Soto

Etymology

Nasi uduk literally means mixed rice in Indonesian. The name describes the dish preparation itself which requires more ingredients than common rice cooking and also varieties additional side dishes.

Preparation

Nasi uduk is made by cooking rice soaked in coconut milk instead of water, clove, cassia bark, and lemongrass.

Nasi uduk is commonly served with emping (melinjo chips), empal, fried chicken, and fried onion sprinkled on the top of the rice. Additional side dishes might be added according to one's taste. Chili sauce is also common in nasi uduk preparation.

Popularity

Nasi uduk is a popular dish for the busy commuters in Jakarta, mainly because it's both affordable (one serving costs on average Rp5000,- or about $0.50). It can be found throughout the day, some roadside stalls open exclusively in the morning, noon, or night, depending on the demographic of the surrounding areas. Stalls located near schools usually open at noon, while the ones near offices usually opens at night.

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See also: soto, restoran, makanan

Sidewalk cafe

A sidewalk cafe (sometimes called a pavement cafe, or patio) is an outdoor part of a coffeehouse or cafe. This is an area where customers go to relax, dine, and socialize. Other activities at a sidewalk cafe might include studying, reading, or using, if it is available, the cafe's internet access.

Sidewalk cafe ambiance

Many people who frequent sidewalk cafes, do so for the comfortable and quaint atmosphere. Typically in a sidewalk cafe there are tables and chairs [and sometimes benches] for dining and relaxing. Sometimes they are permanently outside, however they are often taken inside on closing time, or earlier if it gets colder. Usually there are parasols depending on the style and decor of any particular sidewalk cafe and there may be a low fence around it for protection against wind and/or for the purpose of decoration.

Fast food restaurants such as McDonald's also often have an outdoor dining area, thus making them sidewalk cafes.

Popular sidewalk cafe activities

Cafes where food is the main attraction usually are for dining, entertainment, and meetings, both business and casual. A cafe where coffee is the main attraction is usually for socializing, internet, reading, studying, entertainment, and dining. There are several types of cafes and venues as well as types of people that frequent these places for different activities.

Depending on the country and on permits alcohol may or may not be served. In some places local laws allow drinking alcohol in a sidewalk cafe but not on a public bench etc.

A sidewalk cafe's surrounding area

Typically a cafe or restaurant needs a permit from the municipality to have an outdoor part. This will not be granted if due to lack of space there is too much inconvenience for passers-by. The municipality may restrict the opening hours for the outdoor part.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: restoran, tamani

Japanese Drinks

Aojiru (青汁?) is a Japanese vegetable drink most commonly made from kale. The drink is also known as green drink or green juice in English, a direct translation of the Japanese meaning. (In modern Japanese, the character 青 ao means "blue", but it is commonly still used in older contexts to refer to green vegetation.)

Aojiru was developed in October 1943 by Dr. Niro Endo (遠藤仁郎, Endō Nirō?), an army doctor who experimented with juices extracted from the discarded leaves of various vegetables in an attempt to supplement his family's meager wartime diet. He credited the cure of his son from pneumonia and of his wife from nephritis to aojiru, and in 1949 concluded that kale was the best ingredient for his juice.

Aojiru was popularized in 1983 by Q'SAI (キューサイ?), who started marketing 100% kale aojiru in powdered form as a dietary supplement, and sales boomed after 2000 when cosmetics giant Fancl started mass retailing of the juice. Today, many Japanese companies manufacture aojiru, usually using kale, young barley or komatsuna leaves as the base of the drink, and the size of the aojiru market was well over $500 million in 2005.

The taste of aojiru is famously unpleasant, so much so that drinking a glass of the liquid is a common punishment on Japanese TV game shows. However, new formulations of aojiru have attempted to minimize the bitter taste of the original.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: restoran, makanan, minuman

Makanan Orang Miskin Disana

Beruntunglah kita masih bisa tertawa lebar. Tak terlalu memikirkan makanan yang akan disantap hari ini atau esok hari. Terkadang dengan mudahnya kita buang-buang makanan yang sudah menjadi hak kita ke tempat sampah. Sementara, berdasarkan penelitian di daerah Muara Gembong dan Pebayuran, Kabupaten Bekasi kita bisa melihat seorang ibu yang tua renta bersusah payah demi menikmati makan siang. Ibu ini memiliki seorang anak yang telah menikah dan memberikannya cucu. Harapan dengan adanya keluarga baru ini bisa memperbaiki taraf hidup mereka ternyata tak terbukti. Mereka malah semakin melarat karena anak dan menantunya hanyalah nelayan kecil dan buruh tani lepasan yang tak jua bisa sebut pendapatan mereka cukup, apalagi berlebih. Sehingga, ibu tua renta ini mencoba membantu diri dan keluarganya dengan menangkap ikan-ikan kecil di sungai. Seringkali ikan-ikan yang tertangkap jaring-jaring ini hanyalah ikan-ikan kecil yang tak sebesar ikan gurame atau ikan mas yang biasa kita santap. Ikan-ikan yang beliau peroleh hanyalah ikan-ikan kecil sebesar ibu jari. Padahal berat juga mengangkat jaring itu di pinggir sungai dengan resiko terpeleset. Bukan hanya itu, mereka memasak kembali menggunakan kayu bakar karena tabung gas yang dibagikan pemerintah begitu menakutkan serta mengancam jiwa.

Bersyukurlah kita, dengan segala fasilitas yang kita miliki di rumah, dengan banyaknya restoran yang bisa kita kunjungi setiap saat. Tanpa perlu mengeluarkan keringat layaknya ibu tua renta yang tak pantas lagi bekerja. (Ratih)

See also: seafood

Sate Lezat Kali untuk Makan Malam

Satay (pronounced /ˈsæteɪ/ SA-tay) or sate is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meats, served with a sauce.[1] Satay may consists of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, tofu, or other meats; the more authentic version uses skewers from the midrib of the coconut leaf, although bamboo skewers are often used. These are grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings.

Satay may have originated in Java or Sumatra, Indonesia [2]. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia; it has become a national dish of Indonesia[3]. It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, such as: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, the southern Philippines and in the Netherlands, as Indonesia is a former Dutch colony.

Satay is a very popular delicacy in Indonesia and Malaysia; Indonesia’s diverse ethnic groups’ culinary art (see Cuisine of Indonesia) have produced a wide variety of satays. In Indonesia, satay can be obtained from a travelling satay vendor, from a street-side tent-restaurant, in an upper-class restaurant, or during traditional celebration feasts. In Malaysia, satay is a popular dish - especially during celebrations - and can be found throughout the country. Close analogues are yakitori from Japan, shish kebab from Turkey, chuanr from China and sosatie from South Africa.

Turmeric is a compulsory ingredient used to marinate satay, which gives the dish its characteristic yellow colour. Meats commonly used include beef, mutton, pork, venison, fish, shrimp, squid, chicken, and even tripe. Some have also used more exotic meats, such as turtle, crocodile, and snake meat.

Satay may be served with a spicy peanut sauce dip, or peanut gravy, slivers of onions and cucumbers, and ketupat (rice cakes).

Pork satay can be served in a pineapple-based satay sauce or cucumber relish. An Indonesian version uses a soy-based dip.

Satay is not the same as the Vietnamese condiment sate, which typically includes ground chili, onion, tomato, shrimp, oil, and nuts. Vietnamese sate is commonly served alongside noodle and noodle-soup dishes.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: restoran, makanan

Restoran Sunda Di Jakarta

Untuk mencari restoran khas Sunda di Ibu Kota sangatlah mudah. Tapi, di mana Anda bisa mencari makanan Sunda sekelas restoran dengan harga warteg? Tentunya relatif sulit, bukan? Untuk itu, cobalah Anda datangi Kedai Ma' Pinah di Jalan Kapten Tendean No 2 Jakarta Selatan.

Kedai Ma' Pinah adalah salah satu restoran khas Priyangan yang ada di Jakarta Selatan. Desain bangunannya yang ditata berdasarkan konsep modern minimalis, plus seluruh ruangannya dilengkapi AC, menjadikan tampilan Kedai Ma' Pinah restoran elegan, tapi menu-menu yang dijual semuanya murah.

Kalau disebut menu-menu Kedai Ma' Pinah berharga murah, memang tidak berlebihan. Buktinya, untuk mencicipi menu andalan, seperti seporsi ikan etong bakar, Anda cukup merogoh kocek Rp 16.500. Apa itu ikan etong? Ikan etong adalah nama lain dari ikan ayam-ayaman yang tersedia banyak di restoran lain yang menyiapkan menu ikan bakar. Untuk menikmati seporsi nasi kerikil atau nasi bakar khas kedai ini, hanya dikenai tarif Rp 4.000.

Selain makanan, Kedai Ma'pinah juga mempunyai beragam jenis sambal. Ada sambal kecap manis yang dicampur dengan bumbu rempah-rempah. Kemudian, ada sambal merah ulek. Yang terakhir adalah sambal khas Sunda, yakni sambal terasi. Bagi Anda yang ingin berpedas-pedas dengan kentalnya aroma terasi, silakan mencoba sambal ini.

Restoran ini juga menyediakan pilihan menu yang bisa Anda pilih. Sebut saja cumi bakar yang rasanya pedas manis, udang bakar, ikan kakap bakar dan goreng, sampai sajian kepiting saus tiram.Konsep kedai ini adalah prasmanan. Tapi, ada beberapa menu yang baru dimasak bila Anda memesannya. Kunci sukses kedai ini terletak pada rasa dan kualitasnya. Selain itu, Ma' Pinah tetap mempertahankan harga walaupun kebutuhan pokok semakin melambung. "Kami menjaga standar dan kontrol terhadap rasa. Dan kami juga tetap mempertahankan harga kami," ujar Syarifudin.

Kendati murah, bukan berarti murahan, lho. Terbukti tempat parkir Ma' Pinah selalu sesak oleh mobil para pengunjung. Kedai ini buka setiap hari mulai pukul 10.00 hingga pukul 00.00. Mau makan kenyang dan murah? Buruan pacu mobil Anda ke Ma' Pinah di kawasan Jalan Tendean, Jakarta Selatan

Sumber : suarakarya-online.com

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Tips Memilih Restoran

1. Jangan pergi ke Restoran dalam kondisi sangat lapar. Sebelum berangkat mungkin anda dapat makan sedikit buah segar, seperti contohnya setengah apel.

2. Usahakan untuk sudah memiliki ide restoran sebelum anda berangkat ke mal atau restoran yang anda tuju, dan merencanakan paling tidak hidangan apa yang anda ingini. Tanyakan juga kepada anggota keluarga/teman anda yang juga ikut makan bersama. Karena lapar mata dan usulan tempat makan yang berubah-ubah sering dapat membuyarkan rencana anda makan sehat

3. Pilihlah Restoran yang menjual tidak hanya satu macam menu makanan utama yang serupa (contohnya: hanya menjual daging steak), tetapi restoran yang menyediakan menu makanan variatif: termasuk nasi, sayur, salad, daging, sup, sehingga mempermudah pilihan makanan sehat anda

4. Pilihlah porsi yang sesuai dengan anda. Bila anda sudah diajarkan sejak kecil untuk menghabiskan apa yang ada di piring anda, ambilah nasi dan lauk secukupnya

5. Bila anda tahu restoran itu menyediakan nasi dalam jumlah lebih besar dari porsi yang dianjurkan dokter untuk anda, pesanlah separoh porsi dan jangan segan-segan membayar satu porsi jika restoran tidak memperkenankan pemesanan ½ porsi.

6. Jangan habiskan makan terlalu cepat, kunyahlah makanan anda perlahan-lahan dan nikmati hidangan anda

7. Usahakan memesan minuman yang tidak manis, misalnya es teh tawar atau Japanese green tea. Bila restoran menyediakan Ice lemon tea, mintalah gula untuk dihidangkan terpisah sehingga anda dapat mengatur sendiri takaran gulanya.

8. Sedapat mungkin hindari makanan yang berminyak dan digoreng, bakar dan rebus dapat menjadi pilihan anda yang lain

9. Bila anda sudah kenyang sedangkan hidangan masih banyak, jangan malu-malu meminta makanan untuk dibungkus.

10. Bila anda masih ingin hidangan penutup, usahakan memilih buah segar. Hindari cream, dan santan

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