Night Stall
I took a break from posting while visiting friends and family in Indonesia this summer. I had originally planned to post more on warungs and rumah makans I visited, but I didn't visit as many as I had planned. Instead, I ate mostly at home--my sister-in-law's house. Lili is an excellent cook and manages to produce simple, delicious meals on a two-burner stove in the open-air kitchen at the back of her house. Spending time with her, her husband and two daughters was all Tjing needed, and it did me fine.
We ate tempe and/or tofu (along with other dishes) almost every day, and I was fine with that. Indeed, I could eat Javanese tempe every day without complaint. The difference between tempe you get in Java and the stuff that is sold (at about ten times the price) in the States is like the difference between a crusty French baguette and a loaf of Wonder Bread. Being that Kediri is Kota Tahu (Tofu City), the tofu was of top quality also.
We did eat out at times, of course. We enjoyed some Chinese food at Sari Agung (also known as Canton) on Jalan Doho. We had sate ayam at Pak Siboen's down the street. Rujak cingur from the Madurese woman. Martabak telor from Jalan Panglima. Mie pangsit from several different places. Tahu telor from the warung on the corner. But for the most part we simply ate at home.
Sometimes one doesn't need do much to be content. Sometimes a simple dish is as satisfying as an extravagant feast. To do more is excess. I'll be posting recipes again soon, but for now here are some photos of what did me this summer.
Preparing Soto Ayam Kediri
Soto Ayam with Lontong
Mie Pangsit
Mie Pangsit
Mie Pangsit
Treats from a Muslim Neighbor Before the Start of Ramadan
Soto Pekalongan in Bandung
Yammie Ayam in Bandung
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