Aswin and Alia's Food Journey: healthy food

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3/18/2013

Baker Street Bakery and Brunch: Another Bakery with Healthy Bread

Monday, March 18, 2013 bakery, bandung, breakfast, healthy food No comments

The (brick) facade

The bakery and the stalls

The stalls

The front door

The serving area

Variety of cookies

The healthy breads

The seating area

Actually first time I saw this place, I was interested with its facade, it was all brick and the design is effortless and good. So, one day, we're heading home from ITB and decided to take a look at this place. It reminded me of bakery in Seoul, Korea. So, they were literally bakery which serve the healthy wholewheat breads just like Mom's Bakery, also various cake and cookies. They also provide brunch but too bad when we came there it wasn't available. The interesting things from their product are their packaging, I like it, and it became one of my reference if I want to send someone something.

Baker Street: Bakery and Brunch
Jl. Sawunggaling No. 2
Bandung
Ph. 0224232220

Bangkok (Culinary) Trip in July 2012: Maevaree Fruit Shop, Thong Lo

Sunday, September 02, 2012 Bangkok, dessert, fast food, healthy food, holiday, Thailand No comments

Sticky rice and sliced mango are always considered to be one of the traditional dessert that can be found in Thailand. Everywhere you go, you can always find a stall selling this traditional food, with price ranging from the cheapest to the expensive (like the one you found in the airport, costing you around THB 150 ~ US$ 4,5).

But according to one trusted website that Alia was scouting before we go to Bangkok, the only place which sells the best sticky rice and sliced mango in Bangkok can only be found in Thong Lo area.
The shop called Maevaree Fruit Shop, and it is located just nearby the exit of Thong Lo BTS (Bangkok Train Service) hub. This shop looked promising as we see people goes in and out carrying variety of fruits from the store.

We purchase the sticky rice and sliced mango which cost us THB 100 (US$ 3,0). The sticky rice should be eaten with coconut milk sauce and crispy corn (?) topping. The mango itself is quite different with the one we used to find in Indonesia. They are more floury (is this even a word?) and more solid, but they are sweet. Combined with the sticky rice, we can say that this is one of the best dessert that we've ever tasted in Bangkok :).

Enjoy!

Maevaree Fruit Shop
1 Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Near Thong Lo BTS Exit)
Open 24/7
Bangkok, Thailand

Note: The Mango sticky rice only available 5 am - 11 pm

The Shop

Khao Niew Moon or Mango Sticky Rice (THB 100)

Mango with the Sticky Rice

Sauce: Coconut Milk

Just before checked out from the hotel

Bali (Culinary) Trip in July 2012: Cafe Dijon

Thursday, August 16, 2012 Bali, cafe, favorite food, favorite location, healthy food, holiday, salad, sandwich No comments

I was hot afternoon and all you could see was traffic jam all around Kuta area, even we caught in the traffic near the airport. I never saw Bali in traffic like this before. Forget about using car in the area, just use your feet instead.

From the website:
Opened in 2001 as a compliment to DIJON, the Cafe DIJON Bali is a favorite spot for those who are in a rush and need a quick meal and those who want to hang around and chat, or use wi fi and work.

Different from other cafes in Bali, Cafe DIJON Bali specializes in custom made sandwiches and salads with guests deciding exactly what bread they want and what they want to put in it. Grilled sandwiches are also popular with classic customer favorites like ham, cheese and tomato or vegetarian pesto.

Thanks to customer input, we have added a whole new selection of 'all time' favorites so the menu is larger and includes more daily specials. Newer additions include cashew crusted Barramundi, Aussie Burgers, Fish Fingers and some great salads. Weekly specials that are super popular, like Chicken Piri Piri become standard menu items.

On the salad menu, Cafe DIJON Bali serves a spicy Chef's salad, a Beef Rocket and Feta as well as the ever popular Dave's Big Veggie Salad. Any salad is possible when customers can choose exactly what they want.

Cafe DIJON Bali offers a selection of home baked dessert items to enjoy with all kinds of coffees and teas. We use a special blend of coffee from the well known local coffee company, Bhineka Jaya, who have been making great quality coffees since the 1930's.

There is a full range of cold drinks as well with lots of fresh and healthy choices. Favorites now include the Lemon Lime Slush and the Carrot Beet Apple juice. The all time favorite Fizzy Ginger is still going strong.

Newly renovated premises please old guests and invite new ones as well. Open for dinner now, the café has a special evening menu with several new dinner style meals that change frequently. We have also added a Kids' Menu. Outside for smokers and inside for those who like clean air, we try to please everyone.

At the end of every month, Cafe DIJON Bali opens for a bookswap exchange on a Saturday from 13:00 - 15:30. Bring one book and exchange for one. Book Vultures, who stay with whole time with lunch and many trips to the books are a mainstay. No sales and no charges for the Cafe DIJON Bali Bookswap.

This fine establishment was first mentioned by our good friend AMK back in the year 2010, after two years then we could try their restaurant (quite a long time for a meal eh?). Their rockstar dish includes the sandwiches and their signature salad which are very healthy.

When we entered the building, after a long walk from Kuta area, we are greeted welcome by the waitress, who then generously offered a wet towel (we assume that there are several people who are actually walk to this establishment, which is why they offered wet towel for the visitor).
We quickly ordered the menu (we haven't had lunch). I ordered the sandwich, Alia ordered the salad and appetizer of onion ring. For drink we ordered Iced Tea and their signature wheat-grass juice. One special note for the wheat-grass juice that it is said for every shot of that juice, equals with several kilos of vegetable, and when we drink it, it really tasted like we are eating several kilos of vegetables hehehe... But, we feel rejuvenated already after that :).
For their food it was UNBELIEVABLY GREAT! We need to emphasized on the capital letter, as it tasted superbly great! Really an unbelievable gastronomical experience for us.

After this, we really should try to visit Batu Jimbar in Sanur soon to make a comparison, as I think their best in Bali salad title might be jeopardized :).
Enjoy!

Dijon.: Food Specialities, Cafe and Catering
Kuta Poleng Mall (Simpang Siur Square) Blok A1-A2, B1-B2
Kuta 80361
ph. 0361 759636 (shop), 0361 759640 (cafe)
f. 0361 759783
Open daily 9 am - 10 pm
e. info@dijon-bali.com
www.dijon-bali.com

Note: there's also their branch in Ubud on Jl. Raya Sanggingan, ubud 80571, with phone number 0361 971996 and fax number 0361 759637. And they also have supermarket there for healthy conscious customers.

Dijon cafe

The facade

The interior #1

The interior #2

From our seats

The menu #1

The menu #2

They prepared wet towel, awesome!

Appetizer: Onion ring

Salad

Chicken piri-piri sandwich

The layers of the sandwich

Explaining about wheatgrass

Wheatgrass shot

Aswin ready to drink it :)

"Mirror mirror on the wall who is the most beautiful girl in the world?"

Cool, that what I call an art

(Ubud) Bali Culinary Lists: Warung Sopa, the Pure Vegetarian Restaurant

Wednesday, July 04, 2012 Bali, healthy food, Local Spots, salad, vegetable dish No comments

Clean your stomach and open your heart.Happy life with Warung Sopa!

Based on Balispirit website, Warung Sopa is the Balinese young brother of Sopa Cafe in Madrid, Spain. A nice combination of Japanese & Spanish owners project for sharing with us. It is 100% vegetarian and mostly vegan cafe and soup bar. Warm soups for yogis like pumpkin, green peas, corn or the fantastic gazpacho for nourishing your body.

They recommend Nasi campur, a mixed combination of Indonesian Balinese delicacies like banana flower salad or our great Taco Rice and for dessert lovers try they famous carrot cake and the new coconut pie and delicious papaya cake, also their best chai in town. On Sundays they have a nice market for fresh organic vegetables, home made miso, natto and Sopa brand marmelades, chutneys, tahini and more.

The restaurant is ranked #77 in Tripadvisor and the reason we came to the restaurant because of their advertisement. It looked interesting. So, during our survey, we had lunch in this restaurant. The place actually quite secluded and around the restaurant was settlement area, there was no other commercial place beside Warung Sopa. Because based on our survey in Ubud, the commercial area was near the Puri, from Monkey Forest road and then spread to jalan Hanoman, jalan Dewi Sita and jalan Sugriwa was on the West side of jalan Hanoman.

The place looked nice, typical of Japanese interior, clean, white and wood, a bit of pop color. The interesting one was the flower arrangement on the table, little unusual, the waitress said that the owner, the Japanese one was also the florist and everyday she arranged the flower on the table. During that time, we happened to see the owner, just finished arrange it. They had corner full of Japanese books and a playground for children.

We ordered green peas soup, taco rice, and banana smoothies for the drink. Well, I wanted to try their green peas soup and how is the tasted. Well, just like we expected the food kind of bland, what to expect from Vegan food? :P My green peas soup tasted like the usual bubur kacang ijo most Indonesian used to eat. It made sense because they weren't used milk at all, instead of coconut milk, so why the taste similar with bubur kacang ijo. But, I love the Banana Smoothies.

By the way, I bought their Mango jam for Aswin and it was good. Definitely will buy their jam again when I come to Ubud. , well, it was great experience, I think it was my first vegetarian restaurant. But next time I come here will try their Nasi Campur.

Enjoy!

Warung Sopa: Pure Vegetarian
Jl. Sugriwa 36 Ubud
Ph. 0361-276 5897
Opening Hour 9 am - 9 pm (last order)
http://www.sopa.vg/bali_en.php
Free Wi- Fi