LD#8 @SUB (Surabaya)

[Kyo]

All those pics are only from Day 1... they haven't seen Day 2 yet... hehehehe (later tonight I'll post them... maybe should start a new TR, unfinished TRs seem trendy nowadays...)

[Pinkfloyd]

Not just "tuak", it was also some "virgin's blood" that made the pink colour...

Now you've got my attention....

[Dent@SUB]

Now you've got my attention....

you must interview Kyo++ about that stuff, and how he felt pleasure of it...

[blast-off]

That looks very yum!!!! Where did u get that?? Tidar???

[Kyo]

Tidar it is. Straight to the front of the class!

Damn, you can tell who's a native and who isn't here...

[soarbeyond]

WOW !
The pictures of the food
It's making me drool just looking at it
I love Teh Botol !

[Kyo]

Day #2 - A Few For The Road





















Thus concludeth 24 hours of SUB-gastronomy

[StarG]

Everything seems yummy, Dent@SUB & Kyo.

[Dent@SUB]

I think we must thank one more undisclosed host. More than half of the the food Kyo+++ sampled were this person trully effort!
This person is trully a best host around!




So Kyo+++, has your tummy adapted with the "beef nostril" aka Cingur????

[phaleesy]

I think we must thank one more undisclosed host. More than half of the the food Kyo+++ sampled were this person trully effort!
This person is trully a best host around!

So Kyo+++, has your tummy adapted with the "beef nostril" aka Cingur????

We had mystery guests and now we have mystery hosts! I can see future Dos and meets being very 'mysterious'. So exciting!

kyo+++, how did the nostril taste like? Crunchy? Soft? Must be crunchy, since there's cartilage in the nose? Maybe it's the same feeling as eating ears? Just curious...

[Kyo]

StarG: Thanks, I'm keen to sample CGK's delicacies on the western side of Java... (although now I've eaten Obama's favourite bakso, finally!)

We had mystery guests and now we have mystery hosts! I can see future Dos and meets being very 'mysterious'. So exciting!

kyo+++, how did the nostril taste like? Crunchy? Soft? Must be crunchy, since there's cartilage in the nose? Maybe it's the same feeling as eating ears? Just curious...

Dent@SUB is being too kind - I'd think his profession means he can't just 'let go' and eat everything... and we *did* need two tummies to keep up with the one of mine... hoho

I do like to keep things fresh, so that whoever turns up for an LD gets more than they bargained for - good value in my books (you'd do well to note that it's been a 100% success rate getting rare individuals to materialise out of nowhere at each LD, hehe)

Cingur is not something I'd do everyday, but it was a very unique experience and one of the weirdest things I've ever eaten (for those playing along at home, that's the last photo above - looks terrible, tastes fantastic!). Someone needs to contact Andrew Zimmern...

There is a very minute amount of crunchiness from the cartilage, but it actually tastes gooey (and my first piece tasted almost slimy, but the rest were better). It connects to the beef's cheeks, and the whole item is so soft you can't really tell the difference once it is in your mouth whether you're eating the cheek or the nostril. Surprisingly, I'd do it again, very yummy - and it was served with kangkung as a rojak for a healthy treat (it looks horrible the first time you see it though... like a plate of mud!)

It was overall a real eye-opener of a trip and I'm glad to have done it, if only in 24 hours...

[Dent@SUB]

Btw Kyo+++, what do you thing about the "unborn egg" aka "telor muda" aka "young egg"?
Did you like them with your "soto"???
Love to hear your "poet like" comments here...
Just put in your mind, we also have "satay telor muda" here....
You also haven't tested the "beef black soup" aka "rawon"...
So, just come to SUB again soon to sample other exotic food...

And this invitation also open for all other SQTalkers here...

[UMD]

Even after Rujak Cingur, I believe you are still missing some of the East Javanese delicacies. So, let's see what is missing.

- Soto Madura ( I believe the one in the picture with unborn egg is actually soto Ambengan)
- Rawon (This is a true East Javanese delicacy with Buah Kluwak)
- Sate Madura
- Tongseng
- Sop Buntut across from the Shangri-La hotel
- Klepon (that's onde onde in Singapore but the East Java and Bali style is a bit different and made only by hand rolling after you order)

But I also see somethings that do not belong to East Java like Pempek, Otak Otak, and English Fruit Cakes???

Anyway, too bad I could not join this LD. Looks like you had a great time there.

[Pinkfloyd]

- Rawon (This is a true East Javanese delicacy with Buah Kluwak)

I always thought that Rawon was some beef soup thing? But oh man talking about Buah Kluwak, I do miss my Ayam Buah Kluwak (Peranakan)!!!!

[Dent@SUB]

Even after Rujak Cingur, I believe you are still missing some of the East Javanese delicacies. So, let's see what is missing.

- Soto Madura ( I believe the one in the picture with unborn egg is actually soto Ambengan)
- Rawon (This is a true East Javanese delicacy with Buah Kluwak)
- Sate Madura
- Tongseng
- Sop Buntut across from the Shangri-La hotel
- Klepon (that's onde onde in Singapore but the East Java and Bali style is a bit different and made only by hand rolling after you order)

But I also see somethings that do not belong to East Java like Pempek, Otak Otak, and English Fruit Cakes???

Anyway, too bad I could not join this LD. Looks like you had a great time there.

UMD, that was soto ayam Imam Bonjol. Kyo+++ still haven't tested soto Pak Sadi (Ambengan) yet...
And don't forget about "sup Kikil", "lontong balap", "tahu campur", "tahu tek tek", "lontong kupang", "lontong mie", "nasi empal", "nasi pecel" and many many more...

So maybe next time we can organize an exotic East Java culinary LD here...

I always thought that Rawon was some beef soup thing? But oh man talking about Buah Kluwak, I do miss my Ayam Buah Kluwak (Peranakan)!!!!

Rawon indeed is Beef (black) soup, and the soup is black because of a lot of buah Kluwak (we call it Keluwek here) inside it...