Oh well, I won't talk really much about this city. It's known for massive traffic jam, ridiculous flooding and crazy governance. But it's also known for great food.
This stupid person entirely forget to take a pic of his favorite hoka-hoka bento restaurant. Japanese food restaurant that's not exactly Japanese but we love it anyway. For a mere SGD5 or even less, you can have a great meal in this "fake" japanese chain hokka-hokka tei.
But anyway, here's the number 1 food you can never find it in Singapore.
BAKMI GM!It's the old traditional noodle from Jakarta. Chinese believe that you must eat something long during your birthday (i.e. noodle) to have a long life. So most of my birthdays are spent here.
It's unique noodle, lightly crusted pangsit and tasty ifumie (there's a history of Indonesian Ifumie and it's connection to Hong Kong Yee Foo Mian. But let's get to it another time) It's a treat (after hoka hoka bento) I wouldn't miss in Jakarta.
As for the drink. (DRUM ROLLLL...)
It's...
A&W root beer on a frosty mug!!!
Oh well. It's supposedly A&W root beer float on a frosty mug. (but I was full when I get to A&W) Now, not every outlet provide the mug. It's important to ask whether they serve it in the mug or measly paper cup. Do take note that while my favorite root beer is still Australian Bundaberg(cos it's real brewed! not syrup), the experience of drinking from the frosty mug is a totally different experience. I'm somewhat convinced that the death of A&W in Singapore is more or less contributed by the missing frosty mug that replaced by paper cups.
Some KFC Restaurant in Jakarta still serve their chicken (and rice. Yes, rice!) in a china plate and a teh botol drink instead of pepsi.
So there will be another trip to Jakarta in February and more pics to come!
And to close this posting, let me remind you that it's not all sweet and tasty in the big durian.
It's unique noodle, lightly crusted pangsit and tasty ifumie (there's a history of Indonesian Ifumie and it's connection to Hong Kong Yee Foo Mian. But let's get to it another time) It's a treat (after hoka hoka bento) I wouldn't miss in Jakarta.
As for the drink. (DRUM ROLLLL...)
It's...
A&W root beer on a frosty mug!!!Oh well. It's supposedly A&W root beer float on a frosty mug. (but I was full when I get to A&W) Now, not every outlet provide the mug. It's important to ask whether they serve it in the mug or measly paper cup. Do take note that while my favorite root beer is still Australian Bundaberg(cos it's real brewed! not syrup), the experience of drinking from the frosty mug is a totally different experience. I'm somewhat convinced that the death of A&W in Singapore is more or less contributed by the missing frosty mug that replaced by paper cups.
Some KFC Restaurant in Jakarta still serve their chicken (and rice. Yes, rice!) in a china plate and a teh botol drink instead of pepsi.
So there will be another trip to Jakarta in February and more pics to come!
And to close this posting, let me remind you that it's not all sweet and tasty in the big durian.
There this DARNED TRAFFIC JAM, TOO!!!!
Discern and digest!
Chris
Chris
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