Woontoon Pork Noodle (Contributed Article by Ruben Juliarto)

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I bought woontoon noddle pork near Ayutthaya train station before I
left Ayutthaya for Nongkhai. The price was 35 Thai Bath or about 1 US
dollar. The noddle was served with woontoon, sliced roasted pork,
vegetable and radish. I thought that 1 US dollar was not too expensive
for one bowl of woontoon noddle becuse I got a lot of woontoon and
roasted pork. Before I eat it, I poured nampla (fish sauce) and
grounded peanuts. Enjoy my dinner before night train ride.

Woontoon Pork Noodle

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Khoopat or Fried Rice in Thailand (Contributed Article from Ruben Juliarto)

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On my transit at Dongdok station, Vientiane, I was very hungry so I
went to food stall to order food for lunch. The stall owner offered
khoopat which is fried rice in Thai language.  The price tag is 15k
Laos KIP (almost equal to 35 Thai Bath or 4 Malaysian Ringgit)

For about 1 US dollar, I got plain sup, sunny side fried egg, and
fried rice with shrimps. Sorry you can't see the shrimps on the
picture.

Anyway I also found fish sauce, and didn't know whether the fish sauce
is also called nampla here in Laos.

After I finished my lunch, I prepared myself for 24 hour bus ride
leaving for Hanoi.

Khoopat/ Fried Rice

Local Fish Sauce

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Katjapiring: The Melting Pot of Flavors and Cultures

A common tradition in our family is having a dinner session together in a restaurant every Saturday/ Sunday night. This is the the opportunity for all family members to chat and have an intimate discussion, with added bonus for us is to try new venues around Bandung.

Today we tried the Katjapiring restaurant. It is not actually a new restaurant, as we have try them in PvJ somewhile ago. But since they reopened a new restaurant in Jalan Ciliwung, we have not have the chance to try them yet. Until now...

The restaurant is conveniently located in Jalan Ciliwung, just near the intersection with Jalan Bengawan. The design is colonial and good looking. Really interesting concept they have here.

We ordered several menu from the restaurant. Dad ordered the Mie Godog Jawan Suwiran, while the rest of us ordered foods that we shared together. Among the item, the most interesting food that we tried is their fried fish nyonya style. Very delicious and highly recommended if you ever attended the restaurant again. Yum!

Enjoy!

Katjapiring | Malay & Peranakan Cuisine
Jalan Ciliwung No. 9
Bandung 40114
Phone: +6222 7236689
Twitter: @katjapiring
Instagram: KatjapiringID
Facebook: Katjapiring Bandung
Email: allora.pr@gmail.com

Their Logo

Es Lemon Kasturi & Es Kacang ABC

Milo Crunch

Pisang Goreng Harum Manis

Rujak Pengantin Tempoe Doeloe

Floured Calamari

Mie Godog Jawa Suwiran

Roti Jala and Chicken Curry

Fried Fish Nyonya Style

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Siomay Graccia: A Simple Traditional Snack from Bandung

A simple yet delicious Siomay package in Bandung. Mostly you can find them in supermarkets and fruit store such as Total Buah Segar.

Great for snack or in-a-rush meal substitute. Each package consisted of six Siomays and a plastic of sauce. Really convenient, and tasty too!

If you want to order them directly you can try and contact the following address.

Enjoy!

Siomay Graccia
Kompleks Batu Mas IV K6
Bandung 
Phone: +6222 705322995
Mobile: +62 8996900088

Siomay Graccia

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Food Gifts from Vietnam

After our parents return from Vietnam, they brought us several snack gifts from Vietnam. The first one is some kind of traditional bakpia from there, while the other one is some kind of peanut.

The initial research of the brand "Khong Sac" via google has provided us with several images of lovely airlines stewardess taking selfie pictures with caption on Vietnamese language.

Hmmm... We guess either the brand is sponsoring an airlines there, or the meaning might be different :D.

Wait a Second, This is Not A Stewardess!

Anyway, for the second gift, the peanut, after closer inspection, it is revealed to be a package of dried lotus nut. After a quick search via Google it is revealed that this is a delicacy and considered as medicine in Chinese and Vietnam culture. Neat!

Dried Lotus Nut

Enjoy!

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Homemade Fried Rice For An Empty Stomach

Feeling a little bit like cooking today.

We decided to try and cooked a plate of fried rice. For cooking, we tried to use the regular fried rice trick from the street vendor with the eggs being mixed inside the rice.

We also scavenge our refrigerator, and (literally) throw everything that is left there into our fried rice concoction.

The end result: overall okay fried rice. Not too proud with the end result, but enough to fill our empty stomach :D.

Enjoy!

End Result. Not too proud with it, but it gets us through the day :D

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Let's Get Nostalgic: Warung Lela

Warung Lela has always become our favorite noodle vendor in Bandung since our college time. But since the location is quite far from where we lived, we have not visited them as often as we liked.

So, when the opportunity appeared, we took our time to visit the restaurant. 

The food menu in overall are still the same. The noodle is still tasted great. And their pangsit goreng is as delicious as the last time we tried them.

In overall: it is (still) worth the trip. Enjoy!

Warung Lela
Jl. Kupa No. 6
Bandung, West Java 40135
Phone: +6222 2501396
 

Yamien Manis + Baso

Iced Tea

The Delicious Pangsit Goreng

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Fried Rice Vendor at Sudirman Street, Bandung (Contributed Article by Ruben Juliarto)

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Three hours bus ride to Bandung made us hungry. It was 10 pm so we decided to visit our usual chinese food hawker at Jl. Sudirman Bandung, which is near Marie Tunggal biscuit and gas/petrol station. The warung stands at left side for Cimahi direction.
We ordered fried rice and kwetiaw thick noodle. After sleeping with growling stomach at the bus ride, the fried rice was truly heavenly joy. 5 minutes later the plate was almost empty plate as you can see the report picture. Always remember our grandma wisdow, don't make any left over rice so we finished all of them with smile. While we were eating, we smell fine aroma of cooked food which made our stomach even fuller. The waiter also served us two glasses of tea, which tasted original Indonesian IMHO.
After it ended, it was costed 20k rupiahs. It will be less than $2 if we convert it to USD. Next time we will visit this nasi goreng warung again.
  

Empty Plate = Happy Customer!

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Gado-Gado Batununggal

The first time we found this restaurant is by coincident. Aswin wanted to have a gado-gado, and currently I have to visit Batununggal to post a package. After circling around in the area, I finally found one shophouse that sells gado-gado.

The vendor sells gado-gado, rujak cuka, noodle, and variation of Chinese foods. The gado-gado that they are selling is quite delicious, with lighter peanut sauce compared with the other vendors that we used to have. With the price of Rp 18.000 (around US$ 1,5) with lontong, it is quite a bargain and enough to fuel you through the day.

Enjoy!

Gado-Gado Batununggal
Batununggal Indah I No. 50
Bandung

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Our (Culinary) Trip with Yogalates Community to Floating Market, Lembang

Situ Umar in Lembang has been transformed into tourism destination called Lembang Floating Market. It has been quite popular nowadays, therefore in the weekend this place always packed with tourists.The location itself used to be a fishing area for the locals and some said that it was quite dirty and not so delightful. Situ Umar was not popular either.

It was a long weekend with two holidays in between, so on Thursday our yoga class decided to have a trip to Lembang Floating Market. Since it was a holiday, we took a detour through Cihanjuang area and stopped for a moment at Tahu Susu Cihanjuang. We were quite right because the traffic was awesome and we arrived at already hectic Floating Market.

Floating Market located behind the Grand Hotel Lembang and once you entered the place, you saw a little lake surrounding with beautiful landscapes and there were saung and seating areas around the lake. We had to pay Rp. 10.000,- (+ US$1) for a ticket, but it also included with the welcoming drink. Our friend, Mala, already arrived early, so she booked a saung for us. After that we sat, enjoyed the view, and saw people passed by. We decided to have ala carte snacks, it consisted of spiraled crispy fried potatoes, grilled sausages, batagor, satay, combro, and tutut. We had to exchange our money with coins that valued Rp. 5000,- and Rp. 10.000,- each. The interesting things the vendor stalls were a boat, so it was mimicking the floating market in Thailand or Kalimantan.

The area itself were tourism spot for family, it had a full package for every member of the family. On one side there's rabbit park for children and you can sail a boat in the lake. I just like sitting down in our saung, have the snacks, and saw people passing by in front of us. Well, it was scorching there, the sun shined so brightly.
Enjoy!

Lembang Floating Market   
Jl. Grand Hotel  No. 33 E
Lembang, Kab. Bandung Barat
Phone: +62 22 2787766

Situ Umar

The vendor with their stalls on the boat

Interesting concept

Let's sail on a boat!

Our ala carte snacks!

Namaste!

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Batagor Vendor in front of ITB, Bandung

Batagor is one comfort food that we really liked. It has the crunchy texture you will find in similar comfort food such as Nacho, French Fries and Pop Corn, with the chewiness fillings of a Marshmallow. 

So, every time we are feeling down (usually after meeting my supervisor in my campus), we usually goes to and eat Batagor. With the average price of around Rp 10.000 (US$ 1) per portion, it is a snack that you cannot miss.

Enjoy!

The Vendor

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Baso Tahu Tulen Situ Indah, Bandung

One of the alternative for Baso Tahu lover in Bandung. They are a tad bit expensive compared with the average Baso Tahu vendor around Bandung, but it is still recommended, especially for tourists who come to Bandung.

I found their vendor in Jalan Buah Batu, besides the Griya Supermarket, but I am guessing they have several other outlets all around Bandung.

Enjoy!

Baso Tahu Tulen Situ Indah
Jl. Situ Indah No. 4
Pagarsih Barat - Bandung
Phone: +6222 70736861

Yum!

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Es Doger....Alhamdulillah!

What I love from Bandung and the surrounding area is you can find almost any type of food and sometimes you found an interesting one.

That day I went to Griya Yogya department Store with my mom in Cibabat, Cimahi and I saw a tent in the corner of their parking lot that sold the variety of local snacks such as awug, es doger, es goyobod, and so on. Suddenly it reminded me of es doger in BSD which I've been missed a lot. So, why not bought one?

Es doger is one of traditional ice cream that is made from coconut milk and served with toppings like black sticky rice, peuyeum, crushed coconut, etc.
Enjoy!

Es Doger Alhamdulillah
(They also serve Goyobod & Es Pisang Ijo)
Griya Yogya Parking Lot, Cibabat, Cimahi
Telp. 08568469958
BB 2a5a95b8

Their small stall on the parking lot of Griya Yogya Cibabat

The Es Doger

 

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Hanging out at Kue Balok Kang Didin

This street vendor had been raved a lot and once a local newspaper published an article about this vendor. For your information, kue balok is a traditional snack from West Java area, it is made from flour and have a similar taste like pukis, waffle, or pancake. The difference is how they cooked, while the other are more modern, this one using specific equipment with brisket.

That day I had to pick up Aswin from the airport and since there still so much time until the airplane is landed, I decided to take a look this kue balok stall on jalan Abdurahman Saleh. The place wasn't hard to find because I could see motorcycles line up for on street parking and many people lounging around near the stall.

I opted for take away. I couldn't imagine myself hanging out with the youngster here. Well, I kind of tempted since the weather was cold and one or two drinks of wedang would warmed up my body. So, I just order 10 pieces of kue balok in variety of flavor, such as original, chocolate, and blueberry. The original one cost Rp. 1500,- and the one with flavoring cost Rp. 2000,-. I waited around 10-15 minutes for the kue balok.

Although some people said that it taste ordinary, but I think this one is quite different. It has more soft texture like pukis and after all it is good! So, I munched them while waiting Aswin in the airport.

Enjoy!

Kue Balok Kang Didin
Jl. Abdurahman Saleh (in front of Neutron)
Bandung
Telp. 081220349939

The process of making kue balok

The specific equipment that is used to make kue balok

The infamous kue balok in various flavors

The place is packed with people

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Kue Bay Tat from Bengkulu: New Knowledge, Old Memories

Kue Bay Tat is a traditional snack originated from Bengkulu. It is a cookies made from wheat flour with pineapple jam as their topping. The overall taste reminds me of Nastar cookies that my late grandmother used to make when celebrating Idul Fitri.

Ah... This cookies really bringing up old happy memories.

Enjoy!

Kue Bay Tat
Jl. Gg. Dharma Wanita V RT 17
Pematang Gubernur
Bengkulu - Indonesia
Phone: +62 81367232845

The Box

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Bubur Ayam Pak Sunar: For Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Time

While we are on the subject of discussing Bubur Ayam, we provide you with another vendor. This time it is located in West of Bandung area. Strategically located in the junction of Jalan Cibaligo and Jalan Pesantren, this vendor opened almost 24 hours, serving for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The overall taste was okay, and their price is very affordable, just around Rp 10.000 ($1) per portion.

Enjoy!

Bubur Ayam Pak Sunar
Ruko Pertigaan Jalan Pesantren & Jalan Cibaligo
Cimahi - Indonesia

The Bubur Ayam

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Bubur Ayam Pak Amid Jalan Padjadjaran

After a quick exercise in Padjadjaran sporting, we decided to try to Bubur Ayam vendor. The location is quite convenient, with spacious parking and seating area.

The Bubur Ayam in overall tasted great and quite hearty. Enough to refill your energy after exercising.

Now, if only the provide bed also here for me to rest...

Enjoy!

Bubur Ayam Pak Amid
Jalan Padjadjaran
Bandung - Indonesia

The Logo

The Bubur Ayam

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The Glorious Cimplung: Sambel Hejo Restaurant

Sambel Hejo Restaurant is one of the traditional Sundanese restaurant in Bandung. The first branch opened in Purwakarta, and quickly opening several branches all around West Java.

Their specialty menu include: fried chicken, various types of pepes, sayur asem, and their signature item in their menu: Cimplung (deep fried potato ball).

In fact, cimplung is the only reason for me to visit this place, and it takes us around 10 minutes of waiting just to try them.

Worth every second of waiting.

Enjoy!

Restoran Sambel Hejo
Jl. Banteng No.3
Bandung - Indonesia
Phone: +6222 7208421
Website: http://sambelhejo.com/

The Branches

The Serving #1

The Serving #2

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Bali (Culinary) Trip in March 2014: Warung Murah, Double Six, Legian

Another option for cheap meal in Legian area. Price between Rp 20.000-25.000 ($2-2,5), the restaurant offer traditional Balinese and Indonesian food. The pricing method is somewhat similar with Warung Nasi Pedes Ibu Andika and Warung Ijo in Ubud, where you will be given a set of labels for each of the food that you eat.

Delicious. Convenient. Affordable. Yum!

Enjoy!

Warung Murah
Jl Double Six
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

The Menu

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Bali (Culinary) Trip in March 2014: Sate and Soto Suromadu

Too lazy to go out from our Bungalow today, we decided to try and eat at Sate & Soto Suromadu restaurant, which is conveniently (we use this word a lot in this series) located in front of Sania's House bungalow.

The chef is originated from Madura, which is famous for their sate and soto. Hearty portion, delicious taste, and the most important: crazily cheap. Dinner for two costs us only Rp 30.000,- ($ 2,5). A real bargain!

Enjoy!

Sate & Soto Suromadu
Jalan Karna (in front of Sania's House Bungalow)
Ubud, Bali - Indonesia

Their Satay

Soto Ayam (Chicken Soup)

Full Set Menu (Only Rp 30.000/ 2pax)

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