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Warung Enak @ The Gift Of Authentic Indonesian Food

Filed Under : Travel Guide by madagaox

Jul.28,2010

Cashing in on Indonesia ’s different cultural make up, Warung Enak is a gastronomic celebration of the different traditions and recipes that trademark the archipelago. From 17 000 islands and over 200 ethnic groups, the dishes from Warung Enak are great ways to learn of the evolution Indonesia ’s generations. Warung Enak uses the time-honoured Indonesian warung concept which is basically an open air café. This particular warung maintains the traditional warung environment while utilising many of the modern conveniences and advances that we now enjoy. Designed by Michael White, an Australian tropical landscapist and architect, its blue and white colours are complimented by the mosaic tiles that lay on the floors and the décor just screams casual-but-chic. The open air concept is retained and the high ceiling keeps the interior cool. All these come together to educate you on dining Indonesian-style from years back. Keeping in mind their international make up, all dishes are accompanied by a picture to assist diners in making their orders. The Garang Asam is an excellent choice to start with. This seafood soup is made with lemongrass, chilli and ginger amongst other things and it’s not for the light hearted as it has a spicy after-taste. The Sate Bebek Bumbu and the Sate Babi is a definite must and it is marinated in an assortment of ingredients. The end result is moist and tender meat on a stick. The other recommendation is the award-winning Waku Blanga. This poached travelly is perfectly cooked and comes in a spiced herb broth. What makes this dish a winner is the wonderful way that the lemongrass and chilli compliment the fish. To make your Indonesian crash –course more complete, try either of the two delicious desserts, the Kue Pepe which is a layered tapioca cake, or the Lapis Surabaya, a vanilla and chocolate layered cake topped with pineapple. Presented in colourful but natural manner, the visual invitation is just too hard to resist. Service is impeccable and the staff is attentive and friendly, making the dining experience complete. For more recommendations, approach the staff as they are very well versed with the menu. SD Food Advisors take on Warung EnakIt’s difficult to find a restaurant that stays true to Indonesian cuisine but Warung Enak prides itself in its authenticity. It offers a perfect meal for tourists and locals who crave an all-Indonesian meal. Despite being a ‘warung’, which is basically a local term for a cheap café, the presentation and service is definitely more up market while the décor reflects a typical warung of the days gone by. To make sure you get more out of your dining experience, Warung Enak offers a unique cooking class as well. Diners will get to learn how to prepare your own Indonesian feast to recreate this spectacular feast. Educational and tasty, this is a sure-winner.

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Budget Travel With Lower Food Cost

Filed Under : Budget Travel by madagaox

Jul.23,2010

Food can be one of the most expensive items in a travel budget. Keeping those costs low can be one of the most important ways to keep any travel budget under control. This article focuses on some of our favorite ways to enjoy great food and low prices while on the road.
- Act, and eat, like a local. Eating where the local residents do is one of those time tested tips for getting the best food and lowest prices while on vacation.
- So, instead of asking the concierge for the name of a four star restaurant, try asking the hotel clerk or chambermaid where they eat.
- Eating where the local people do, and avoiding touristy or trendy restaurants, is a great way to sample the local food, meet local people and save some serious money.
- When embarking on a long road trip, stock a cooler with plenty of homemade sandwiches, chips, bottles of water, etc.
- Doing this will allow you to make better time as well as saving money, since you will not have to stop as often, or spend as much money in restaurants along the way.
- If you want to splurge on a great meal, do so at lunch instead of dinner. Many upscale restaurants offer the same food choices at lunch as they do at dinner, but lunch provides a much better value. You can enjoy the same food for much lower prices by eating a great lunch instead of dinner.
- Take advantage of the free breakfast options offered by your hotel. Many hotels provide a free continental or American breakfast, so be sure to stock up on food for the day by eating a hearty breakfast.
- Eating a great breakfast will give you the energy you need for a busy day of sightseeing, and help tide you over until lunch.
- Save even more money by stocking up on staples at a local grocery store.
- Stocking up on bottles of water, fruit and snacks is a great way to provide yourself a great, low cost late night snack while saving you lots of money.
- Try eating in the various ethnic neighborhoods in your destination. Eating in ethnic neighborhoods provides great local color, a chance to meet interesting people, and very low prices as well.
- In addition, most ethnic restaurants post their menus in their windows or on the door, so it is easy to ensure they have abundant food choices and great prices.
Eating cheap on vacation does not mean scarifying quality food or great experiences. It just means shopping around and making smart choices when it comes to eating out.

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Singapore culture :The food capital of Asia

Filed Under : Travel Guide by madagaox

Jul.7,2010

Despite industrialisation, The Singaporeans celebrate the major festivals associated with their respective religions. The variety of religions found in Singapore is a direct reflection of the diversity of races living there. The Chinese are predominantly followers of Buddhism and Shenism (deity worship), though some are Christians. Malays are overwhelmingly Muslims and most of Singapore’s Indians are Hindus; there is, however, a sizeable proportion of Muslims and Sikhs amongst the Indian population.
The four languages of Singapore are Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English. English is widespread and is the language which unites the various ethnic groups. Children are taught in English at school but also learn their mother tongue to make sure they don’t lose contact with their traditions. The only communication problem English-speakers are likely to have in Singapore is with older Singaporeans who did not learn English at school, though trying to understand the unique patois called Singlish – which uses a clipped form of English mixed with Malay and Hokkien words – can be taxing. The use of Malay is mostly restricted to the Malay community. Chinese dialects, such as Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese and Hakka, are still widely spoken, especially among the older Chinese, but the government’s long-standing campaign to promote Mandarin, the main non-dialectal Chinese language, has been very successful and increasing numbers of Chinese now speak Mandarin at home. Tamil is the main Indian language, though Malayalam and Hindi are also spoken.
Older Singaporeans are keen on Chinese opera, which is a colourful mixture of dialogue, music, song and dance. It is an ancient form of theatre which reached the peak of its popularity during the Ming Dynasty from the 14th to 17th centuries. The acting is heavy and stylised, and the music cacophonous to most Western ears. Street performances are held during important festivals such as Chinese New Year. The Lion Dance is a spectacular, acrobatic dance usually performed during Chinese festivals. Other performing arts include Malay and Indian dances; liberalisation has also meant a noticeable increase in alternative theatre, but the mainstay of Singaporean culture must be shopping.
Singapore is the food capital of Asia. Chinese, Indian, Malay, Indonesian and Western foods are all on offer, and some of the most tasty creations are those sold from the atmospheric street stalls. Nonya cooking is a local variation on Chinese and Malay food, mixing Chinese ingredients with local spices such as lemongrass and coconut cream. The popular spicy, coconut-based soup laksa is a classic Nonya dish. Singapore is a great place to discover tropical fruits. Some of the more unusual ones on offer include rambutan, mangosteen, durian, jackfruit, pomelo, starfruit, zirzat, buah duku, chiku and jeruk.

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Spicy and Seductive Indonesian Traditional Food

Filed Under : Travel Guide by madagaox

May.12,2010

There is nothing like going for some Indonesian Traditional Food. Once you have filled your week with enough local and fast food, or you have gone a month with eating European and world fairs from the many restaurants located island wide, it would be time to visit one of the authentic Indonesian Traditional Food restaurants in Singapore. I think the word I would use to describe the food would be ‘flavour’. There is just a burst, and explosion of savoury taste that I experience whenever I bite into a well prepared Indonesian meal. I just cannot say no to a well prepared ‘rendang’ meal, there is nothing like the heavy coconut gravy and the almost melt in your mouth chunks of meat that accompany it, a perfect complement to the bowl of fragrant rice that accompanies it. The meat is tender and the servings are always known to be extremely generous. They are no slouch when it comes to their chicken either, roasted or grilled, they are liberated from their tasteless forms with a whole variety of spices and chillies that make for an excellent dining experience. The meat just melts of the bone and the spices and chilli that they use are simply exquisite, a burst of flavour at every bite. Then how can we forget the ‘tahu telur’, one of the signature dishes of traditional Indonesian dishes. A skyscraper of tofu deep fired with egg batter, decorated with vegetables and spices and served with a sweet sauces. There is also the ‘Garang Asam’, which is a traditional seafood soup that is made with a collection of spices like lemongrass, chills and condiments like ginger and a whole host of select spices. Look out for the ‘Sate Bebek Bumbu and Babi’, essentially, the Indonesian version of the popular ’satay’ found all over Singapore. I don’t think there is enough space in this article for me to list all the great Indonesian foods that you can try all in a single day. From starters, main courses and even deserts like the ‘Kue Pepe’ and the ‘Lapis Surabaya’, there are so many choices for you to choose from. And the best thing is that in all the Indonesian restaurants that I have been to, the service has been impeccable, the staff friendly and attentive and I have had no bad experiences what so ever. If you are looking for a good Indonesian restaurant to go to for lunch or dinner, and want to experience a crash course in Indonesian culture and taste some of their fabulous food, I would recommend going to places in town and areas like Clarke Quay and the River Walk – you will find many traditional Indonesian Restaurants where you can start enjoying their delicacies almost immediately. Price range starts at $20 a person and can go significantly higher, but you always will get value for your money. With their rich spices, generous helpings and range of foods, you will never be’ not satisfied’ when eating Indonesian traditional food.

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Indonesian Traditional Food

Filed Under : Travel Guide by madagaox

Mar.29,2005

Traveling and Toursim – There is nothing like going for some Indonesian Traditional Food. Once you have filled your week with enough local and fast food, or you have gone a month with eating European and world fairs from the many restaurants located island wide, it would be time to visit one of the authentic Indonesian Traditional Food restaurants in Singapore. I think the word I would use to describe the food would be ‘flavour’.

There is just a burst, and explosion of savoury taste that I experience whenever I bite into a well prepared Indonesian meal. I just cannot say no to a well prepared ‘rendang’ meal, there is nothing like the heavy coconut gravy and the almost melt in your mouth chunks of meat that accompany it, a perfect complement to the bowl of fragrant rice that accompanies it. The meat is tender and the servings are always known to be extremely generous. They are no slouch when it comes to their chicken either, roasted or grilled, they are liberated from their tasteless forms with a whole variety of spices and chillies that make for an excellent dining experience.

The meat just melts of the bone and the spices and chilli that they use are simply exquisite, a burst of flavour at every bite. Then how can we forget the ‘tahu telur’, one of the signature dishes of traditional Indonesian dishes. A skyscraper of tofu deep fired with egg batter, decorated with vegetables and spices and served with a sweet sauces. There is also the ‘Garang Asam’, which is a traditional seafood soup that is made with a collection of spices like lemongrass, chills and condiments like ginger and a whole host of select spices. Look out for the ‘Sate Bebek Bumbu and Babi‘, essentially, the Indonesian version of the popular ’satay’ found all over Singapore.

I don’t think there is enough space in this article for me to list all the great Indonesian foods that you can try all in a single day. From starters, main courses and even deserts like the ‘Kue Pepe’ and the ‘Lapis Surabaya’, there are so many choices for you to choose from. And the best thing is that in all the Indonesian restaurants that I have been to, the service has been impeccable, the staff friendly and attentive and I have had no bad experiences what so ever.

If you are looking for a good Indonesian restaurant to go to for lunch or dinner, and want to experience a crash course in Indonesian culture and taste some of their fabulous food, I would recommend going to places in town and areas like Clarke Quay and the River Walk – you will find many traditional Indonesian Restaurants where you can start enjoying their delicacies almost immediately.

Price range starts at $20 a person and can go significantly higher, but you always will get value for your money. With their rich spices, generous helpings and range of foods, you will never be’ not satisfied’ when eating Indonesian traditional food.

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Posts Tagged ‘Food’

Warung Enak @ The Gift Of Authentic Indonesian Food

Budget Travel With Lower Food Cost

Singapore culture :The food capital of Asia

Spicy and Seductive Indonesian Traditional Food

Indonesian Traditional Food

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