Solo : Rawon Bakar "PAWON OMAH KOE"

Located near the Adisumarno airport Solo, this restaurant which offers a traditional food named Rawon Bakar, provide the vintage place. Fresh atmosphere there, because the wet field are around, and there are old train on the backyard. But unfortunately it's not for transportation, only for sitting in that fresh air, and taking some photos maybe. 

The food that recommended by the resto is their RAWON BAKAR. In fact, they still have another kind of dishes on their menu list. As we know, that Rawon is kind of traditional soup contains meat and seasonings, then served with rice. But they make some innovation, they separates the soup and the meat. They grill the meat itself, and put the soup on different plate. 

The package for this Rawon Bakar about IDR 30.000, included rawon, traditional salted egg, rice, and soft drink. Perhaps, if you visit Solo, try to visit this restaurant named PAWON OMAH KOE.

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clara

Solo : Tahu Kupat Telor "Sido Mampir"

Through this short post, I'll share about culinary spots in Solo. Honestly, when I stayed there on my last year-end-holiday, actually I'm not feed my self with all traditional food. But I only chose their special food, which only can be found there. If you walking around Gajah Mada street, near the Novotel, you'll find small warung (food stalls) by the side street. It named "Tahu Kupat Telor : Sido Mampir". On a portion, it's combination of bean sprouts, peanuts, noodle, tofu with liquid seasoning (a little bit sweet if you don't order for extra spicy). They can ask you for any options of extra fried egg and rice cake. The price is affordable and cheap enough.

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clara

Traditional food : Warung Lesehan Pak Sholeh

After posted many outfit post recently, now let looks the culinary side. Yes, it's been so long I didn't write any post about culinary such as this one, in fact I've published a sneak peak on my instagram. Perhaps I should looking back to the time I went to Malang (a day return) several weeks ago with some friends. This traditional food resto named Warung Lesehan Pak Sholeh is quite famous in East Java. Located in Pandaan and it takes about 1,5 - 2 hours drive from Surabaya if you already knew the place. But for the first time, it gonna take more hours without a detail guide, like what happened to us.

Here the story...

About 8.15 am we left Surabaya to travel Malang. We really didn't know which place for spending our day there. At least I left my flat about 6.00 am, and we had to pick up Intan at her house which so far and we forgot the way to reach her house. We asked some friends which East Java local people by chat to give some advise. And the first place is this one, the place we spent to feed our self. So hard to find it because the network was not strength, we run out of signal for few times, and it made us to find it with little clue and ask people. We passed the wrong way, each person in our car should asked local people there. The funny things to remember, they asked me to get out of car in front of a Junior High School and should ask the students there. Yeah, our driver, Nuel, forced us.

We passed wet fields, opened up the car window, let the wind blew my hair, then we arrived to the place we've been looking for about an hour with empty tummy. There were many gazebos, really had strong traditional atmosphere.

We came too early when they just opened the resto and still did preparation. So we just could order the ayam goreng (traditional fried chicken), sambal terasi (traditional chili sauce), tahu goreng (fried tofu), and sayur lodeh. The taste was so delicious, and I could say "I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH" even though I was so full, especially their chili sauce. The price was so affordable.
And IT'S RECOMMENDED !!!!

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clara

Kafe Betawi

Visiting Jakarta also need to look for their traditional food. The origin tribe there is Betawi, so what food I was looking for are from that one. Perhaps this resto has many branch at different city, but I went to one of their outlets which located at LG floor Grand Indonesia. I was literally drooling for Karedok! Their peanut sauce is so delicious. Anyway the price also affordable.

a plate of Karedok

Nasi Ayam Goreng dan Sayur Asem

Nasi Uduk Empal dan Sayur Asem.

Find out their other outlets by clicking here


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clara

Bakmi Gajah Mada

What else I got in Jakarta? Absolutely never skip the chance to enjoy this food. Being well known as Bakmi GM which short for Bakmi Gajah Mada. They have any kind of food on their menu, but my favorite is the original, one and only. Went to one of their outlets which located at Mall Kelapa Gading 3 Level 3, and I also took my montchi there.

One of their corners with beach time theme.

Unfortunately they don't have any store here in Surabaya, only in Jakarta, Tanggerang and Bekasi. Find out their store here.


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clara

Traditional Food : Cirebon's Nasi Jamblang

AND THIS IS WHAT MADE ME DROOLING HARD WHEN VISITED CIREBON!!!!!!
Named Nasi Jamblang, at least I don't know the history but I never forget for it. Nasi Jamblang can be found in Cirebon only. Went a restaurant at the down town, Nasi Jamblang Ibu Nur, quite famous there. To introduce you what is this food, perhaps I can describe it as rice which wrapped by teak leaves and eat with other side dish such as Pepes Ayam, Ikan Rajungan, and so on. I hoped I got their omelette, but when I reached there, it was vice versa. Ya because I was came about 9 pm with cousins. So I just got the rest of side dish, and that what I eat, enough for feeding my tummy.

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clara

Traditional Food : Cirebon's Palimanan Resto

Here I pick some my favorite traditional food that I found in Cirebon, which will be separated to different post each. Cirebon is a small town northern West Java province. There are a Sundaness restaurant located at Jalan Cirebon - Kuningan named Palimanan, actually in suburb area. This three floor resto is so crowded with people almost entire day. Costumers said that the taste was delicious depends on affordable price compare to others Sundaness resto. 

Special Sunda's fried chicken, Ayam Goreng.

The fresh veggie, mostly Sundaness people eat these veggie with the other main course, some kind of tradition. That green little bubble called leunca , tasted so weird, I don't know why people love that thing.

Acar bawang. The combination between cucumber, onions, and chili with vinegar. 

Sambal ulek. Most district in Indonesia have their own one.

Es Kelapa Muda dengan gula merah, fresh coconut with brown sugar.

Sometimes we need to consume our local food rather than western one, to know much about culture and traditions.

xoxo,

clara

Holiday Summary mid-2013 : Cirebon

So glad to be back hometown and finally get in touch again with my love, to blog again! Yes, I'm with my notebook again now after been separated for holiday in two weeks. Unfortunately, I share it only on my instagram, because blogging is nothing without this notebook, and I literally comfort by using this only. I feel so tired and perhaps should be a sleeping beauty days forward to refresh my body, uh uh uh. But inside my soul I got high satisfaction for past two weeks, thanks to mommy and daddy at least, also the entire family too.

The reason why Eid-holiday is such a perfect time to have a holiday with whole family- yes, four of us, mom, dad, me and a brother- is just because in Indonesia Eid-holiday is one of their national holidays and it is quite long compare to other holiday. So we have many time to discover this lovely Indonesia.

It was the end of July when I had a flight to Bandung from Lombok International Airport. I chose black leathers for my daily which are mom old purse and the shopper bag from ZARA.
I'm in love with black for every time like it the partner of mine in whole life.

The sky was so blue and it was sunny. So we didn't have to worry with the weather that day. There's no direct flight of LOP - BDO, so we got transit in Bali about an hour, and I brought montchi.

And we arrived at Husein Sastranegara airport. Welcome Bandung! The airport was so tiny and crowded when we reached there, some flights arrived without enough facilities for the passengers. Hopefully the government notice it and do some renovation, because it's public place.

Then we went to a cousin's private villa in Cirebon, a small town in northern West Java. And we spent almost a week there. Bandung was so full and I needed fresh air, such a great decision to spend times in Cirebon, because that villa has a good atmosphere. 

Guest room.

Dining room and a small kitchen.

Living room.

One of the bedrooms. I'm totally in love with the dog on the wall, remind me to the famous Givenchy sweatshirt.

The corner at the balcony.

One of culture that famous in Cirebon is the Batik Tulis and their batik's pattern called mega mendung. I'll make a different post to write about it much.

The traditional food, ahhh I love it! The Sundaness traditional food for a dinner.

Jajanan khas Jawa Barat, yes both are their others traditional food. The left is kerupuk merah and the right is cireng. Honestly I prefer the pink one, and cireng was such have a weird taste.

Finally after craving for times, I got my Nasi Jamblang, special traditional food which found in Cirebon only. Thanks to my cousins, after I cried and he took me there one night. Unfortunately, the restaurant was getting to close, so the dishes were running out, and that was I got. 

Had a lunch or picnic time at Waduk Darma, about an hour drive from Cirebon. The wind blew so hard, and totally frezzingggg

Childhood such a wonderful time in human life, playing that bubble remind me of my childhood.

Night-out with cousins, and the younger also joined us too!

And mom have a same top with me in different color!

Kiddos kiddos! I was dressing so casual, just went out for buying some stuffs with kiddos and their mom. Oh I want babies, dying for it!

This how me and my little cousin don out our printed pants! Mine is Stradivarius and her is Gingersnap.

And good bye Cirebon! My last train travelling was two years behind, and I take airplane more often. So glad to use train again!

*fyi, I'll make posts to share about batik and traditional food! Wait for it :)

xoxo,

clara