Indo part 3

Last part of the Indo trip, most photos showed the 'westernized' food - actually to be fair they were influenced from all over the world. I have to admit, Indo is quite creative when coming to 'adapting' :)

hainanese rice burger..i think it's pretty cool!

something prawn, something fried, with melted cheese must be good..

not your traditional baked salmon..

eel pasta! who would have thought? me likey! if only they can put more eel?

well presented pizza, again..if only they're a bit more generous with the ingredients - i can buy five portions of nasi goreng on the street for the prize of this tiny pizza *grumble*

beautifully cooked pad see ew!!! i actually thought indo is not the place for having thai food, i was obviously wrong.

nothing to be bragged, i've had better.

the picture is rather deceiving. will stick to my usual nasi goreng.

again, will stick to my nasi goreng. man, why i never had a good pineapple fried rice??

not too bad, but had better in sydney.

this is good. walked in to this resto with my dad randomly, no regrets.

just beautiful..i love fusion sushi, read: i'm a raw food prude. and indo has more variety of fusion sushi than in anywhere else that i know (ok maybe except singapore..)

i know i've said this way too many times, but this is gotta be one of my fave dishes in indo. fried eel with greens..so crunchy and yummo.


omg it's been ages that i had the real pork satay on the street. the experience with all the mozzies totally worthed. so good.

a must have with the pork satay. don't bring your first date, the onions speak for themselves.

pork ribs on the street, awesome.

yes when i said on the street, it really was on the street.

apparently this is a taiwanese noodle soup, i never had it before so i wouldn't know if they lied to me. who cares.

love it love it love it. one of the best pad thai i've ever eaten

japanese dessert in indo cost an arm and a leg. i guess you paid for the air con?

chicken caesar salad was surprisingly nice and the portion was quite generous

definitely not my cup of coffee. but according to my friend, it's delish..who knows.

my friend has been raging about this chips at this french bistro, and i was like, really? i came all the way here and you wanna take me to eat chips? i mean don't get me wrong, i LOVE chips with all my heart but i'd rather having something different you know what i mean? but anyway i gave it ago, and you know what..it's not too shabby for aggy ;) too bad they don't have wedges in indo, i reckon it'd be a big hit

and having it with fancy drinks...what't not to like?

last pic for indo :(

red bean and pineapple inside your kebab? only in asia :)

Indonesia part 2

Started my new job earlier than expected hence the delay (excuses.excuses.excuses..)
But on a more serious note, I actually back to a M-F job so I think I'll have (even) less time to update the blog :(

Anyway now whilst I'm waiting for Moco to cook Sunday Brunch..I'll try to continue with the holiday photos :)

Most of the photos were taken during the road trip from Jakarta-Bandung-Yogyakarta (West Java to Central Java)

assorted crackers on the side road

not in Indo if you don't get the nasi goreng :)

martabak telor..

fresh peanut mochi :)

my fave hotie..

fish belly chinese style

Moco's enjoying taking photos of Prambanan

honey baked prawn in Yogya - surprisingly so spicy!!

fresh grilled corn with the original blue band butter

Chinatown sweets galore

Oh so hungry now! But luckily Moco is ready with brunch, I'm a lucky wife indeed :)
Voila!



Rosti with crispy bacon, soft boiled egg, butter mushroom and salad..yum..


Perfect egg Moco xx

Jakarta part 1 - traditional Indo food

Indonesia has so many islands and traditions, by saying that each of the island and region normally has their own traditional food. Luckily for me most of the food can now be found in Jakarta. You can find the traditional abang-abang/ hawker food for the real thing or if you feel a lil bit more international you can visit any food court in a shopping centre or go straight to a French bistro - still in the same shopping centre (most of the shopping centres in Jakarta are massive compared in here, it's always hot in Jakarta hence people could spend hours and hours in a mall).

When possible I will try my best to categorize the food, here's for more traditional Indo food and the other one for the Fusion side - coming next ;)

Without further due here are some of the photos that I managed to take - when I was able to hold back myself before attacking the food..oh miss you so much my perfect ketoprak ulek! (as you know I'm still in my mission to find the perfect ketoprak here, so if you have any information don't hesitate to share it with me!)

the real thing

voila!

Bangka's Noodle with their trademarks of very thin noodle and generous beansprouts

Seafood Medanise Kwetiaw with banana leaf underneath

Afternoon snack on the street - they sell lots of these in front of the schools, yes there's a period when I always bought it after school..psst don't tell my mom!

Liver satay Javanese style (too sweet for my liking)

Chicken Soto, uploading this photo yesterday made me craving some too, luckily I got all the ingredients handy so guess what we had for dinner last night - Moco certainly didn't complain, chicken soto is best for winter :)

Baso Abang-Abang with Es Cendol, definitely one of Indo's signature dishes combo.
The Ibu is preparing my fave bubur ayam (chicken porridge)..

Wish I coud have this right now..my ultimate bubur ayam with chicken liver and crackers and a bit oil sauce and chili!! aarghh so yummy..

Ah..I heart fresh grilled fish with sambal!!

Different style of Indo's Mie - trademark is the crunchy bit on the top of the chicken

My first time trying papaya's flower, surprisingly not too bad (me not a big fan of papaya I think they stink..)

Can't be in Indo if I don't eat the fresh Tempe with sambal!

Padang's Satay, not exactly my fave satay style but there were odd times I was craving for it, Maduranese satay style with lots of peanuts is definitely my satay style winner


One of 'my must eat dish' whenever I go to Indo, only one place could make the perfect butterfly fish (okay two now since now they have a branch..)

Banana fritter with shredded cheese and choco sprinkles, Moco found it so weird when he first saw it but hey he found it okay after he tasted it :)

To Be Continue..