LOCAL FOOD

by chupachup apple. 10:35 PM 0 comments DUCK FOOD GELATO HOLIDAY INDONESIA REVIEWS SALATIGA SATAY SOLO

Have you been thinking about this topic. I mean, I do love how Jakarta can provide everything for everyone especially anything food related. Jakarta is very open about food. You can find almost everything in Jakarta. But have you noticed the food OUTSIDE Jakarta? I mean every province around Java island has their own super famous local foods. When I was on a Idul Fitri holiday this year, I literally trying to eat everything that i can chew. Here are some of the food I managed to snap before eating them:

1. Bebek Goreng Pak Pinggir

BEST FRIED DUCK EVAAARR! I know Bali already got popular by it's crispy duck but this is different both in taste and the price. I was introduced to this place by my dad. He used to work around the area and often went there to eat so he took us (our family) to this place ever since. I think we are their loyal retaining customer. We always eat here every time we had the chance for the past 5 years I guess. I mean we saw this place evolves. From a small stall to the last time we visited they already had 6 stall just to provide the seating space for their customers.

Sorry for the shaky picture :(

And that's how it looks like. Pretty simple but tasted REALLY GOOD! Too bad I only had this pic while actually every portion comes with some veggies (lalapan), 2 kinds of sambal; sambal korek which is REALLY SPICY and sambal bawang (my favorite) and a bowl of steamed papaya leaves. We used to have 2 pieces of those fried duck for each person and we are a family of 5 so..10 pieces of duck meat served on our table. The price was normal, actually. around 15 to 17K each. 

Here are my thoughts on this place and what makes it different with others:

1. The steamed papaya leaves on the side. I've never had that in any other place.
2. They use crystal sugar to sweeten the drinks.
3. They always cool down the rice before serving them to the customer. how thoughtful right?

4. The duck itself, it is really crispy on the outside and very tender on the inside. the bone fell off easily. I mean, I've had so many rubbery overpriced duck meat before. The almost comparison to this probably at Kaleyo, but Kaleyo serves really small pieces of duck while at this place, as you can see.. how big it is. Yep. Worth every kilometers and penny.

2. Sate Sapi Suruh

This place is legendary if you know/lives at Salatiga. Have you even heard about this city? well this is actually my mother's hometown. It is a small city between Semarang and Solo, i would say. It never changes, and that's why I love it.

So there's this small stall in front of Suruh Market that opens around 5 pm. Run by 2 really big woman (that's what I always remember about this place). There's a distinct flavor in this satay that really memorable and makes you craving for more. It has a strong nutmeg flavor and big chunks of crushed peanuts for the sauce. The price for a portion of this is around 20K. Pretty expensive considering this was sold in a small village, but we can always splurge once a while, right?

3. Ronde Apotek Wahid

This snack/ drink is not my favorite but my mom loved it. There are tons of Ronde seller all along the Salatiga main street but this particular one located in front of Apotek Wahid is my mom's favorite. It consist of jelly cubes, mochi, kolang-kaling and peanuts with ginger ale. Definitely what you're looking for in a cold night.

4. Il Tempo di Gelato

First of all, no I didn't go to Italy straight from my Idul Fitri holiday. This new hip place was actually located in Yogyakarta, in Prawirotaman area to be specific. I went to Yogyakarta for a day just to hang out with friends and meet my bf there. The place was nicely decorated but kinda hot around 2-3 pm. They have so many flavor options in here but all was pretty normal for me. I decided to go "all fruity" and apparently "all sour" also. The cone one was actually pretty big and they made it homemade. I got the kiwi and raspberry combination just out of curiosity. For me the raspberry was pretty nice and very "fruity" but the kiwi one...was definitely not my cup of tea. It's too sour for me and It has a bitter/bad taste in it.

5. OPOR AYAM!!!

I mean, what's Idul Fitri without opor ayam right?? so here is the picture of it. I can finally confirmed that opor ayam that cooked in a fire pot is 1000x better than the one you cooked at stove. It was a lot more tender and the soup was a lot tastier. I am actually drooling over this right now.

I guess those are my highlight. Hope it'll be informative for you!


EnjoyReading!