10 Wong Solo’s Foods You Won’t be Able to Forget

Surakarta or commonly known as Solo has been one of the culinary destinations in Indonesia. Being labelled as the city with the cheapest living cost in the country, Solo offers plenty of culinary destinations that won’t rob your wallet. Here are the local cuisines those have been the locals’ favorite of all time: 1. Tengkleng … Continue reading →

Let’s Find Out the Future Groom’s Two Favorite Solo Cuisines

The future groom’s (still countable) visits to Solo have left much more impressions on him more than the feeling of being a future groom of a Solonese bride. Well, he is maybe in his nervous state because he is having his wedding vow in a couple of days. The future groom, whom everyone called as … Continue reading →

Waiting for Midnight at the Legendary Perkedel Bondon, Bandung

Perkedel is an Indonesian fried snack made of mashed potatoes covered by egg then being fried. Meanwhile, do you know what does the word “Bondon” mean in Sundanese (one of the regional language spoken in West Java)? The word itself has a negative meaning because it means (sorry) sl*t in Sundanese. This perkedel was named perkedel bondon because … Continue reading →

I Blame It All on Turkish Foods!

After coming back from Istanbul, some of my friends in Porto told me that I looked chubbier than ever! Chubbier means gaining weight! Oh nooooooo! It was a big slap for me and I blame it all on Turkish foods. Yes, yes, yes. Those Turkish foods I ate in Turkey. Those delicious and cheap at twice … Continue reading →

Cooking Experiment: Khor, the Delightful Cambodian Sweet Chicken & Egg Stew

The first time I ate Khor was when my housemate, Kim Samath from Cambodia, cooked Khor for my birthday. I fell in love with Khor in a snap! I could taste its sweetness but also its saltiness (a bit). I asked Samath how to cook Khor and finally, Continue reading →

Cooking Experiment: Portuguese Bacalhau com Natas (Salted Codfish with Nata)

My Portuguese friends told me that there are more than 100 recipes of Bacalhau (Portuguese typical salted codfish). My most favourite one is Bacalhau com natas. I am terribly addicted to that kind of Bacalhau cooking. It is baked and has creamy sauce from nata (in Portuguese, it means cream or oily part of milk) … Continue reading →

Portuguese Beauty: Porto and/or Lisbon?

My Portuguese classmates asked me, “Which one do you like the best? Porto or Lisbon?” First time I heard that question was before my visit to Lisbon. They said that in Portugal there are two capitals. Lisbon as the capital of the southern Portugal and Portugal itself. Porto as the capital of the northern Portugal. … Continue reading →

Sight(s) of Porto from my Phone Part 1

You know I love this city and enjoy living here. And taking picture of every corner of Porto has always been my favourite thing to enjoy this city. Those photos had been posted on my Instagram. Continue reading →

Kuliner Solo: Enaknya Selat Modern Ala Omah Selat

Aloha! Setelah hampir seminggu saya tidak meng-update isi blog ini, saya akan mengajak Anda untuk mengenal salah satu kuliner khas kota asal saya, Surakarta atau yang lebih dikenal dengan Solo. Jika mister & miss bule punya makanan bernama steak, wong Solo nggak mau kalah. Wong Solo punya steak khas jowo yang dinamakan selat. Komponen si … Continue reading →

Kuliner Salatiga: Getuk Kethek (Monyet) Rasa Original

Gethuk? Tidak perlu dijelaskan panjang lebar lagi. Insya Allah Anda sudah tahu apa itu gethuk. Makanan olahan singkong ini biasanya banyak dijual sebagai salah satu jajanan pasar tradisional dan berwarna-warni. Kali ini saya akan mengenalkan si gethuk oleh2 wajib jika Anda berkunjung ke kota Salatiga yang dikenal dengan sebutan Gethuk Kethek (Monyet). Continue reading →