Promoted: Maomilk Pudding Solo

In a fasting month like this, some fresh, cold, sweet snacks are the primadona. Yet here it is, Maomilk Pudding is selling in town. Maomilk Pudding is a milk based pudding, so you won't have to worry about the texture coz it's very soft but still firm, and I like that kind of texture so much. That's how milk pudding should look and feel for me.

1. Maomilk Pudding (8k/pc) (Score 8.5/10) Some people are selling very soft puddings nowadays, even they have that can-be-drunk pudding. Whoa I don't really fancy them, and I think this milk pudding from Maomilk is really good. Why? Because it's firm enough as a pudding but still very soft. Maomilk has 5 different flavours of milk pudding, every one of the flavours feels so smooth in my mouth, like it a lot!! I really can tell that it's my new favourite pudding in town. The surprise in each flavour will come as you bite the fruit chop on the pudding. It's sweet, pretty and cold and I just cannot tell you it's bad because it feels so good. 

I love them so much, and this is an honest statement hahahah. And if you're thinking about this milk pudding, just go to their instagram and order, they'll deliver the fresh homemade premium pudding right to your place.

Maomilk Pudding

Jalan Mangga VIII No. 2 Jajar

Surakarta, Jawa Tengah.

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That Crowd: Soto Semarang Pak To Solo

In the middle of my searching for dinner last night, I starred at the crowd of cars parking in front of a food stall. Soon I knew it's Soto Semarang Pak To, and since I hadn't been eating soto for a while, I thought I needed to stop and try it. I was lucky that I still got a seat, some people coming after me had to wait for the seat. 

1. Nasi Soto Ayam (8k) (Score 7/10) I had never been enchanted by this stall, I pass this stall everyday though. And last night, coz I was so hungry, I couldn't help but stop by. At first this soto ayam looked so appetizing, the colour was think and it has generous amount of chicken cutlet. But I have to be honest, this soto was not salty, not savoury, just not tasty for me. I was glad they have minced leek and salt on the table, they put quite flavour on the soto.

2. Gorengan (1k) (Score 6.5/10) In Solo, or some places around, when you eat nasi soto you'll always be teased by some fries or side dishes on the table. Haha, that's how we eat soto. It's almost like mandatory to eat soto with some side dishes, though you can just leave it too. Bergedel is my favourite side dish when eating soto. Too bad, bergedel here was sort of tasteless and really plain. It was a turn-off for me.

3. Sundukan (4k) (Score 8/10) Some side dishes we have for soto is nopt always fries, it's the other side dishes, sundukan, or you may call it satay. Various kind of satays. Here I had every one of them, from uritan (Chicken embrio yeay), scallop and chicken meat satay. Yeay yeay yeay finally, this was pretty good, it was savoury and sweet, surely gave more flavours to the plain soto I ate hahah.

Soto Semarang Pak To Solo

Jalan Dr. Soepomo, Deretan Warung

(Samping Pengadilan Negeri Surakarta)

Solo, Jawa Tengah

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MINIONS Invade McDonald's

This evening I went to McDonald's to meet a friend and finish our report on our work as lecturer's assistant. I didn't just throw away the chance to try the latest trend from McD, the Minion Mcflurry. Me and my company agreed to try two different tastes of it..

1. Oreo Banana Minion Mcflurry (12k) (Score 7.5/10) Basically the ice cream is that white ice cream from McD, then they put banana sugary slime on it and oreo powder. Hmm it feels good to have, it's sweet but still okay for me.

2. Banana Meises Minion Mcflurry (12k) (Score 5.5/10) I don't know if you like a very sweet desserts, but this one is, significantly, very sweet. I really think its sweetness is overwhelming and not at a good level. But it's not really bad, only I don't like it. 

Mc Donald's Solo

Jalan Slamet Riyadi No. 114

Solo, Jawa Tengah.

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Terrifyingly good: Yamie Pangsit Pathuk Yogyakarta

This definitely looks scrumptious, good news is, this yamie pangsit tastes better than its look. Haha 

1. Yamie Pangsit (12k) (Score 8.5/10)

There have been rumors that this mie ayam stall is using pork without consent on the menu, incantation and somewhat problematic. I'm definitely not sure about all that, I only know that this yamie tastes soooo good. This yamie is savoury,  a little crispy with large amount of bawang goreng, and the pangsit (dumplings) are just as good. With all that rumors mentioned, I think this yamie is more like terrifyingly good than just so good. You know that taste of food that's so amazing but scares you in the end because you believe that there's something discreet about the food hahahah I think I am thinking too much.

This place is always hella crowded, so prepare yourself to wait in line before getting the seat. Ah don't come too late in the afternoon, you might lose the chance to try this super dayum yamie! 

Yamie Pangsit Pathuk

Jalan Kemetiran Kidul No. 36

Yogyakarta Kota, DIY

(0271) 6511900

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Hippie: Carpentier Kitchen Surabaya

WE REALLY NEED MORE PLACES LIKE THIS. SERIOUSLY.

Considering all those fancy-artsy yet inconvenient tables, integrated fashun distro and the menu, this restaurant-cafe is a hipster ones. I always like a place like this, they are really up to today's lifestyle. The location of this place is also prime, it's located near to Kartini area in the heart of Surabaya. This area is so full of cafes, restaurants, Artotel and other places that will fulfill your lifestyle needs.

Let's go to the foods

1. Virginia Cheese Wedges (22k) (Score 8/10) This dish is so pretty, I mean look at those color of potato wedges, minced leafs, chili and cheese. The taste is another surprise, it's kind of spicy but not so much and salty and little bit sweet. This tastes pretty quirky in my mouth for a few seconds, but after a few bites it feels really good. I can really imagine the virginian spice swings inside my mouth and give me that breeze sensation. Really nice.

2. Fettucine Cream Sauce a la Carpentier (42k) (Score 8/10) Everything sounds a bit hipster and this one is no exception. Cream sauce a la Carpentier, what kind of cream sauce that might be. Hmm this tastes quite similar to carbonara but saltier and quirkier. Guess everythins is a little bit quirky around here hahah. The pasta is my favourite part, it's pretty chewy and so called al dente. The portion is quite big for such a meal in hipster cafe, love this.

3. Chocolate Pancake With Nuttella (34k) (Score 8.5/10) Having had been quite full after two dishes, I still have this chocolate pancake. I'm surprised that this pancake feels so light given that look of thick nuttella layer on it. The pancake itself tastes light, thin and sweet but not very sweet. Usually I don't really like sweet foods, but it's my favourite from this place, this is surprisingly light and very good, so chocolate but not too sugary. 

Carpentier Kitchen

Jalan Untung Surapati No. 83

Surabaya, Jawa Timur.

(031) 5682074

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Fine Afternoon At Letter D By Chef Degan Jakarta

Letter D, one of the most interesting restaurants in Jakarta coz the owner is the very well known, Chef Degan. He's been judging chefs in Masterchef Indonesia, Masterchef Junior Indonesia, being Best Asian Chef in World Gourmet Summit 2012, etc. Hmm with all that experiences and achievements, visiting his restaurant is mandatory for all food lovers.

The restaurant is minimalist yet still comfortable with all proper seats and tables. I am happy that this restaurant can be bright in the afternoon but still not hot. 2 well managed, decorated and spacious floors are ready for you to enjoy.

I was having 3 meals here wiht my friends, here they are

1. Talay Pao (140k) (Score 8/10) I can't explain the name, it's pretty strange to me. I can find some vegetables, asparagus and shrimp stirred together in this dish. Waiter told us it's better eaten with rice, and it's amazing. I may not know what its name means, but I know for sure this dish is a top notch ones from its kind.

2. Salmon Lodeh (130k) (Score 9/10) Lodeh, and salmon, and lodeh, and salmon huh? Lodeh is basically javanese cook, I can cook one, I used to have it too at home. Pretty weird to use salmon in lodeh, because originally lodeh is consisted of eggplant, tempeh, beans and so on. But this salmon lodeh is another surprise, it's savoury and tastes very good to me. The salmon is moist, tender and fancy. Surely I will raise my standart of lodeh hahah.

3. Lumpia Sayur (65k) (Score 7/10) Just like spring roll, but only veggies inside. Though it's very good, it's only lumpia. You know sometimes when you visit a good restaurant you always want a surprise, and this lumpia is, sorry, no surprise for me.

SALMON LODEH IS THE MOTHER OF LODEH. This was my choice, and I liked it. I didn't regret paying this much (130k) for lodeh coz it's really good. This dish brings lodeh into a whole new level. 

4. Keripik Tempeh (Complimentary) (Score 8/10) Not to forget this complimentary crisps, love it so much probably coz I was so hungry back then hahah.

I can tell you that this restaurant is a whole package if you want a fancy restaurant (but not so expensive), with nice foods, nice ambience and service. 

Letter D By Chef Degan

Jalan Ahmad Dahlan No. 16 Kebayoran Baru

Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta.

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Good Food In A Hopeless Place: Rancy's Burger Surabaya

Colorful burgers, who's not enchanted? Once I knew this one is located in Surabaya, this was my first target when I got to Surabaya last weekend. They have a green buns burger which is my favourite color of all. This burger stall is rather hard to find, it's small and share its place with another food stall. But hey I found it. 

Well I have to admit that the place is not so comfortable, it's small and terribly dirty. The place looks like that abandoned house but still functioning in a horror movie. It is so disappointing that they don't take a good care of this place. Sorry no picture

1. Greentea Dorry Burger (30k) (Score 7.5/10) So I was having this greentea dorry burger. This burger was green, it's quirky and I loved it. It has nori inside of it. The taste was rather plain, I didn't know why, but my favourite part was the nori and dorry. It's funny, usually when I eat burger I'll love the mayo and sauce part coz it's tasty, I just don't get that in this burger.

2. Beef Burger (28k) (Score 7.5/10) This basic burger was good. The beef patty was thick, not so juicy but the texture was good. I got that mayo-and-sauce sensation, loved this. And I loved this even better than the green burger. It was a surprise that the basic burger gave a better experience to me in this hopeless place. 

The Rancy's Burger

Jalan Raya Mulyosari No. 45

Surabaya, Jawa Timur.

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Late Night Dinner at Rawon Kalkulator Surabaya

Good news is, trains from Solo need only 4 hours to reach Surabaya. When you can't go in the morning, you'll end up going with afternoon trains (4pm and 5.25pm ones). You'll also end up feeling hungry when you arrive in Surabaya late in the night (various around 10pm). Gladly Surabaya is known for their late night culinary like sego sambel, pecel, soto madura etc. 

Last weekend I went to Surabaya yeay. I was arriving at 10pm and was feeling hungry, no problemo, I know exactly where to head to. It's Rawon Kalkulator at Taman Bungkul. 

If you happen to know Taman Bungkul, this rawon is just walking-distance from there. This place is known for its crowd and of course, scrumptious rawon! The crowd is so reasonable, I mean the food is really good here. They don't only have rawon here but also soto jerohan, but their rawon is way more famous.

1. Rawon (20k) (Score: 8.5/10) I have tried another trending rawon in this town, them both are always crowded, but I find this rawon kalkulator is not only trending and crowded but also very delicious. The taste is just precise for me, the meat is tender, the rice is enough. I think this food is mind blowing, with the popularity, they're still selling food with low price. That's a good thing to have.

2. Soto Jerohan (20k) (Score 6.5/10) Always droll when I see this dish, always. But don't be fooled by its look, I'm so sorry, this one is kind of tasteless. Its taste really doesn't equal the look, I mean the color is thick and it's fragrant. Jerohan in it looks so appetizing, yellow and tasty. But yeah, it's tasteless for me. Hint: It's not bad at all though.

This place is always crowded, but you'll also end up getting place and comfortable spot in their waroong. A must visit late night diner for me. 

Rawon Kalkulator (Taman Bungkul)
Jalan Raya Progo, Taman Bungkul
Surabaya, Jawa Timur.
(031) 5667134


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New In Solo: Red Velvet Terang Bulan at 99 Terang Boelan Solo

THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER, PEOPLE!!

We finally have the filthy red velvet terang bulan in town, I am so excited about it. We've known the amazing classic yellow terang bulan but oh sometimes ago we also have seen the other colors of terang bulan. Let's say there are purple, green and red terang bulan popping in Jakarta and Soerabaja. It's a miracle that we have the latest terang bulan stall in Solo, 99 Terang Boelan, they have various colors of terang bulan like red velvet, green tea, pandan, blueberry and classic ones, with even, more various toppings than any terang bulan in town ever. 

I was having the red velvet + oreo + cream cheese topping though (79k promo) (Score 8/10)

At first I doubted the taste of this terang bulan, you know this kekinian terang bulan is so trending now and people are try ing all they can to domineer the market. But then I ate it, and I liked it, just as much as my friend liked it. We loved it. We were pretty afraid that the terang bulan would be really really really really really sweet. I gotta tell you, it was not. The sweetness was not overwhelming, the paste was soft, little bit thick but was good. I was happy with it. 

A little tips for you guys:  This terang bulan has pretty big portion, maybe 5 or 6 persons. So the price is really reasonable. 

99 Terang Boelan

Jalan Gajah Mada No. 244 Sebrang Novotel

Solo. Jawa Tengah.

089603334999

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Fast Breaking: Family! at Adem Ayem Restaurant Solo

Today was third day of fasting and yeay my family were in Solo with me . This was the first time in ramadhan this year for me to have fast breaking moment with my family, should do it more often, they pay my food hahah. It's always a moment of happiness when you can have fast breaking together with your family.

So tonight we went to an old restaurant in town yet still sophisticatedly managed, Adem Ayem. The design, foods and everything are still so basic, never changed since I was a kid. We had our favourite meals here like nasi gudeg, nasi capcay and bakso kuah. And oh, during ramadhan they have free takjil (es kolak) for everyone yeay.

1. Nasi Gudeg Ayam (24k), Nasi Gudeg Istimewa with egg (30k) (Score 8/10 both) This menu really needs a spotlight here. Their nasi gudeg is my favourite, it's no traditional because it's a restaurant, but still they have one of the best nasi gudeg in the entire town. This nasi gudeg tastes more savoury and salty compared to the excesively-sweet gudeg jogja, that's an amazing story for me, I kinda like salty foods better than sweet ones. Its sambel goreng krecek is also slaying, not too spicy, still chewy, very nice. The price is pretty reasonable considering it's a restaurant and the gudeg tastes very good. I'll keep coming back for their nasi gudeg sih.

Adem Ayem

Jalan Slamet Riyadi No. 342

Solo, Jawa Tengah

(0271) 712891

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Ramadhan Kareem! Sahur Time at Kost Sinar Mutiara Solo

So these last few months, a family has been working in my boarding house to clean and keep it safe. I find them really nice and helpful to all guests here. Now that it's Ramadhan, they cook for sahur too, I feel really blessed with that. You know it's so hard to get up and go outside to find some foods for sahur, I mean it's 3AM in the morning. The foods are javanese home cooks like nasi sop ayam, oseng-oseng tempeh, etc with eggs, fried tempeh, fried pindang fish and so on. For me it's more than enough especially for sahur time like this. It's always a brilliant idea to have someone prepare fresh-cooked-foods for sahur, haha especially when you're anak kost

Today I have oseng-oseng tempeh, crispy mushroom, omellete and fried pindang. Love the oseng-oseng tempeh, this fits my taste very well, it's not sweet like the other oseng-oseng, it's a little bit spicy. Those crispy mushroom, omellete and fried pindang are as good, they're not too salty or too crispy, everything is so homey and delish for my sahur today. 

Kost Sinar Mutiara
Jalan Gajah Mada No. 123 Belakang Lombok Idjo
Banjarsari, Solo. Jawa Tengah

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