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It's delicious but really I could not finish one portion, yes thank's to the amount of mayo. So, let's just share.  Mentai Rice , it's actually very easy to make as long as you have kitchen blow torch or use the oven to broil the mentaiko sauce. The sauce itself is made from mayonaise, preferably Japanese mayo like Kewpie and mentaiko (pollock roe / cod roe). If it's hard to find then simply replace it with tobiko (flying fish roe). Please do not skip the fish roe. Anyway, I bought the mentaiko from Tokopedia around IDR 270k for 500 grams, that's a lot, I know. Alternatively, take a look at Papaya Supermarket or other big supermarket as mentaiko is kinda hard to find here. I made 3 dishes with this Mentai sauce, the first one is the one with crabstick served with rice that mixed with nori powder, you can also use furikake. The second is nori rice with salmon aburi. Lastly, sweet and savory beef with garlic butter shirataki noodles. Well, the last one is definite

One of my favorite dessert, Mango Sticky Rice or called Khao Niao Mamuang in Thai. Sweet sticky rice, sweet mango, with creamy savory coconut cream, it's just a really good combination. A must to eat whenever I visited Bangkok, and finally I made my own this weekend, thanks to Mark Wiens for the video about how to make Mango Sticky Rice. This recipe is adapted from his, I like the aroma of pandan in my sticky rice so I added some. Please note that you need to soak the glutinous rice for 5 - 8 hours before steaming. Actually there's another option to cook the glutinous rice in a rice cooker but I've not tried it yet so, I will update this post later. Anyway, you can also change the mango with durian (it really works).  Ingredients: 400 gr glutinous rice 250 ml coconut milk 100 gr sugar or less 1/2 tsp salt pandan leaves sweet mango Coconut Cream Sauce : 200 ml coconut milk 1/2 tsp salt or to taste 1 tsp cornstarch (optional) Watch video for the directions. Find me on: Youtu

This is definitely not an authentic Korean dish, but let's say fusion. Inspired by places that serve cheese tteokbokki . I personally prefer the original tteokbokki with gochujang as the base for the sauce, but it's worth to try though. When it comes to white sauce and cheese, please use good cheese because it matters, try sharp cheddar, parmesan, swiss, emmental, and mozzarella for stringy texture on top. This weekend my sister brought me some  Butterkäse (my favorite cheese from Germany, along with Asiago cheese from Italy), so I used it instead of mozzarella. It's not that hard to find rice cakes ( garaetteok ) here in Jakarta, usually in Korean Grocery Stores, such as Mu Gung Hwa. I also found some at larger supermarket, Grand Lucky SCBD, even Lottemart in Gandaria City made the fresh one. Ingredients : 1 cup rice cakes / garaetteok 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 onion, sliced 1 tbsp all purpose flour 1 cup milk 1 beef / chicken hotdog, sliced 2-3 slices bacon  or beef ba

It's not that complicated to make your own Japanese Curry Rice, it goes well with chicken, katsu, prawn, or even hard boiled egg, but this version is using beef. I do recommend to use beef steak, premium one is better because you don't want tough meat in your curry.  What makes it different? Japanese Curry has brownish color to be compared with the Korean Curry which is yellowish and milder in taste. Golden Curry and Vermont are the most common brand for making Japanese Curry, usually they have 3 types, mild, medium, and hot. Personally I always go for the hot one. If you can't find curry block then you surely can make it using curry powder instead. But first make a roux (butter / oil + flour) to thicken the sauce, also add some soy sauce instead of salt to create the brown curry sauce. Ingredients : 1 onion, cut into cubes 1/2 cup sliced carrot (1.5 cm) 1 cup sliced potato (1.5-2 cm) 250 gr beef steak, cut into cubes (I used Sirloin, but feel free to use any of your fav cu

I've fallen for Korean food since years ago, when K-Pop not as popular as nowadays, well started with learning how to make kimchi at home. At that time, there were not many Korean restaurant, it was hard to find Korean ingredients at local supermarket, now it's easier. Check out my previous post about Korean Grocery Stores . Few weeks ago I went to my most visited Korean grocery store, Mu Gung Hwa at Jalan Senayan Blok S. Bought a kilo of gochujang (I know, that's quite a lot, I always have it in my (mom's) kitchen, along with sesame oil, and soy sauce). Someday, I'll have my own kitchen, and I will make a kitchen tour, sounds great! Anyway, finally I decided to buy a stone bowl because I couldn't make it last summer when I was in Seoul , it's too heavy. It costed me about IDR 125.000, slightly more expensive to be compared with the one I found in Lotte Mart Seoul Station, fair enough. First thing came out, I want to make bibimbap !! It was quite a while

A new Japanese food place in PIK, Sushi Sen , it is located at Ruko Crown Golf beside BC's Cone. It has been around 2 months since my last visit, an issue about the water in this area pulled down the hype for quite a while. But it's getting better. Anyway, talking about PIK, this place is already packed with dessert cafe and restaurants, come under Japanese restaurant. How about sushi? Answering the question, Sushi Sen is ready to serve modern Japanese food for lunch and dinner. Unlike most restaurants in PIK, they open for lunch until 2 pm and open again for dinner at 5.30 pm.  Main door is beside the building, sliding door, Japanese ornaments, dominated with wood color. There are two seating area, must say that they really take it seriously for the interior, though I did not notice something catchy still it was like anywhere else but in PIK. Started with  Marinated Salmon Carpaccio (IDR 98.000) as the appetizer. Sliced salmon marinated in sour salty soy sauce topped with av

Indian food can be pricey here in Indonesia as it is usually can be found in specialty restaurant but in Singapore (also Malaysia) it's everywhere. Also, finding late night meals in Jakarta is much easier than in Singapore but this place saved us, The Roti Prata House . It was very late and we're super hungry, my first choice was  Maggi Goreng (SGD 3.50), instant noodle that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore but they cooked it again along with some veggies and spices to enhance the flavor. To fulfill the hunger, Masala Chicken Briyani  (SGD 5.50) was quite satisfying, fragrant rice combined with super tender chicken in rich and spicy sauce. More protein from  Crispy Fried Chicken (SGD 4.50) I've always been a fan of this kind of fried chicken, typical Singapore-Malaysian ayam goreng , juicy and tender meat with light crispy batter on the outside. Prata Banana (SGD 3), Corn (SGD 2.50), Durian (SGD 3.50). Crispy Prata filled with various filling such as cheese, choco

Rumah Makan Legoh: Nasi Goreng Hitam, Enak!! Ask For The Secret Menu, and Please Order Nasi Goreng BaCuk It's not a coincidence, visiting this place couple times for the ultimate Indonesian mandatory meal, nasi goreng . Originated from Bandung but it's also at Pasar Santa , the hippest food market in South Jakarta. Anyway, besides, they surely have a lot more to offer. I said, tasty Indonesian food!! More than nasi goreng . In general, the food here are really good, so it's unlikely ordering a wrong meal.  Shall we start with some greens? Broccoli and mushroom, Tumis Brokoli Jamur : lightly seasoned veggies, juicy mushroom, simply comforting. Next, Tahu Cabe Garam : Seriously it's my kind of bean curd, I've fallen on my first bite. Crispy on the outside but very soft and smooth, it's not hollow, and taste like soy milk, super yum! The crumbs was salty (of course, remember it's cabe garam? ), best with steamed white rice. It's widely known that this place

Nasi Pedas dan Bebek Crispy Dewata Gading Serpong: Finally, Another Balinese Food In Serpong!! Lately I've been craving for Balinese food more precisely suckling pig but here I can't find any. Someone, somebody need to look up for this, well seriously it's gonna be big! So rather than nothing, nasi pedas sounds just good. Found a new place for Balinese food in Serpong called Nasi Pedas dan Bebek Crispy Dewata . Actually I am a frequent of Warung Made Nasi Bali-Ku Pasar Modern BSD City (they're also at Kencana Loka), the only reason because it's the only I can find and remain being my favorite in Serpong. When it comes to Balinese food, sambal matah is compulsion for me, following by urap Bali . There were so many to choose, from spicy eggplant to sate lilit (fish satay), one that caught my heed was the crispy chicken skin which was far from my expectation, I was expecting savory umami taste. I'd rather have more ayam pelalah with their home sambal , super sp