use more permanent building such as kiosk or even well decorated building.

Sweet Martabak usually has dimension of 30 cm in diameter (round shaped) and about 3 cm in thickness. But we also can find smaller Sweet Martabak with diameter about 20 cm. Even, in schools, we often found Mini Sweet Martabak with diameter only 8 to 10 cm (suitable for small children).

Martabak consists of two parts : the cake and the fillings.

The cake is somehow rather similar to western pancake, but with differences. Pancake is usually smaller than Sweet Martabak, and both side of pancake (up and down side) usually brownish because both side exposed to the heat. While Sweet Martabak is only the down side exposed to heat. The other difference is pancake is round shaped when served, while Sweet Martabak is half-round because the half part is folded on to the other side, keeping the fillings in the middle.

There are many fillings for Sweet Martabak. Creative vendors even can create rare fillings that hard to find in any other place. Some common fillings are:

1. Plain (no fillings at all or just plain sugar)
   
2. Chocolate rice and crushed peanut
3. Grated cheese
4. Mix of Chocolate, peanut, and cheese

While less common fillings are:

1. Raisins
2. Durian (real durian, not artificial)
3. Black sweet-rice
4. Jackfruit
5. Strawberry (could be real strawberry or strawberry jam)
6. Boiled corn

There are so many possibilites of fillings, because Sweet Martabak has unique characteristics that somehow it would just match with any fillings (like pizza). Usually the fillings also including butter or margarine, and sweet-condensed milk.

Ingredients

The most important part of Sweet Martabak is the batter. The batter must be just right, not too thick, but also not too thin.

I don't know the exact formula to make Sweet Martabak, here is based on my observation :

some wheat flour

some water

some egg

some yeast for fermentation

some sugar

Mix all well until it becomes liquid batter.

Then, like making a pancake, pour a cup of that liquid batter into the special cooking pan. Spread the batter evenly in the cooking pan, but don't spread it too thin. 

After few minutes, the batter will expand due to the heat. At this step, pour a fingertip of sugar evenly on top of the half-done pancake, then close the cooking-pan with a lid.

After a few minutes, the pancake will be ready. Then you can put the fillings on top of the pancake.

Hmm, enough talking, i think you better watch this video, it's easier to understand.

Here is a video on how to make Sweet Martabak. (I shot this video myself using digital camera)

Where to Buy and Price

Sweet Martabak is quite common. Usually the seller also sells Egg Martabak as well. But there's also a lot of seller who specialize in Sweet Martabak only.

Some Sweet Martabak are very famous. But usually only throughout the city. In Jakarta, some famous Sweet Martabak are :

1. Martabak Fatmawati in Jalan Fatmawati, South Jakarta or Muara Karang, North Jakarta (has many branches). Sells Sweet Martabak in two size : big (diameter 30 cm) and mini (diameter 10 cm). It's well known for it's Martabak Durian. The price is quite expensive, up to 75000 rupiahs (November 2008)
2. Martabak San Fransisco (has many branches). One of their branches is in Green Ville, West Jakarta. Sells regular size Sweet Martabak (diameter 30 cm). Quite well known for it's Crispy Thin Sweet Martabak. The price is not as expensive as Martabak Fatmawati.
   
3. Martabak Air Mancur in Bogor, West Java Province (one hour from Jakarta). It is well known for it's various fillings. The price is around 50000 rupiahs.

The Sweet Martabak I bought today is just from a regular and not-famous small vendor. I bought it in Patra Tomang, West Jakarta. I bought the one with Cheese fillings. The price is quite cheap, only 7000 rupiahs because it's only 20 cm in diameter (medium size).

Here are some photo of Sweet Martabak :

Pic 1 The seller uses two-wheeled cart

Pic 2 My Sweet Martabak, cut into five.

Pic 3 The cheese filling is so tasty. 

I opened the piece on the left so you can imagine that actually the cake is folded into half

Let's Learn Bahasa Indonesia

How do you say Martabak Manis (Sweet Martabak) in Bahasa Indonesia?

Mar as in Mars without s

ta as in tart without rt

bak like saying buck

Ma as in Mama

nis as in furnish with silent h

Visit Indonesia

There you go, my story about Sweet Martabak or Martabak Manis. The taste is soo sweet and filling. If you just can't hold yourself, just fly over here to my beautiful Indonesia :)

 

 

About Warung in Indonesia

Hello all food lovers!

Today I'm gonna write about warung. It is not food actually, it is a term we use for certain places.

Why do I write about warung? Because I still discover so many misconception about this 'warung' term.

I think, the misconception has relation with the translation of 'internet-cafe'. Let me explain.

In Indonesia, it is common to call a place where we can rent internet connection as 'warung internet' or warnet. In this warnet,  we can rent a computer with an internet connection for browsing, play games, etc.

When Indonesian people tried to translate warung internet to English, we usually use term of internet cafe or cyber cafe. I'm afraid this practice would cause misconception on the meaning of warung.

Warung is not a cafe.

Indonesian people use the term warung to refer to certain places that have some characteristics.

The characteristics are:

1. The place is usually informal. You don't have to behave or mind your manners too much in those kind of place.
2. The place usually small and decorated poorly.
3. The place usually sells stuffs at cheap price.

The term warung itself doesn't represent to ONLY ONE kind of place. Instead, it can be used to represent various place. For instance :

1. Warung Makan. It means a small eating house (makan = eating)
2. Warung Rokok. It means a small stall in size about 2m x 1m x 2m (length x width x height) where you can buy cigarettes and daily needs.
3. Warung Tegal. Tegal is a small city in Central Java Province. There are so many citizen of Tegal who go to other cities and open Warung Makan in those cities. Therefore, Warung Tegal is a nickname for Warung Makan which owned by Tegal citizens. But, since there are so many Warung Tegal in many cities in Indonesia, many Warung Tegal  that not owned by Tegal citizens. Warung Tegal is also commonly abbreviated as WarTeg.
4. Warung Padang. Padang is a capital city of West Sumatera Province. Like Warung Tegal, There are so many Padang citizen who go to other cities and open Warung Makan. They sell various kind of Padang food. I think Padang food is quite well known in several countries. It is well known for its delicacy and rich spices.

Here are some photo I take about 'warung' :

Pic 1 A common Warung Tegal. The food is ready to served and displayed in the show window.

Pic 2 This Warung Tegal has jumbo refrigerator. Somebody was eating peacefully when i took the photo.

Pic 3 A cat was begging for food from the man. Cat is very common in Indonesia, and mostly they beg for food in place like this

Let's Learn Bahasa Indonesia

How do you say Warung in Bahasa Indonesia?

wa as in wand

rung like saying roong

How do you say Makan (to eat) in Bahasa Indonesia?

ma as in mom

kan as in card

How do you say Rokok (cigarette) in Bahasa Indonesia?

ro as in bro

kok as in cock

How do you say Tegal (city of Tegal) in Bahasa Indonesia?

Te as in tequila

gal as in guy

How do you say Padang (city of Padang) in Bahasa Indonesia?

Pa as in papa

dang as in dunk with silent k

Visit Indonesia

There you go, I hope, this can clear the misconception of the term of warung. Because in my other post, I will mention 'warung' quite a lot.

Visit beautiful Indonesia!

Indonesian most popular snack : Gorengan

Hello all food lovers,

Today I bought the most popular snack in Indonesia : Gorengan (Fried snack).

Almost every city in Indonesia have this kind of street snack, since it is very easy to make.

Actually, 'gorengan' or fried snack is a common name. The name gorengan doesn't represent only one specific food, but a group of snack-food that deep-fried. Since gorengan is deep-fried, keep in mind that they are quite oily.

Indonesian people are very familiar with gorengan. We usually buy gorengan for snacking time. Since the price is very cheap, people usually buy more than one gorengan. Although gorengan is a snack, it is common for Indonesian people to have gorengan as additional food to main course (rice).

Overview

There are various type of gorengan, depends on the base ingredients.

Some of popular gorengan are : 

1. Tempe goreng (fried tempe)
2. Tahu goreng (fried tofu)
3. Pisang goreng (fried banana)
4. Singkong goreng (fried cassava)
5. Ubi goreng (fried sweet-potato)
6. Aci goreng (fried tapioca dough)
7. Bakwan goreng (fried mix of dough made of wheat flour, sliced cabbage, and sliced carrot)
8. Pisang molen (banana wrapped in wheat flour skin, then fried)
9. Tape goreng (fried fermented-cassava)
10. Combro (fried grated-cassava dough filled with oncom(fermented tempe))
11. Misro (fried  grated cassava dough filled with brown sugar)

And many others...

Those gorengan share common characteristic so they can be called as gorengan :

1. They are deep-fried.
2. They usually use a tipical kind of batter.
3. They usually contain no or very little meat (fried meat or chicken is considered as meal, not snack)

Usually, gorengan seller uses some kind of cart to sell their food. Some types of cart are usually two-wheeled, with size about 2mx60cmx2m (length x width x height). 

But, there are also a kind of special cart (well, not precisely a cart) that called as 'pikulan'. The seller has to carry the 'pikulan' on his shoulder.

Here are some photo of Gorengan cart and pikulan : (I'll edit this later)

When gorengan is common found on the street, we can also buy gorengan from restaurants, hotels, small eating house (warung), or any other type of seller, because it's very common.

Ingredients

Since there are so many types of gorengan, it's quite difficult to describe the ingredients one by one. I will write separate posts on this gorengan group to more specify them.

But, here is the common batter that used in gorengan :

some wheat flour 

some rice flour

some salt

some pepper

a very little of grinded turmeric (so the batter would be yellow)

some water

some chive

I can't write down the specific amount of each ingredients, because every seller has his own formula. The hard part is to find the best formula of wheat flour and rice flour, so the crispiness would be just perfect.

How to cook

It's very easy. We just deep fried them in middle temperature until they are brownish. Usually we use palm oil as cooking oil (palm oil is the most popular kind of cooking oil in Indonesia).

Where to buy and price

You can find gorengan everywhere. Street seller is very common, but you also can find it in restaurants, hotels, or small eating house (warung).

The price depends on where you buy it. But, the common price if you buy it from street seller is around 500 rupiahs to 700 rupiahs a piece (November 2008). Of course, some seller would sell up to 1000 or 2000 rupiahs if the size is bigger.

I buy this gorengan from a common street seller, he uses two-wheeled cart. I bought them for 500 rupiahs a piece. Well, the taste is just crispy, nothing special actually (there are some seller who sell very tasty gorengan, but i forget where).

Here is some photo of gorengan: (I'll edit this later)

Let's Learn Bahasa Indonesia

How do you spell Gorengan in Bahasa Indonesia?

Go as in go

reng as in prank with silent k

an as in done

Visit Indonesia

There you go, a very common snack in Indonesia. I will write specific post on various type of gorengan. Maybe you want try it? Just fly to Indonesia, my beautiful country :)

Ketoprak (the food, not the theatrical performance)

Hello all food lovers!

Today i bought a traditional food called 'Ketoprak'.

Actually, the term Ketoprak can be referred to two different things : 1) a traditional food; 2) a traditional theatrical performance. Of course, I'm referring to the first one.

Ketoprak is known (according to most of the seller) as traditional food from Cirebon, a small city in West Java Province. Well, i don't know if this information is accurate, but as far as i know, most Ketoprak seller come from Cirebon and surroundings.

Ketoprak is very common in Jakarta, but i don't know how is it in other cities. It is considered as 'main course' or 'heavy meal' and not 'snack'. It is common for Jakarta citizen to eat Ketoprak alone for lunch or dinner, since it's quite filling.

Overview

Ketoprak is a kind of 'heavy meal' food that consists of : 'Lontong or Ketupat', rice vermicelli, bean-sprout, and fried tofu; mixed well with peanut-sauce and sweet-soya-sauce, and garnished with fried onion (shallot) and 'kerupuk'.

Ketoprak is considered (at least by myself, hehe) cousins with 'Gado-gado' or 'Karedok', since they use tipical peanut-paste. The differences among them are quite minor. While Ketoprak uses no vegetable at all, Gado-gado uses boiled vegetables, Karedok uses raw vegetables.

Usually the Ketoprak seller uses somekind of two wheeled cart sized about 2m x 60 cm x 2m (length x width x height). The cart is different from regular hand-cart and designed so compact that the seller can carry everything he needs inside. Moreover, the cart is also serves as 'kitchen' where he can do the cookings and preparations there.

Here is the photo of common Ketoprak cart : (I'll edit this later)

Although Ketoprak is considered as street-food, you still can find them at many restaurants and hotels, at higher price of course.

Ingredients

Based on my observation :

1. 2 pcs of Ketupat or Lontong (they are the same thing, only differently shaped), cut into medium pieces
   
2. Boiled rice vermicelli (about 100 grams or a handful)
   
3. Fresh bean-sprout (about 50 grams or a handful)
   
4. 3 pcs of Fried Tofu (they use a kind of white tofu), sliced into small pieces.
   
5. Some sweet-soy-sauce
   
6. Fried onion (shallot) for garnish
7. Kerupuk (processed tapioca chips-very common in Indonesia), they use small sized kerupuk
8. Some seller also use fried egg for garnish, but it is not common

Peanut paste:

1. 3 or 4 pcs of cayenne chilli (small and very hot chilli)
2. 1 garlic
3. a little salt
4. a very little terasi (shrimp-paste)
5. 3 to 4 tablespoons of grinded ground-peanuts
6. some water (about 100 ml)
7. some brown sugar (about 10 grams)

All of these mixed well into a liquid-sauce.

How to cook

The seller will grind the peanut paste manually in the serving plate one by one. 

So if there is ten customers in queue, the seller will grind it ten times (different for each customer).

I once asked a seller, "Why do you have to grind it one by one for every customer? Isn't it easier and faster to grind it all at once in bulk and serve it for all customer?"

He replied, "I grind it one by one for quality reason. If I grind it all at once, somehow the result would be different"

After the peanut paste ready, he will put the rest of the ingredients in top of the peanut paste, and garnish it with soya sauce, fried shallot, and kerupuk.

Where to buy and price

Ketoprak is very common in Jakarta. You can find Ketoprak in almost every corner of any street. But of course, you can find it in hotels and restaurants also.

One of the best Ketoprak (according to me, that is) i ever tried is one at Tanjung Duren Selatan,West Jakarta. It is called: 'Ketoprak Pak Muktar' (Ketoprak Mr. Muktar). He uses fried egg for garnish (at higher price of course).

The price for one portion is 7000 rupiahs (November 2008). If you like, you can ask for additional fried egg, but the price would be 9000 rupiahs.

This price is mostly the same in all Jakarta (only in street of course).

Here is the photo of Ketoprak : (I'll edit this later)

Pronounciation

How do you say Ketoprak in Bahasa Indonesia?

Ke as in the;

to as in torch;

prak as in sprung;

Visit Indonesia

So, if you haven't tried Ketoprak yet. Just fly over here to Indonesia. It's totally different. You'll be surprised at the taste of the peanut paste. Believe me!

Have a taste of Indonesia, my beautiful country :)

Lumpia Semarang in Jakarta

Today i bought a street snack called Lumpia.
Lumpia is known originated from Semarang, the capital city of Central Java Province, Indonesia.

There are so many well-known brand of lumpia in Indonesia, especially in Semarang. But, today i just gonna write about lumpia i bought from a street stall in Jakarta.

Overview

Lumpia shaped like a cylinder, having dimension of 15 cm in length and 3-4 cm in diameter.
Lumpia consists of two parts: the filling and the skin.

The filling is made from mixture of sliced bamboo shoots, scrambled eggs, minced chicken meat, and some spices. While the skin is made of wheat powder dough that made into round and thin skin.
The filling is in someway wrapped inside the skin, and shaped into closed cylinder so the filling won't be scaterred-out.

Then, the now-ready lumpia is deep fried in hot cooking oil for about 5 minutes until the skin is brownish and crispy.

We usually eat lumpia with special sweet-sauce made from tapioca powder and brown sugar.
Additional 'side-dish' like small hot chilli (cabai rawit), pickled cucumber (acar ketimun), and young shallot sprout (lokio) are common.

Ingredients

Haha, this is not recipe, cause actually i don't know exactly what the recipe is. I just write down the ingredients based on my observation, to help people imagine the taste.'

Filling :
sliced bamboo shoot
minced chicken meat
dried small prawn
scrambled egg
garlic
shallot
very small amount of chilli
very small amount of soy sauce

All of these is pan fried with cooking oil (palm oil)

Skin:

Wheat powder
Water
egg (without the yolk)
some salt

The dough is somehow made into thin and round skin.


Where to Buy and Price

You can buy one of the best Lumpia in Semarang at Jalan Lombok. Well, this isn't a must because there are so many Lumpia factory in Semarang. Mostly taste good i think.

Currently (Nov 2008), price for one Lumpia is about Rp5000-9000 (depends on where you buy it).

I myself bought the lumpia i use for photo in this post at small stall in Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta. The price is only Rp 5000 a piece. The taste is quite delicious... yummy

This is the photo of lumpia : (i'll update this later)

Let's Learn Bahasa Indonesia

How do you say Lumpia in Bahasa Indonesia?

Lum as in Loom

pi as in pee

a as in ya

Visit Indonesia

So, for you guys who haven't try Lumpia, just fly over here to Indonesia, especially to Semarang.

Believe me, the fried bamboo shoots is very exotic!

Have a taste of beautiful Indonesia :)

Introduction: a vision for this blog

Hello, all readers...

This blog is dedicated for all of us who have interests on Indonesia, especially for its cuisines.

Maybe Indonesian food is familiar for many people, but i guess there are still a lot of people who aren't familiar at all.

There are so many countries like China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, Turkey, etc who have been successfully introduce their cuisine and culture to many other countries. 

Almost everywhere, we can easily find a good Chinese restaurant. Thailand's Tom Yum Gong is uprising. Korean Kimchi has its own fans. Turkey's Kebab booths are in so many corners. 

So, why not Indonesian foods? With their various strengths such as rich and exotic ingredients, originality, traditional cooking methods, mixture of various local cultures, I believe Indonesian foods can attract so many fans all over the world.

Therefore, I'll try to provide you information about Indonesian food. Hopefully, through this blog, we can help to promote Indonesia as one of the best place for your vacation.

I'll try to give you our best articles based on many sources. Real experience is preferable, but due to the vastness of Indonesia, we also serve articles based on other (trusted) sources. I'll try to give you a comprehensive report for each article, including the price, where to buy, and any other small things we can find.

Since there are so many websites that provide recipe references, I want to give you another point of view. I want you to know that Indonesian food is not only about recipe, but there are so many small things that makes every kind of food is truly a new experience for you. 

The taste of Indonesia doesn't talk only about how does Indonesian food taste in your tounge, but also the unique experiences in-between. 

So, sit well, read, and imagine. If you can't resist the temptation, just fly over here and have a real taste of Indonesian food. You'll like it. Happy reading! 

PS: Pardon my english :)