Batam Famous Fish Soup

Here's my Culinary journey, and sorry for late posting it because still process in my review to make a perfect review for you my dear readers.

3 weeks ago I just spent my simple and very short holiday for just a refreshing because already stuck in my fully biggy jobs, as I mean a very many jobs to do... #LOLS

I went to Riau Province, I have friend there so that he took me around and as I ever read in Mr. Bondan Winarno Maknyuss book, the famous Fish Soup at Riau located at Nagoya Centre, the one that Mr. Bondan ever went was "Yong Kee Istimewa".

Actually it's just the same as Medan Food house, but their specialty was the Fish Soup.
The fish soup here was the hybrid from the Tionghuaneese, and the ingredients of the Fish Soup itself also so traditional Tionghua people usually used in cooking, such like Tongcai (the fermentation of "sawi pahit"), the green tomato, and so on.

The growth of fish soup during cooking new creations are the iconic Batam and Riau Islands. We also see a hybrid cuisine of Tionghua. It is very clear that the presence of Tongcai and mustard sauce in the soup is made ​​fresh and fragrant stew.

Coffee Box-ing WIth An Old Friend

Welcoming my "long time no see" friend's, that just dropped at Medan for several days.
As we all are missed the home-made dishes, we went to Coffee Box, as for me.. 'again', #LOLS

So why not? I ordered a plate of eggs-martabak complete with the curry, a quite simple dishes and easy to make and light to craved. The point was from the compliment side, the curry itself.
The curry of Coffee Box was okay, not too thicky. Seems like I loved the curry more than the martabak. XD

Then some of my friends order the "nasi tim (steam rice)", and the fried rice.
For some snacks we ordered the potato chips with the homemade mayo, and as for me I loved the mayo so much

Ah.. because of welcoming the Christmas, everywhere along the Mall was decorated with Christmas Decoration..
Ahh.. it's fun and so wonderful 

De Coffee For Evening Break

As you know, many Coffee Place (in Tionghua we said "Kopi Tiam) opened nowadays. It was the affect of the increasing of the Culinary passion of people here in Medan.

Last 2 weeks, around 20s something in November, I just finished of meeting with some client and have a very late lunch with some friends.
So we make appointment to meet up at De-Coffee.

De Coffee was new Cafe that was openend around 3-4 months ago. The customers here was several, so it was okay for new comer Coffee Place here.
The design was very Contemporary in using such woods materials.

I just ordered the "Beef Blackpepper Kwetiau", the taste was score by me for 60, the taste was okay already, just the pepper not too tasty and I got no spice of there. But at least the smell, the beef and the broth of the Kwetiau is good enough.
Then some of my friends ordered the same dishes with me.
But one of them ordered the spaghetti bolognaise, as looked the presentation was good but so sorry I didn't taste it.

Welcoming Mr. Bondan Winarno

On 24 Nov 2013, exactly it was Sunday that I got news from my friend that Mr.Expert Indonesia Culinary "Bondan Winarno" came by to Medan.

He came to Medan for promoting the newest Indonesia rice named "Beras Maknyuss".
The promotion starts on 9 a.m and located at Beruang Traditional Market.
I got a chance to meet him and chit chating with him for only a while, because the market too crowded and so many people want to took photos with him.

Ah.. He also got invitation to reviewed newest Traditional Indonesia Food House that just opened 2 weeks ago.
But sadly I can't joined them because I have another appointment to do.

But as for me He is the Best.
I read his book and I got many knowledge about every culinary or traditional cuisine from Sabang till Merauke.
I learned from where the foods came out, there's always a story behind every foods that already been famous nowadays.

A Warm Homemade Snacks

As I reviewed and I researched, many creative teenagers nowadays selling food by online selling. They really using the function of gadgets that was very helpful to them.
 
As some of my friends selling the very homemade snacks called "Empek-Empek".
Empek-empek was the iconic food from Palembang. The story came from one uncle (tionghua said "Acek") that felt very pity of the wasted fish meat and he took it, cleaned it and make the rest of the meat with mixed of flour that became like fishball but in flat shape.
And the Acek sell it by carriage two baskets and called the Empek-empek "apek-apek" that time.

That's just some short story where the empek-empek came from, I also read the story from my Maknyuss Culinary book by Bondan Winarno.

My friends just gave me some compliment of it's Empek-empek and asked my help for simple review.
She delivered me Empek-empek Kapal Selam that have boiled egg inside and Empek-empek Lenjar that the shape like sausages.

The taste of it's Empek-empek already good, the sauce also already good, but maybe too much brown sugar inside. So she will improved the food she sell for.
Beside that she also delivered me some green-bean cakes.
And also the Risol, as for me the Risol was twi thumbs up. :)

For order, you can email me or call the seller "Melissa (Phone +6281360936205).
Happy Culinary :)

Good Luck
Au Revoir