Martabak Manis

Martabak Manis - With Cheese

Martabak manis is a popular snack in Indonesia. In Jakarta and West Java, Indonesia, these sweet, thick pancakes are known as "martabak manis" ("sweet martabak"). Other Indonesians call the pancakes "terang bulan" or "kue pinang bangka". These pancakes are also known as "apam balik" in Malaysia.

Usually made by street vendors in the evening, martabak manis are pan-cooked in a very large amount of shortening. A thin batter is poured into a specially shaped pan. After cooking, the pancake is ready to be topped: often with cheese, and/or shortening, and/or chocolate, and/or peanuts.So yummy. Try it and you will like it!!!

Es Campur

Es campur literally means ‘mixed ice' and although you may expect an ice cream cone or a sorbet, the ice in this sweet little dish stands for ice cubes.

The ice cubes float in a mangkok (bowl) filled with milk, coconut shavings, avocado, nangka (jackfruit) and several kinds of jelly.
Indonesians seem to have a thing for jelly. With Es Campur, you have the chance to taste three kinds of jelly at the same time. First of, there are little cubes of cing-cau jelly made from the cing-cau leaf.

Next there’s sekotang which are little pink balls made of tapioca. Finally there is the cengakeleng which is made of coconut.
They all differ in taste and texture but share the ever present sweetness factor.  

Es Campur is a very colourful dessert with the green of the avocado and the pink and black of the jelly. As far as taste is concerned, it is probably a tad on the sweet side for the average Westerner. Still, the Sundanese prove to be masters in combining different tastes turn out to fit together.  

Es Campur can be found in most food courts located in malls or in traditional Sundanese warungs. Make sure the milk that is used is fresh and the ice cubes are made of purified water which in this day and age is almost always the case. Expect to pay about Rp.5000 for a large bowl of jelly filled sweetness. 

Nasi Tumpeng

Tumpeng, Indonesia Traditional Dish

 

Nasi Tumpeng usually cooked in special occasion or ceremony. The major ingredient of tumpeng is rice (white or yellow rice) and usually had shape like cone with side dish around it.

Side dishes in tumpeng are various, depend on the occasion; but usually the dishes are boiled eggs, perkedel (fried mash potato), ayam bumbu rujak (chicken cooks in red sauce), urap sayuran (vegetable salad mix with shredded coconut), rempeyek (crackers with anchovy or peanuts), sambal goreng, and others. 

In Javanese culture, tumpeng had an important role in a ceremony. Tumpeng philosophy connected with Indonesia geographical condition. Indonesia had a lot of volcano mountain, cone shape in tumpeng symbolize it, this kind of shape for Javanese give a meaning that their life will “arise” in every aspect.

Tumpeng side dishes also had a meaning on it, eggs serve with eggshell, eggwhite and yolk symbolize action that we must take in life, means we must plan our life, work hard as we planned and evaluate the result for perfection. Rempeyek is a must on tumpeng, especially rempeyek with anchovy in it. anchovy represent harmony with others because this fish clustered everywhere they lived. Urap sayuran (vegetable salad mix with shredded coconut) represent land plant, but not every vegetable can be used because every veggie had it’s own symbol. Water spinach symbolize that human must able to live anywhere in every condition, because this veggie can live in water and land. Spinach symbolize a peaceful life, because pronunciation similarity between bayem (Javanese word for spinach) and word ayem that means peace in Javanese language. Sprout symbolize high creativity, kluwih (looks like jack-fruit but smaller) same as spinach it has pronunciation similarity with word “Luwih” which means to have more fortune in life.

In every ceremony after praying, there were tradition to give tumpeng peak to the most important people who’s come to the ceremony. intended to show a respect. after that others who come can enjoy the rest.
tumpeng decorate contest often held, especially in Java to celebrate Independence Day.

Do you like hot pot???!!!!

Chinese Hot pot is my favourite type of food~~Here is the photo to show u guys what is hotpot looks like~~
but!Hot pot also has different types!

Here is the traditional hotpot in China~~its called Mongolian Hot Pot.

Next,It is Sichuan Hot pot!! Sichuan Hotpot is a spicy hotpot which creates a sensation on the tongue that is both spicy and burns and numbs slightly in the mouth.




Thirdly is called "mini Hotpot" which means each person has their own mini pot,you can have your own choice of food !Also,each hotpot has different base soup!

Thai Food

if you like noodles, you will love Thailand's famous Pad Tha, which is fast becoming the most popular noodle dish in the world, and also it is my personal favourite food. Made with thin rice noodles, Pad Thai is a chewy-sticky taste experience that is a noodle lover's feast. But you don't need to go to a restaurant to enjoy perfect Pad Thai because you can make it at home by yourself! the recipe is easy to find on the internet. there are different version of Pad Thai as well, such as seafood Pad Thai, Vegetarian Pad Thai, you can also choose your own recipe. So, Enjoy the best food in the world!!