Hawker Food Vendors in Jakarta (part II)

Posted by admin | Restaurants | Monday 31 August 2009 10:21 am

Bubur Ayam Bang Tatang
Last post, I’ve mentioned a bit of “bubur ayam bang tatang”. This is a very famous Indonesian style chicken porridge, opened every afternoon, the place it self was not very representative but it always full of customer gathered around Bang Tatang waiting for him to serve the meal (he can make more than 10 bowl of porridge in one batch). The specialty of this porridge is in its topping, it was full of a very generous chicken slices, I think the chicken is much more than the porridge :)

Bubur Ayam Bang Tatang
Jl. Palmerah Barat - West Jakarta ,
near pertigaan Rawa Belong & Kebayoran Lama


Sate Afrika (African Satay)

I’ve been longing to visit this place since last year but never had a chance till now. Located in the area between “Indonesia Power” building & “Museum Tekstil”, this place served Malinese Cuisine known better as “Sate Afrika”. We arrived around 11PM and ordered 2 portion of lamb meat & 1 portion of “jerohan” and “pisang goreng tanduk”. We watched them prepared the meat : grilled, and then cut into pieces, put into a pan and mixed with spices & cooked again until the meat is soft and tender. served in an aluminium plate topped with sliced onion, Overall the meat was delicious, not oily at all, not smelly (ngga bau prengus), make a perfect combination with the fried banana and their special chili sauce (a combination of sambal lampung, mustard and sweet soya sauce), but a bit too tasty :)

Kedai Sate Afrika
Jl. KS Tubun I No. 6,
Jakarta
Ph. 0817855881


Nasi Kapau Uni Upik

Located at the hook of Kramat Raya Street, there were several food stalls opened in the evening until dawn (I guess) serving Nasi Kapau (almost similar to nasi padang, but it came from a small village called Kapau in west sumatra with have slightly different styles of cooking, their specialty here were bebek cabe ijo & rendang bebek hitam ). when we arrived the place was very crowded with diners, we choose the most crowded one (Nasi Kapau Uni Upik), when my friends buying Lemang & other meal for sahur preparation, I start drooling again when I saw the selection of food there and can’t help my self to order one portion of Nasi Kapau with “bebek sambal lado ijo” 18K, it was delicious especially when you eat using your hand not by spoon :)


Selendang Mayang

“Es Cendol & Selendang Mayang Street Vendor”
The seller of “Selendang Mayang” (Betawi’s authentic dessert which already hard to found in Jakarta ) located at Gang Kali Mati - Pancoran ( West Jakarta )
For order call: (021) 54392735 or (0813) 46151337 (co Salim)

Bakmi Garing
2 weeks ago, on our way back from kelapa gading, we feel hungry again :P, so we stopped by a “kaki lima ” place called “bakmi garing 21″. its almost midnight when we arrived, but the place was still crowded. so we ordered their pork noodle (around 9K if I’m not mistaken). the noodle tasted so delicious.

Bakmi Garing 21
Jl. Pangeran Tubagus Angke
(Jembatan 2)
West Jakarta 11330
ph. 0815 1619379

To be continued…

Popular Hawker Food Vendors in Jakarta

Posted by admin | Restaurants | Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:02 am

If you are going to Jakarta, Indonesia and you want to try some food, you can try these food vendors ( I took it from my friend’s email and I decided into 3 parts of post):

Warung Soto Pak Gendut

Last week, we tried Soto Ceker at Sabang street . Sabang is well known for its hawker food vendors, and one of them is Warung Soto Pak Gendut, which was packed with customers during dinner time. Besides soto ceker, they sell various kinds of East Java soto such as : soto ayam, soto ranjau ceker, soto kikil, soto madura and soto babat. but soto ceker looks to be the favourite menu there. Overall, the meal was delicious, the soup was very rich and tasty and the chicken feet were quite plump that we felt very full from just having a bowl of soto ceker with rice. However, considering the richness of the soup, I’m not really sure how much MSG they put in it.

Warung Soto Pak Gendut
Masakan Khas Jawa Timur
Jl. Sabang (across American Grill)
Jakarta
ph. +62 (856) 126 0492

Bakmi Bangka 39
Craved for “Mie lebar ala Bangka “, Last Friday I decided to walk to my favorite “Bakmi Bangka” located at the back of Wisma GKBI. Usually this place was so crowded at lunch time we have to wait to get a seat, but today we can managed to find a seat quite easily. so I ordered : “Mie Lebar Pangsit” 7K and a bottle of fresh tea. Besides Mie Lebar, they also served : mie/kwetiaw/bihun ayam with pangsit or baso or both (price range from 7K- 9K), tahu kok, pangsit kuah, baso kuah @7K. The noodle came with a separate bowl of soup filled with chicken wonton. The noodle was topped with green vegetable, bean sprout plus a generous portion of minced chicken meat. And I was glad to find that it was still as delicious as I remember :)

Bakmi Bangka 39
Jl. Bendungan Walahar No.16
Jakarta
Sunday - Friday 07:00AM - 03:00PM
for delivery call : 0815 8608-8839 (min order : 3 box)


Kui Sen

This is my favorite place for “sop kambing” (sheep soup), located on Hayam Wuruk street (near Mercure Hotel). they served only two type of meal : oxtail soup & mutton soup. 1 portion of the mutton soup cost us about 28K + steamed rice 4K, but I think it worth every penny. It is a Chinese style of Mutton clear soup with vegetables without any traces of “prengus” smell. According to me it is simply warm & delicious ‘honest food’ .

SOUP KAMBING & SOP BUNTUT
“KUI SEN”
Jl. Hayam Wuruk (near Mercure Hotel)
Jakarta
ph. 7018 8586 / 0815 808 8835


Nasi Uduk Bang Udin

This place located next to the famous “Bubur Ayam Bang Tatang” and also always full of guest at dinner time, so one day we decided to try it. This place served quite authentic Betawi cuisine, like the one Bang Udin offer : nasi uduk in Betawi style, complete with Semur Jengkol, empal gepuk, semur telur, etc. and topped with melinjo crackers. In my oppinion, the meal was simply delicious, even the ” semur jengkol” was not bad, we even asked for another plate of nasi uduk :)


Nasi Uduk Bang Udin

Rawa - Belong
Jl. Palmerah Barat Rawa Belong II A Rt. 002/015 No.12
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 5303382 (home)
hp. 081 310 218824

Nasi Goreng Kebon Sirih
Try the famous “nasi goreng kebon sirih” located at kebon sirih road, besides nasi goreng kambing, they also served : sop kambing (goat soup), sate ayam/kambing (chicken/goat’s satay), etc. Their speciality is in their fried rice : cooked in a very large pan using samin oil and if i’m not mistaken : some indian curry & spices. the mutton was cooked separately then added to the pan. served with fried shallot and melinjo (gnetum gnemon) crackers, you can also asked for a plate of acar if you want. The dish cost us about 16K for 1 plate of nasi goreng kambing (goat fried rice) & 10K for sop kambing. While I think this nasi goreng is delicious but a bit pricey & overated.

Nasi Goreng Kebon Sirih
Jl Kebon Sirih Raya (after pertigaan jalan sabang & kebon sirih)
Central Jakarta
Opening Hour : 05:00PM

To be continued…

Acne? Drink these juices!

Posted by admin | Healthy Eating | Tuesday 18 August 2009 1:48 am

Fresh fruits and vegetables are necessary for our skin also. It does not only give our skin shine and glow but in many cases it helps to remove acne, which is common problem now days. You can not only drink these juices but you can apply these juices to you affected skin and you would be amazed by the results. Fresh fruits and vegetables are alternative treatment of mild to moderate acne. These are very effective home remedies for acne. They are easily available and are not expensive. Following are some juices which you can apply on your face and can drink it for acne.

Lemon Juice

If you apply lemon juice directly to your skin it will help to remove dead skin, promote skin elasticity and new cells growth, because it contains citric acid.

Apply lemon juice directly on your affected area and leave it over night. If you have sensitive skin or your skin burns, dilute it with water. After two weeks you would see amazing results.

If you feel that it burns your skin, you can dilute it with water and leave it for 5 to 10 minutes. Wash it off after with cold water.

If you drink it, it will detoxify your liver and give important vitamins and mineral to your body. It does not only beneficial for your skin but it is very good for you’re over all skin.

Carrot juice:

Carrot juice contains vitamin A and C, sodium, calcium and fibers. Vitamin A is most important vitamin for our skin; in fact vitamin A is used in many prescription medications for treating acne. These medications have some severe side effects which carrots do not have. Other vitamins and minerals are important for acne as well.

If you take carrot juice directly, it will clean your blood and give glow to your skin. Try to make fresh juice of carrot and drink it.

Aloe Vera:

Aloe Vera is considered one of the best ingredients for skin products. Every one knows that Aloe Vera has calcium chromium, iron, zinc, sodium, folic acid, niacin, as well as Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E and many other minerals which makes it perfect not only for our skin but for our over all body. Very few people know that we can not only apply Aloe Vera juice to our skin but we can drink it as well. It has anti bacterial qualities which kills acne bacteria’s. It helps to remove toxins.

There are many other natural products, juices of those products you cannot only drink it but also apply it on your skin like cucumber, apply, ginger and onion. If you have any type of allergies to any specific food then avoid using it.

Remember, healthy eating means healthy skin.

Pomegranate, Heart’s Bestfriend

Posted by admin | Healthy Eating | Monday 10 August 2009 11:20 am

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) in Indonesia, especially Javanese, identical with the tradition of seven months. Beyond that, not many people eat the fruit about the size of an orange or apple. In fact, eat pomegranate everyday would make our heart healthier.

Pomegranate comes from French, pome garnete, which means apple seeds. In America, the drink derived from the pomegranate is now on the rise .. In addition to the fresh taste and a sweet, fruit pomegranate in the U.S. this is called preferred because of the function.

According to the literature, antioxidant-rich pomegranate polyphenols such as tannins and anthocyanins. “In fact, the pomegranate antioxidants more than green tea or cranberry juice,” said Karen Collins, a nutritionist from the American Institute for Cancer Research, as quoted in the newsletter Nutrition Wise.

Pomegranate efficacy of health to increase blood flow to the heart. Research of 45 people who suffer from heart disease showed iskmemik those who drank 8 ounces of pomegranate juice every day for 3 months, did not experience ischemia during the study. Dean Ornish MD, researcher, believes that pomegranate juice can even help prevent heart disease.

In addition, the antioxidant content of pomegranate known to prevent the occurrence of plaques in blood vessels, also reducing bad cholesterol, LDL. According to research by experts from Israel.

Many experts say more research is needed before concluding the pomegranate as the prevention of heart disease. However, some experts are not optimistic with this fruit. Moreover, the study found no negative side effects of pomegranate juice consumption.

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Posted by admin | Important things | Thursday 6 August 2009 9:52 pm

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