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True that today it's much easier to find pork dishes in a restaurant in Jakarta. Back to few years ago, it's quite hard, unless in a Chinese restaurant. From Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, Buns & Meat offers more than just a burger, I said amazing pork dishes. It is located at Ruko Crown Golf Pantai Indah Kapuk, close to First, let's start with something fresh, I got fresh apple juice, what I like is because they separated the sugar syrup so you can really adjust the amount of sweetness as your preference. Flavoured Latte, very interesting, it was Peach Latte.  apple juice IDR 18.000 peach latte Honestly I have no idea if they're specializing in pork dishes until I came and looked at the menu, as most of the time (I know some of you did it too) I browse on Instagram account before visiting the restaurant. Well anyway, no regrets, though I am not a super fan of pork but seriously I can't say no to their Charsiew, it was sooo good. Smoky, sweet, slightly charred fat, a

I noticed that omelette is a very popular in Bangkok especially at street food vendors. Probably because it's cheap and fast. They use a bit more oil for frying the egg, the result is a crispy omelette, best with hot steamed white rice. From the classy egg only omelette to seafood, personally I think the most important ingredient is coriander leaves aka cilantro, or here we called it daun ketumbar ( wan sui ). Usually they put some on top of the omelette, even better with the garlic chili sauce. This dish is inspired by the street style omelette, with sausage and bean sprout, but feel free to add the other ingredients, also I posted about how to make the Thai Garlic Lime Chili Sauce on my previous blog post.  Ingredients : 2 eggs 1 tbsp water 1 sausage, sliced a hand full of bean sprout some coriander leaves salt and pepper to taste 3 tbsp cooking oil Directions : Crack the egg into a bowl, add in salt and pepper, mix, set a side Heat the pan on medium, pour the oil, stir fry the

Thai food is always a good idea, spicy fragrant fresh, I went to Bangkok couple times last year and yes it is a great destination for shopping and of course for food. Perfect for cafe hopping and street food at the same time. One of my favorite condiments, Thai Garlic Lime Chili Sauce , sweet sour salty and not to spicy to my palate. This recipe is inspired by my trip to Bangkok last December, I had fried fish cakes at Chatuchak Weekend Market , they gave me a super tasty sauce as the condiment. So, I tried to make my own, it's not the same but if you're into fresh spicy and sour sauce, this is for you.  fried fish cakes at Chatuchak Weekend Market Ingredients : 1-2 clove garlic, minced 5 or more bird's eye chili ( cabe rawit ), sliced 3 tbsp lime juice 3 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp water chopped coriander leaves ( daun ketumbar ) Directions : Mix all the ingredients, leave for 10-15 minutes before serving. Anyway, you can use it as a dipping sauce for rice rolls, f

Sudahkah pernah ke Australia? Lebih tepatnya, ke negara bagian Victoria dengan Melbourne sebagai ibu kotanya yang merupakan tujuan wisata populer. Selain itu, Victoria dikenal sebagai produsen pangan terbesar di Australia dan terkenal sebagai penghasil buah-buahan berkualitas. Mengapa buah-buahan dari Australia? Tidak semua buah-buahan bisa ditanam di Indonesia yang beriklim tropis, dan sering kali cukup sulit untuk mendapatkan buah-buahan tertentu yang berasal dari negara 4 musim seperti plum , nectarine , anggur, dan peach . Jarak antara Indonesia dan Australia yang cukup dekat, memungkinkan kita untuk memperoleh buah-buahan segar tanpa harus khawatir dengan lamanya proses pengiriman.  Selain itu, buah-buahan dari Victoria dikenal dengan rasanya yang manis. Hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan cara mencoba sendiri tentunya dengan beberapa menu yang sudah disiapkan oleh Chef Yuda Bustara pada event Now! In Season Australia . Pemerintah Victoria juga memiliki aturan yang cukup ketat dalam p

It's located at the lobby level of The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan , it's not an Italian restaurant but they have more to offer, from mouth-watering appetizers to sweet delightful desserts. To describe Lobo Restaurant , a contemporary fine dining, with luxurious interior, genial service, and of course good food. This May, a new Chef de Cuisine from a Michelin Star Restaurant in Bordeaux, France named Chef Jan Scwittalla will be part of Lobo Restaurant. Yes, he's German, and I personally very curious about what will he do, probably French dishes or with a twist of German cuisine. Anyway, I've heard that Lobo is famous for its Steak selection but last week I got a chance to savor some other dishes from the menu, shall we start with the welcome bread? I chose chewy pretzel over soft bread just because it's pretzel. Pretzel Next, Hokkaido Scallop with Parmesan Crumble,  sautéed  b ok choy, passion fruit, and orange. Sometimes, it's not always about the cooking metho

A fulfilling Japanese snack, my version of Okonomiyaki with bacon and cheese. You can do it without bacon if you don't eat pork or replace it with beef bacon, most of people use pork belly but I thought why not bacon? Talking about the ingredients, you surely can add pretty much anything from chicken to seafood and for the veggies, cabbage is a must, in addition I like it with sweet corn. Some of the uncommon ingredients such as okonomiyaki sauce, dashi , aonori , and katsuobushi can be found at certain supermarket in Jakarta such as Grand Lucky, Ranch Market, KemChick, Papaya Fresh Gallery, and AEON Supermarket in Serpong. Ingredients : 1 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup water 1 cup cabbage 1/4 cup ham / smoked beef 1/2 cup assorted seafood or chicken 2 eggs 3 stalks scallion, thinly sliced 2-4 slices bacon 1/2 tsp dashi salt to taste Toppings : okonomiyaki sauce cheese mayonaise aonori (green nori) katsuobushi (bonito flakes) sliced scallion Watch the video for the directions

If I may ask you, what's your favorite Japanese Food, probably sushi and ramen are the most common, how about Kushiyaki? Skewered and grilled meat and vegetables, the most famous Kushiyaki is Yakitori (grilled skewered chicken). Last week, I went to Sumire Japanese Restaurant at Grand Hyatt Jakarta , dominated with Japanese, very busy during lunch time (remember it's inside a 5 stars hotel), convinced me that this place is certainly special. the private room sushi bar This month, they have promotion for Kushiyaki set, starting with only IDR 265k++ salad, rice, and drink are included. First, it's affordable, secondly, it was sooo good. To describe my beef kushiyaki, it came on pot with charcoal on the bottom, they use certain Japanese charcoal that doesn't create too much smoke. Five skewers in total, asparagus, shiitake mushrooms, beef cubes,beef roll, and beef tongue. My uber favorite is the beef cubes, super tender and juicy. Those skewers came along with a bowl of s