Magelang Short Culinary Trip

How lucky that day I was, meeting the family who owns this small restaurant called 'Es Murni' in Magelang, an hour drive from Jogjakarta.  The food provided there wasn't such a fancy meal, but it brought all the childhood memories. Delicious, well prepared, and honest. 

Lontong Cap Go Meh

The Lontong Cap Go Meh, a Peranakan style food, almost made me burst in tears, because that very dish was my late grandma's favorite, served the way it used to be with all the condiments. And the 'lontong' itself, the ricecake, was moist and fragrant... I'm lost for words.

Want to know how to cook Lontong Cap Go Meh? I found it here, in a nice blog named Bianca and Jordan's Mom. You might want to have a look. Just click here, and you'll get the recipe, presto!

 When it comes to dinner time, we went to a small chinese restaurant, which I couldn't remember the name, unfortunately. The food was as great, hearty, cooked on charcoal stove which gave a smokey taste, and the freshness; oh I could almost swear it's all freshly picked this morning.

Let's get drooling everyone!

Indonesian Nasi Campur: A Feast On A Plate

Nasi Campur Bali - WarungTekor Bali, Legian

“Who riseth from a feast 
With that keen appetite that he sits down?”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 'Merchant of Venice'

Nasi Campur Made Werti - Sanur, Bali
Street food to die for

I'm always a big fan of traditional food. And in Indonesia, every place has its own unique dish; isn't that awesome? But speaking of food, the thumb rules of fabulous Indonesian food number one is Nasi Campur: any kind of steamed rice accompanied by abundant condiments that varies from one region to another. *drool*

Nasi Urap- Dapur Solo, Melawai, Jakarta

Nasi Campur Kadewatan Ibu Mangku
Kadewatan, Ubud, Bali

 Nasi Campur or Nasi Rames is a mad mix of delicious food,  a plateful rice filled with favorite dishes as condiments, hearty sauces and all. Oh I'm starving just telling you all of this :-) The detailed story about Nasi Campur is available at Wikipedia, simply by clicking the word 'Nasi Campur' above.

another version: the turmeric nasi campur
Dapur Solo, Melawai, Jakarta

If you are keen to know more than just recipes, find this book:

Kisah & Kumpulan Resep Putri Jepara-

Rahasia Kuliner RA Kartini, RA Kardinah, RA Rukmini

publishing: PT Gaya Favorit Press

Written by Ms. Suryatini N. Ganie; a famous Indonesian culinary expert, who happen to be descendant of Raden Ayu Kartini herself (the title changed from 'Raden Adjeng' as she was widely known; after she got married), this book is really a treasure.

Quite a thick book with a lot of nice photos and unique recipes dated back to XIX century AD, each recipe comes with its original recipe written in javanese words and old Indonesian language. How cool is that?

I bought my copy around IDR 255,000 in the year of 2010.

Anyway, recently I was stumbled upon this  cool site; http://www.tasty-indonesian-food.com/ owned by Ms. Tatie, a pretty Indonesian lady who lives in Slovenia. A simple web about Indonesian food with a lot of recipes and information. Love it.

Another interesting recipes source for Indonesian food I found in http://www.indonesianculinary.com/, a website boasting as the largest free online Indonesian recipes. See it for yourself!

Happy drooling everyone!