Hi my name is Arum. I’m a fulltime housewife, a mother of three little children and a part time baker. Yes, I’m a baker by order and have an online cake shop in Instagram. Every time I have a chance, I like to visit new places. I don’t only visit tourist attractions and culinary places, but also enjoy going to traditional markets and discover unique things you can’t find anywhere else.
After dropping off my kid to school, I sometimes go to a café and chit chat with friends. At other times I go shopping, eating at street food stalls, or visit a baking supply shop for my online cake shop.
From those places, I gladly share my experiences. It turned out that the review I made can give useful information for other people, especially for housewives in making decisions for their families.
But the most favorite place that I reviewed are culinary places in my hometown Bogor, a small town south of Jakarta. I really like to eat at street food stalls. Besides cheap, they are very delicious and give generous portion. There are many eating places you can visit in Bogor.
Gang Selot Food court.
There are various Indonesian food you can find here, such as doclang (rice cake with tofu, boiled potato and peanut sauce), tahu slawi (fried tofu and tapioca cake), bakso (meatball soup with noodle), es doger, etc.
Soto Mie Bogor Baru.
This is a food stall that sells noodle and rice vermicelli together with cabbage, tomato, beef or cartilage of cow’s feet, risoles spring rolls, served in beef broth soup, sprinkled with fried shallot, spring onion and lime juice.
Garden Café/ Bubur Manado
If you want to experience breakfast as an Indonesian, go to this little café. One of the most favorite dish is bubur manado. It is a rice congee with vegetable such as sweet potato leaves, sweet potato, water spinach, pieces of pumpkin, corn kernel and lemon basil (kemangi), served with sambal roa and fried anchovies. Nasi bakar and nasi liwet with condiment are also served in this café.
Baso Seuseupan
If you are looking for a bowl of happiness, this delish meatballs with noodle and rice vermicelli will be a warm welcome for your hungry tummy. Cheap and delicious, what a perfect combination!
Saung Pak Ewok
If you crave for some dessert, please come to this bistro. They have many variant of delicious snack and dessert. Sop buah (Fruit Soup) is the most popular dessert, refreshing on a hot day. It consist of some selected fruits like apple, jackfruit, pear, melon, coconut, avocado, grape and dragon fruit, served with ice, red syrup and condensed milk. Mmmh, yummy….
And there are many more street food and culinary place you can try in Bogor. So when you get a chance please visit Indonesia, especially to Bogor. A paradise of food that you ever tasted. Let’s explore and eat!
It’s now time to pick up my kid at school. See you in the next post…