The day after I returned from Singapore, Indonesia was super gloomy with heavy dark skies and rain scattering throughout the day.
Despite the horrid weather, My brother, mother and I did not let it stop us from venturing out to Plaza Senayan, one of Indonesia's many great malls. There we had lunch at Tesate. Tesate is a restaurant serving Indonesian cuisine.
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| Oxtail fried rice The Oxtail fried rice contains lots of egg, sliced chillies, sliced spring onions and chunks of oxtail. It was really good. On the side were some crackers and raw vegetables.  This is sambal. Consisting of fresh, sliced purple onions, red and green chillies and garlic, it is zesty and well seasoned, and of course, spicy!! |
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| Bunga Papaya (papaya leaf) and other leafy greens, sautéed with salted fish |
This is rather salty due to the vegetables being cooked with salted fish but it still tastes pretty good.
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| Ayam Bakar Makasar I LOVE THIS DISH SO MUCH! This whole chicken (note: chickens in Indonesia are far skinner than the chickens in Australia!) is basted with some kind of sweet, soy sauce based marinade and is baked to perfection. The meat is tender and the flavour is impeccable. On the side is rich sambal doused in sweet sticky soy which you slather on the meat.  |
Nasi Tutuk
After lunch and a light stroll, we decided to go to Union and have some cake and coffee. Union is the cool hang out place for the rich in Jakarta. The most popular item on the menu is without a doubt its legendary Red Velvet Cake which initiated its popularity.
Red velvet cake
Layers of light red sponge stacked with sweet yet tangy cream cheese and topped with sweetened chopped walnuts, this cake never disappoints. We also took away a loaf of chocolate bread. It turned out to be dense sourdough with lots of chocolate chip bits. It is nice but I thought they should have sweetened the bread dough to compliment the sweet chocolate chips.
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