From Es teler 77

Another things from Es teler 77, I made this as a separate post because the tagging is different. This one contains snacks to go with the Es teler. They are kinda nice as well.
Here we go:
1. Deep fried Otak-otak (Sporeans know otak-otak better as otah or otah-totah)
it's like fish cake, only better taste and it's deep fried. Normal otak-otak have more fish flavor and has different texture which can be distinguished by the tounge. However now that this is deep fried, it goes well with sambal (chilli sauce)

Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - looks irregular and looks like banana deep fried. You know what I mean
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Crispy and tasty. Good snack
Sinfulness ♥♥♥♥◦ - quite oily but it's real easy to crave this.

2. Batagor.
Huh? I only know that BATAGOR stands for BAkso TAhu GOReng today after i decided to google for it. So yeah, it's Bakso (fishballs or meatballs) Tahu (beancurd, toufu) Goreng (fried)
with the delicious dark soy sauce + nut gravy (saus kacang) that is normally used for satay or lontong.

closer look down there

Woooohh... Makes me really want to eat it again..
Appearance ♥♥◦◦◦ - Nut gravy is not really best in its appearance, but it's delicious
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Oily as well, but yet, taste as good as the deep fried otak2
Sinfulness ♥♥♥♥◦ - same rate as above. Very sinful

Yup, there are more snacks in es teler actually but these two are my fave ones.

Es Teler 77

William is back!! to share more about food.
Now is back to dessert again. Es teler77. Es (ice) teler(dizzy, drunk?, hungover?) and Es teler 77 is the fast food chain brand that sell this excellent dessert. Although it says teler, but it doesn't have any alcohol or stuff like that that makes you, teler
Lots of franchises in Indonesia and there are some also here in Singapore. The website also says that there are some as well in Australia

Ice, jack fruit, avocado, coconut flesh, sweet condensed milk and tadaaaa... Es teler.
But the one made by Es teler 77 is just different.

Ooooh my cute little sister..

Oops, shouldn't leave leftover, I would just have to eat it after I took the picture.
Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - The look is actually quite standard
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Very nice taste, sweet and refreshing
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ - One portion is always not enough

Kare Soba (カレーそば)

Soba is a kind of thick noodle, pasta (esp: spaghetti) like japanese style noodle. Kare it's simply a translation of Curry.

It's a food from NUS' Japanese Stall from "The Deck" (Faculty of Arts) Canteen.
Actually, after taking Japanese, seems like I've got the curiosity to know more about Japanese Culture and stuffs like food of course. I've taken liking to this store since my Japanese Languange module is offered from this faculty and I always take my meal after my Japanese class there.

The dish, is somewhat unique, or should I say wierd? Some potato, meat of your choice and probably that's all. Here are the pictures:

This is the kare soba with dory fillet that I had.

While this is the kare soba with torikatsu? (chicken cutlet) that my friend had.
Well, not so satisfied with the taste. The stall might not be the best hand to handle the dish (though I like other menu) and I tried this out of curiosity.
Without further ado:
Appearance ♥♥◦◦◦ - The soba actually looked kinda dry and so it wasn't that appealing.
Tastiness ♥♥◦◦◦ -  Japanese Curry is a bit different but I wouldn't really want it on soba. Not a good combination for me or as i said it might be the stall, not really the dish.
Sinfulness ♥♥◦◦◦ The portion was kind of small.. And the curry isn't not the oily and yummy curry.

Nasi Padang attack 3!!

Long time no see!!! I've been quite busy with animes and assignments at school. Not that motivated to post any food till now but now that you are reading this, it's time for a post after quite a time.

it's quite a familiar one but the concept is still nasi padang. Curry gravy on top of rice, just that it's without real less veggies.. It's NUS' "Indonesian Panggang" from Techno Edge (Engine/SDE Canteen). Panggang actually means grill which means the focus of the food offered from the stall is quite to the grilled stuff.

Here's what I ordered.
 
I'll have to commend on the portion of the chicken. Quite big isn't it?

Well, size does matter, a bit.. for such greedy-for-food man like me, however in the end, taste matter most. Not much of a special thing compared with previous nasi padang posts nor compared with real Indonesian style grilled stuff. This stall was once popular though..
Now onto the scoring:

Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ - I hate the westernized style that this Indonesian Panggang food adopts, not only in appearance but also taste. But it's actually not that aesthetically unpleasing so 3 points shall do the trick
Tastiness ♥♥♥◦◦ - So-so.. Nothing really special for me
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ Well the size does matter a bit right? as i said?

Nasi Padang Attack 2!

Okay, this is a better version of Nasi Padang. Previously it was called selbu (serba lima ribu = everything 5000 rupiahs, ard 80cents) after that serbu (serba enam ribu, ard 90cents) and now they are not that cheap anymore. Like rp20k - 40k (S$3-6) per meal.
The one that I had, contained, rice with curry gravy (the basic requirement for nasi padang), grilled chicken, tempeh, shrimp with some sambal veggies and some curry made jackfruit veggie (sayur nangka). As shown in the picture:




while this is one that my sister had, the one with fried chicken and without any spicy veggies.

Appearance ♥♥♥♥◦ Looks more organized! And also, more appealing!
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - Tastes somewhat better compared with garuda's. Small portions were just right to make you crave more. The spiciness was awesome and the non spicy one isn't that bad either.
Sinfulness ♥♥♥◦◦ Since it's small portion, you tend to ask for more rice, more veggie, chicken or take some from your sister's in case she leave some leftovers.

Nasi Padang Attack 1

Nasi Padang Attack!!! Nasi means rice and Padang is a place in Indonesia. So literally it's Padang-nese style of rice. Since there are a lot of varieties of nasi padang, the postings of nasi padang will be numbered as "Nasi Padang Attack (number)" and will be tagged with "nasi padang" on every post.
Now the first and probably the most famous nasi padang around Indonesia is Nasi Padang "Garuda". That's not a type of nasi padang, instead, it's just a brand of something like fast food chain. But Garuda is by far, the most famous brand in Indonesia. You can find its franchise at level B1 vivo city which cost like 10 times more.
The most common thing about Nasi Padang is that it's a dish of rice, with some curry gravy on top and some meat and veggie to accompany the rice.
For this Garuda, we can either choose a range of meat: curry chicken, fried chicken, grilled chicken, grilled fish, sambal fish, etc. etc. And somehow, this garuda always have the sweet potato leaves with a bit of "belacan" chili sauce". Picture below:

















Appearance ♥♥♥◦◦ Simple traditional look with banana leaves as wrapping, after that another wrap with low quality paper. This is the dabao-ed (packed) appearance.
Tastiness ♥♥♥◦◦ Probably they should have given chicken in big sizes. This one is definitely too small to go with the rice.
Sinfulness ♥♥◦◦◦ well for this one, the rice is kinda filling and that's it. Not so much of gluttony left after that. The situation will be different if you'd asked for more gravy.

Lapis Legit

Now, a great food souvenir to take if you had paid a visit to Indonesia:
Lapis Legit, also known as: Spekkoek (thanks to wiki)
Although, it might look a bit different from Wiki's picture file, but the description is roughly the same. What's so special about this is that, the making process of this cake is done layer by layer.
As you can see from the picture below, each line should represent the border of one layer to another. So what I understand is the first layer will be baked first, then the liquid dough is poured again and baked again until the top. Which might explains about the dark colored thin lines.





Ooops taking in the bite!

And yeah, according to wiki, this cake, is actually Dutch-Indonesian!
Probably was developed during the colonization period, and is said to be using Dutch cake recipe with Indonesian ingredients.
Okay, and now, more importantly, whether it's worth buying or trying:

Appearance ♥♥♥♥◦ Lines are adorable aren't they.. Simple look yet it's rather appealing
Tastiness ♥♥♥♥◦ - ♥♥♥♥♥ Generally, it's just unique, the taste of this cake.. Unique and yummy
Sinfulness ♥♥♥♥◦ Uhm, since the baking is layer by layer, each layer is buttered after the baking which is why this cake is oily. Despite the oiliness, it still tastes great!

Thanks to Hans for sharing this cake with us! Forgot to buy this from Indo