Comments on: Jakarta, Indonesia: The Food of Memory (last of 3 parts) http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605 An obsession with dessert and other unabashed opinions of a food writer Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:57:06 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-18427 Lisa Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:17 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-18427 Waduh! This article has made me so very hungry. I also lived in Indonesia (albeit Surabaya) from age 7 to 13. When I returned some years ago after nearly 20 years away, I could hardly believe how much I felt like it was my homecoming. Indonesian foods and culture formed powerful bonds with who I am and nothing but being there and smelling the clove cigarette smoke and mosquito coils burning in the evenings brings those things back. Martabak at night...not to be missed! Waduh! This article has made me so very hungry. I also lived in Indonesia (albeit Surabaya) from age 7 to 13. When I returned some years ago after nearly 20 years away, I could hardly believe how much I felt like it was my homecoming. Indonesian foods and culture formed powerful bonds with who I am and nothing but being there and smelling the clove cigarette smoke and mosquito coils burning in the evenings brings those things back. Martabak at night…not to be missed!

]]> By: aris http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-18319 aris Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:36:35 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-18319 Sate Khas Senayan, is our fav place. Sate Khas Senayan, is our fav place.

]]> By: aris http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-18317 aris Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:28:01 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-18317 Oh how I miss my homeland....:( Thanks for sharing your memories with us. Oh how I miss my homeland….:( Thanks for sharing your memories with us.

]]> By: Lorie http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-18225 Lorie Tue, 26 May 2009 12:55:17 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-18225 Hi Lori! Been here in Jakarta for 6 yrs now, and I surely agree with some of your thoughts about Indonesian cuisine. My faves are also martabak, sate ayam (esp the peanut sauce), nasi kuning, pisang goreng and the home-made version of beef rendang. As for desserts, I love their alpukat juice but am not so fond of their es teler. That's why I miss our halo-halo. Good thing Chow King opened a branch here (though am not sure if they're still around). thanks for this very informative blog. btw, why did it took you 20 yrs to return here? Hi Lori!

Been here in Jakarta for 6 yrs now, and I surely agree with some of your thoughts about Indonesian cuisine.

My faves are also martabak, sate ayam (esp the peanut sauce), nasi kuning, pisang goreng and the home-made version of beef rendang. As for desserts, I love their alpukat juice but am not so fond of their es teler. That’s why I miss our halo-halo. Good thing Chow King opened a branch here (though am not sure if they’re still around).

thanks for this very informative blog.
btw, why did it took you 20 yrs to return here?

]]> By: Christine http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-17870 Christine Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:39:49 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-17870 Hi Lori !! Going to Jakarta/Yogyakarta next weekend, and came here to get tips from you. I remembered these posts from way back. :) Thanks for the tips! I'm getting hungry thinking about all the food I hope to be feasting on over there! Hi Lori !!

Going to Jakarta/Yogyakarta next weekend, and came here to get tips from you. I remembered these posts from way back. :) Thanks for the tips! I’m getting hungry thinking about all the food I hope to be feasting on over there!

]]> By: Ivan http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-11202 Ivan Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:57:42 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-11202 Hi, my name is disman-kl, i like your site and i ll be back ;) Hi, my name is disman-kl, i like your site and i ll be back ;)

]]> By: Agung http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-10849 Agung Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:46:36 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-10849 Miss Lori, your trilogy writing about food in Jakarta impress me much. Yes, jakarta is a strange mixture between all kind of things and once you become part of it, you will miss it so much. Anyway, i am as an indonesian who live in Jakarta feel so flattered. Thank You so much, please come to jakarta anytime, we welcome you with smile, but keep be careful especially while in the street, there are also many bad guys there anyway,hehehhe Miss Lori,

your trilogy writing about food in Jakarta impress me much. Yes, jakarta is a strange mixture between all kind of things and once you become part of it, you will miss it so much. Anyway, i am as an indonesian who live in Jakarta feel so flattered. Thank You so much, please come to jakarta anytime, we welcome you with smile, but keep be careful especially while in the street, there are also many bad guys there anyway,hehehhe

]]> By: Mita http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-9508 Mita Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:36:52 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-9508 Like you, I find Jakarta street food more interesting. Your Jakarta posts made me want to go back even more and have the martabak telor, ikan bakar and sop buntut among other things....ohhh the smells of Jakarta....I miss it. Like you, I find Jakarta street food more interesting. Your Jakarta posts made me want to go back even more and have the martabak telor, ikan bakar and sop buntut among other things….ohhh the smells of Jakarta….I miss it.

]]> By: Lennie http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-6744 Lennie Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:13:57 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-6744 Like everyone else who has ever lived in Indonesia, your Indo series opened a flood of wonderful culinary memories for me! I'll never forget my daily dose of alpukat es teler (from a fave food hangout at Pasar Baru)...yum! And waiting for the street vendor to roll by with his rickety cart of steaming hot bakmi bakso was one of the highlights of living in Indonesia, where streetfoods (at least to my mind) provided the ultimate in eating enjoyment. One thing that I also really loved was this spicy crunchy snack I knew only as KRIPIK. We (my classmates and I) bought it in little plastics near our school (was in grade 11 & 12 when I was there) and the closest I can come to describing it is some sort of crispy fried kamote smothered in chili/chili oil. I never could find this anywhere else. If you know where I can buy this snack, or know of anyone who can help me get a hold of a recipe for kripik, please let me know. I'm soooo longing for the burn-in-the-mouth taste of the chili followed by the sweetish kamote that I remember from my youth. Thanks for your wonderful articles, keep them coming! Like everyone else who has ever lived in Indonesia, your Indo series opened a flood of wonderful culinary memories for me! I’ll never forget my daily dose of alpukat es teler (from a fave food hangout at Pasar Baru)…yum! And waiting for the street vendor to roll by with his rickety cart of steaming hot bakmi bakso was one of the highlights of living in Indonesia, where streetfoods (at least to my mind) provided the ultimate in eating enjoyment. One thing that I also really loved was this spicy crunchy snack I knew only as KRIPIK. We (my classmates and I) bought it in little plastics near our school (was in grade 11 & 12 when I was there) and the closest I can come to describing it is some sort of crispy fried kamote smothered in chili/chili oil. I never could find this anywhere else. If you know where I can buy this snack, or know of anyone who can help me get a hold of a recipe for kripik, please let me know. I’m soooo longing for the burn-in-the-mouth taste of the chili followed by the sweetish kamote that I remember from my youth. Thanks for your wonderful articles, keep them coming!

]]> By: meidi yanto http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/605/comment-page-1#comment-6698 meidi yanto Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:18:02 +0000 http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=605#comment-6698 hi, miss lori I just watching u at TFC channel, from Dubai UAE. I'm Indonesian but I can speak it Tagalog and speak es well. when I opened the website I found the Indonesian food, its so happy to see how people like our delicious food. any way I'm working in Pastry and Bakery , may be I can share some western recipes to all of who love this site, from my 13 years experiences in pastry and bakery from different hotel and country. hi, miss lori
I just watching u at TFC channel, from Dubai UAE.
I’m Indonesian but I can speak it Tagalog and speak es well. when I opened the website I found the Indonesian food, its so happy to see how people like our delicious food.
any way I’m working in Pastry and Bakery , may be I can share some western recipes to all of who love this site, from my 13 years experiences in pastry and bakery from different hotel and country.

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