Showing posts with label Nasi Campur Bali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nasi Campur Bali. Show all posts

Monday, February 5, 2018

Posting di Bali

Beberapa waktu yang lalu, gue sempat didinaskan di Denpasar, Bali, selama lima hari. Waktu itu sih gue merasa terbebani dengan penggilan tugas seperti itu, tapi gue tau di dalam diri gue yang sesungguhnya bahwa gue senangnya bukan main. Men, akhirnya gue ngejalanin apa yang gue impi-impiin sedari gue masih ngerayap di STPI, pikir gue, I'm finally living my dream! Tapi, karena satu dan lain hal, gue memilih untuk nggak banyak kelayapan keluar dan memingit diri sendiri di kamar hotel yang disediain oleh perusahaan tempat gue bekerja sekarang. Untungnya, Indonesia zaman sekarang sudah jauh lebih canggih dibandingkan Indonesia zaman penjajahan Belanda, jadinya gue nggak usah khawatir bakal kelaparan. Yak, gue yakin lo ngerti apa yang gue maksud: Go-Food!

Anggepan gue saat dinas di Bali adalah, "Kalau Kartini aja bisa hidup dipingit, berarti gue juga bisa!". Hmm, agak tolol memang, ya. Gue kerap kali menghibur diri dengan pemikiran bahwa lebih kasihan Kartini, karena pada zamannya dulu dia nggak ada kemewahan seperti aplikasi Go-Food dan Grab-Food yang bisa nganterin makanan enak-enak ke rumahnya selagi dia di pingit. But, who am I kidding, right? 

Akhirnya, selama lima hari tersebut, gue makan pakai Go-Food; keluar kamar hanya untuk terbang dan kalau gue butuh banget untuk ngambil uang di ATM seberang hotel, lain dari itu gue mengurung diri di kamar. Nggak banyak varian makanan yang gue pesan melalui Go-Food karena fokus gue hanya tertuju pada satu hal: Nasi Campur, dan nggak sembarangan nasi campur, saudari-saudariku, melainkan Nasi Campur Babi. 


Babi Guling Candra - Nasi Babi Guling Spesial 50K

Langganan gue setiap gue ke Bali. Hukumnya wajid, kudu, harus untuk ke Babi Guling Candra. Nasi Babi Guling Spesial adalah nama salah satu menu makanannya dan harganya hanya Rp50.000,00 saja. Satu kotak Nasi Campur itu terdiri dari, obviously, berbagai macam lauk babi guling, sayur daun singkong, serta bumbu genep. Ada pun lauk-lauk lainnya yang nggak babi-related, seperti halnya sate lilit ikan dan jeroan ayam goreng kering. Lain dari itu: sate babi, daging babi panggang, kulit babi panggang, lawar, sup kaldu babi, urutan (sosis yang terdiri dari darah dan campuran potongan dari babinya itu sendiri), kalian sebutin lah pokoknya, ada semua dalam satu kotak mahadahsyat tersebut.

Asli, kalau gue hidup di zamannya Kartini yang serba pingit dan dikurung, gue nggak masalah kalau makanan sehari-hari gue kayak begini.

Enaknya nggak perlu ditanya, ya. Gue berusaha, gimana caranya, supaya gue bisa dapetin siraman rasa dari semua lauk-pauk yang ada di kotak itu dalam satu sendok. Sering kali gagal karena kepenuhan dan mulut gue nggak muat untuk menampung sepotong-sepotong dari semuanya, tapi tetap enak dan membahagiakan. Yang selalu gue eman-eman (bahasa Jawa yang artinya "disayang-sayang") adalah urutan. Urutan is lyfe!




Warung Babi Guling Bu Made Sekar - Nasi Babi Guling Komplit 30K

The same kind of food like the one above, tapi ini versi pinggir jalan dan lebih kampungnya. Nasi Babi Guling Komplit ala Warung Babi Guling Bu Made Sekar, dijual di pinggir jalan seberang Pasar Kuta dan baru dijual diatas maghrib sampai sedikit lewat tengah malam. Jatuhnya lebih mirip nasi Warteg, ya, di mana nasinya ditumpuk dengan segala lauk pilihan konsumer kemudian dibungkus kertas minyak dan dikaretin. Sangat sederhana, sangat seadanya, tapi jangan berani-beraninya kalian menilai makanan ini dari tampak luarnya. Tampang pembungkusan boleh kalah dengan Babi Guling Candra punya, tapi rasanya bersaing, bung!

Yang paling gue senangin dari nasi bungkus ini adalah gorengan babinya. Ya Tuhan, mantepnya nggak ada yang nandingin sejauh ini! Para pembaca sekalian mungkin agak kesusahan memilah lauk apa namanya apa di gambar di bawah ini karena semuanya ditumplekin jadi satu. Kalian bisa ke halaman ini untuk membaca secara keseluruhan mengenai Warung Babi Guling Bu Made Sekar.



Babi Guling Sari Bhuana - Nasi Campur Spesial 45K

Setiap hari gue makan Nasi Campir Babi, bayangin, gimana gue pulang-pulang ke Jakarta nggak mirip babi? Tiga hari berturut-turut yang gue makan ya itu aja terus, cuma beda tempat makannya aja. Sama seperti yang satu ini.

Ini pertama kalinya gue makan dari tempat makan Babi Guling Sari Bhuana. Dari aplikasi, sih, jaraknya nggak begitu jauh dengan hotel, hanya sekitar 3Km saja. Waktu itu masih sekitar maghrib saat gue mau memesan melalui Go-Food, tapi tempat makannya sudah mau tutup! Untungnya gue keburu. Berhasil, deh, makan malam Nasi Campur Spesial. 

Nggak sewarna-warni dua nasi campur sebelumnya, Nasi Campur Spesial dari Babi Guling Sari Bhuana bernuansa coklat, coklat, dan coklat. Lauknya terdiri dari satu sate lilit, satu sate babi, sepotong kulit babi panggang, sepotong kecil urutan, sebongkah kerupuk kulit, dan tumpukan bumbu genep campur irisan kecil sawi putih serta potongan babi panggangnya. Nggak ada aksen hijau daun singkong ataupun merah dari sambel bawang, tapi tetap enak, kok! I'm used to have my food either from Babi Guling Candra, or Warung Babi Guling Bu Made Sekar, so I wasn't as thrilled as I used to be when this particular food comes. But, it taste deliciously great as well! HIDUP BABI GULING.




Milk and Madu - Traditional Poke Bowl 111K

Akhirnya, datang juga hari di mana gue sudah merasa terlalu jijk dengan lemak yang menumpuk di perut gue, yang membuat gue makin hari makin mirip dengan babi, akhirnya gue banting setir di suatu pagi untuk tidak lagi mengonsumsi Nasi Campur, melainkan Poke Bowl. Gila, hits banget, sis.

Hari itu adalah hari terakhir gue di Bali dan pesawat gue untuk kembali ke Jakarta adalah sekitar jam satu siang. Nggak mau rugi, gue masih punya beberapa jam untuk memanjakan diri dengan makanan-makanan di Bali, akhirnya gue memutuskan untuk go healthy. Yang ada di pikiran gue adalah Poke Bowl dan Smoothie Bowl, tapi, ya kali gue ngeGo-Food Smoothie Bowl. Yang ada itu Smoothie Bowl sudah keburu jadi jus encer kena panas di jalan. 

Setelah hampir setengah jam nge-scroll atas bawah, membanding-bandingkan harga Poke Bowl di tempat A dengan Poke Bowl di tempat B, dan di tempat C yang lebih jauh tapi variasi lauknya lebih berwarna dan enak dipandang dengan di tempat D yang murahnya naujubilah tapi Ibu gue pun bisa bikinin buat gue di rumah, gue memutuskan untuk memesan Traditional Poke Bowl seharga Rp111.000,00 dari Milk and Madu. 


Lokasi tempat makannya agak jauh dari hotel tempat gue menginap, alhasil gue harus menunggu lebih lama dan ekstra sabar sampai makanan gue sampai. Gue sampai nyemilin dua bungkus Lay's dulu untuk ngeganjal rasa laparnya. 

The food finally arrives just a few minutes to midday, padahal gue memesannya saat masih belum jam 11 siang. Tapi lamanya gue nunggu sepadan dengan apa yang gue dapat, kok. Sumpah, porsinya banyak banget dan presentasi makanannya pun cantik secantik-cantiknya cantik. Sangat-sangat Instagramable! 

Traditional Poke Bowl yang gue pesan datang dalam tempat makan styrofoam yang cukup besar - terdiri dari nasi ketan manis (sama seperti jenis nasi ketan yang dipakai untuk membuat sushi), tumpukan potongan daging tuna mentah yang gemuk-gemuk dan segar, irisan wortel, irisan timun, irisan alpukat, beberapa lembar sawi ungu, irisan kubis ungu, kacang edamame gemuk yang sudah dikupas dari kulitnya, semangkuk kecil saus Punzu, taburan kacang wijen dan daun bawang. Gue saking excited-nya sampai bingung mau mulai makan dari mana. Ujung-ujungnya gue menghabiskan semua sayur-sayurannya dulu dan menyisakan potongan tunanya untuk dinikmati belakangan. 

Gue nggak main-main, segala bahan makanan yang ada di Traditional Poke Bowl ala Milk and Madu ini benar-benar segar dan juicy. Beneran! Gue sampai nggak tau bahasa Indonesia yang tepat untuk menggambarkan juicy apa. Segar, ya? Atau berkuah? Ngerti, lah, ya pokoknya; yang kalau digigit itu cairan segar dari makanannya langsung keluar membanjiri mulut. 

Tunanya, astaga Tuhan, segar banget! Apalagi dikasih potongannya besar-besar dan gemuk-gemuk, dan lumayan banyak, lho, sampai di satu titik gue kekenyangan dan harus istirahat sebentar sebelum melanjutkan sarapan gue lagi (Iya, itu masih termasuk sarapan). Selesai makan, gue langsung bego seketika. 




Lay's Potato Chips - 9K

Yang terakhir adalah Lay's Potato Chips yang gue cemilin sebelum gue melahap Poke Bowl. Dua rasa ini belum pernah gue coba sebelumnya, yaitu rasa Saus Krim & Bawang dan rasa Honey Butter. Gue adalah penggemar berat chiki-chikian dengan rasa saus krim dan bawang, atau bahasa Inggrisnya sour cream and onion. Entah itu Mister Potato, ataupun Pringles, pasti harus rasa tersebut! Untuk Lay's ini, sayangnya gue harus jujur bahwa rasa saus krim dan bawangnya masih belum bisa ngalahin kepunyaannya Pringles. Rasa saus krim, atau sour cream, nya masih kurang nendang dan kurang kuat, sementara rasa bawangnya kurang kerasa. Kurang berani, lah, kasarannya! Jadi, buat gue, Pringles masih memegang juara satu bertahan mengenai kemantapan rasa. 

As for the Honey Butter flavor, gue sebenarnya agak kurang suka karena menurut gue rasanya aneh. Rasa madunya ada aksen pahitnya dan rasa butter-nya berkerak dan menempel di lidah. Manisnya, sih, gue suka, tapi cukup sebagai pelipur lara saja.

Karena gue kurang puas dengan kedua varian rasa baru dari Lay's Potato Chip ini, gue memutuskan untuk mencampur kedua rasa ke dalam satu kemasan. Gue kocok kocok kocok sampai kedua rasa bercampur dengan baik dan hasilnya... makin aneh. Sip, deh. 



Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Pulau Dewata: Pantai Kuta


In Bali, you can do water sport pretty much anywhere since the island has numerous beaches. But, the one beach that provides you all kinds of water sports is Pantai Tanjung Benoa. The beach is located in Nusa Dua, 40 kilometers away from the capital city of Bali. 

Unlike any other beaches in Bali, where you can usually spend your money on getting your nails painted and hair braided, you can spend some Rupiah to do sports at Pantai Tanjung Benoa. Banana Boat, Scuba Diving, Surfing, Seawalker - you name it! - are available and the price of each activity varies, starting from Rp100.000,00. 

I went for the parasailing, since it's the only water sport I have been dying to try. Each round consisted of you soaring in a circuit for two minutes, and it was worth a hundred Rupiah. I didn't know parasailing would be this expensive. Dad was very kind for buying me two rounds. I ended up flying for five minutes for Rp200.000,00 because of the crew's generosity. I wonder what made them give us this valuable time discount. 

That's me flying!

The line for parasailing was not that long

Up up and away!

It was eleven in the afternoon when we finished our acitivity, but the scorching sun made it feel like as if it was two o'clock. Lunch time was still an hour away, but we decided to drive casually in search of a nice restaurant to dine in at. We headed to Pantai Kuta, another popular beach in Bali, and it seemed that the people outside our car was heading the same direction with us. 

In just five minutes, we spotted a nice place to eat and parked the car immediately. No, it was not a restaurant, nor it was a cafe, but merely a humble and small warung on the roadside. You see, warung is Indonesian for a small family-owned shop. Here, you will most likely find powder drink sachets, traditional snacks and crackers, and bunch of other knick knacks. But, this particular warung had something that I have never found in any kind of warung before, which is Nasi Campur Bali.

Your choice of instant thirst quencher

The owner of the warung came out and offered us food and drink. We immediately ordered three plates of meal, consisted of rice and every side dishes available that day. There were more than five kinds of side dishes - Hallelujah, praise the Lord! - and all of them were pork. Pork Broth, Satai Ikan, Gorengan Babi, Spicy Pork, Kerupuk Kulit Babi, Urap, Ayam Balado, Sambal Goreng Tahu were the ones that accompanied the rice.

The wife of the warung owner

Scooping side dishes onto the plate

Yum, look at them food calling out, "Eat me. Eat me."

While we wait for our lunch to be served, we chatted with the owner. He built the warung so that he can earn some extra money for his family. His boss own a particular hectares of land and told him to take care of it. "Since it was merely hectares of nothing, I decided to built up this warung and start my own business. That way, I'm doing what my boss told me to do - which is taking care of his property - and I'm earning additional salary for my wife and kids," he said while doing some tricks with his dog. Smart man.

Woof!

The legendary puppy dog pout

After a while, the wife of the warung owner finally served our lunch. My plate was decorated with numerous kinds of side dishes. All I could see was bits of fried pork, chicken, fish, and other unidentified object - I didn't know which was which. So, I just ate it. 

The thing about Nasi Campur Bali is that it is always hot and spicy. Always. As a person who can't handle peppery dish, it tormented me. I love Nasi Campur so much - with all its' combination of flavors; savory, sweet, salty, and peppery - but on the other hand, it will always give me a hard time in the loo. 

My favorite side dish was the Gorengan Babi, or leftover-pork-skin-meat-and-fat fritters. As unhealthy as this food may sound, it tasted beyond delicious and very addictive- savory, slightly oily, porky, and crunchy. 

Nasi Campur Bali

Lunch is served!

Our lunch came with a bowl of soup, consisted of pork meat, fried onions, and some diced carrots. It tasted very delicious, very savory and rich in flavor. At the bottom of the bowl was where you can find them pork meat and diced carrots. Mom and Dad loved it so much. As for me, I sticked with my Gorengan Babi instead. 

The owner's treats!

Dad enjoyed it so much

A glass of Orange Juice to quench your thirst

We finished our lunch and we bid goodbye to the sweet and friendly warung owner. It's a shame I didn't get to know their names and the exact location of their warung. People ought to try eating at their humble shop, as it was very cozy, home-like, and simply enjoyable. 

We continued driving to Pantai Kuta to spend our afternoon at. The blazing sun was excruciating. Tourist were in bikinis, putting on their sunglasses and beach hat to protect them from the cruel ultraviolet that the sun emitted. It was one o'clock sharp when we arrived at the beach. We immediately rent us some seats and ordered cold beverage. And by cold beverage, I meant cold beers.

Beer in the afternoon? No problem.

Your choice of cold beverage

I don't do beers because I think it tasted bitter, fizzy, and absolutely far from being delightful. I got myself a couple bottles of cold tea and simply enjoy the sweet sugary sensation of the drink. While Mom and Dad leisure around with their beers and cigars, I took my camera and went down to the sea and shoot some pictures.

Kuta Beach, Bali

Time to relax 

Got your surf board?

The beach was filled with girls in bikini

Tanned skin 

Another surfer spotted

Panai Kuta will always be filled with people. There will be those who are in their bikinis getting sun-tan, and those surfers with their surfboard and funky wet hair, and those who are being chased by nail artisans and hair braiders who go, "Miss! Braid your hair, Miss! Very beautiful! Paint your nails! Only 80 Ribu, very beautiful!".


Don't mind the crowd, just enjoy the beach.


Look's like I'm not the only one who's taking pictures

Careful there, Miss!

Darkness slowly took over Pantai Kuta 

The beautiful sunset of Bali

Thursday, May 17, 2012

A Trip to Bali (Part 2)

The following morning, my Mom and I woke up at around seven to get ourselves ready to stop by at Pasar Badung. Pasar Badung is a large traditional market in Denpasar, located not far from where Aunt Tami lives. We went to this particular market to buy various foodstuff for the baby shower. But first, before we put ourselves into our scavenger-hunt mode, what we need is a nice breakfast.

Spring rolls and fruits for breakfast, boy did they blend well with each other. I was amused by Aunt Tami's particular choice of breakfast. The spring roll was well fried, as in crunchy on the outside and a bit chewy on the inside. It came with a bowl of sauce, which name escaped me, that tasted sweet, sour, and a bit spicy. I'm accustomed by the idea of having bread and milk for breakfast, but this was very enjoyable.

Breakfast is served!

A plate of deep-fried spring rolls for breakfast, and it came
with a handful of assorted chili pepper

After we had our breakfast, we hopped into the vehicle and drove to Pasar Badung. Aunt Tami's older sister, Aunt Wati, tagged along with us to help with the groceries. Aunt Nunung, Aunt Tami's friend, also joined us in our quest of finding meat and vegetables. 

To me, traditional market is like a portal that connects us with another peculiar place. Heck, another dimension if I may say. Despite its lack of hygiene, a traditional market is an amusing place to be. Butchers, green grocers, egg farmers, and traditional snack sellers are ubiquitous. Endless shoutings of "Come visit our booth", "We got the best meat in town", "Our vegetables are very fresh" are inevitable. It's like visiting Narnia, minus Mr. Tumnus and Aslan.

Meat section! 

The butcher lady, diligently choosing a nice meat to be chopped

They have such friendly and talkative sales lady in this traditional market

Fish for lunch, perhaps?

Handy with knives. Not afraid of sharing the same odor with fish.
This lady was my favorite character during my visit to Pasar Badung!

One of the fishmonger lady, scooping a handful of finger-sized fish

Why did the chicken cross the road? 

You can find lots of female workers in Pasar Badung, who offer you a service of carrying your groceries. This kind of service is quiet efficient for those who shops a lot and are not physically-capable, or probably just too lazy, to carry their own groceries. For a price of Rp 10.000,00, these female workers will trail around with you the moment you hire them, until you finish your shopping spree. 

During my visit to Pasar Badung, Aunt Tami hired one of the female workers to help her with the groceries. This particular worker is still young, probably at around my age or a couple of years older. I see her as a shy and physically-strong teenager. She followed us for around an hour with an occupied basket on her head. She carried various foodstuff which, I believe, weighed more than a kilo. We gave her Rp 17.000,00 and a glass of mineral water in the end, as a token of gratitude for willing to do such burdensome job.

Why bother going to the gym when you can just develop your
muscles by lifting this particular Mjölnir of Thor?

Those were the foodstuff that we bought. Can you imagine how heavy this basket was?

A boost to lift the basket to the carrier's head was desperately needed

Our adventure at Pasar Badung came to an end. All of us hopped in to the car and drove back home. Mom told me that she bought a package of Bali's traditional snack that I had never seen before. Kue Potong is the name of the snack. It was, more or less, a red-bean-paste-filled bread, cut into several pieces. I find this snack delightful, a bit similar to a Japanese Taiyaki though.

Mom, proudly presenting a package of Kue Potong Bali

Filled with red bean paste, this particular traditional snack is
a bit similar to a Japanese traditional snack named Taiyaki

Lunch at Aunt Tami's home was luxurious, as she ordered lots of Nasi Bungkus Bali for all of us. It was awesome and I was pleased. Who wouldn't be happy if they are served a plate of rice, with two kinds of cooked chicken, fried lungs, a stick of chicken satay, a handful of vegetables, and some chilly pepper? I ate like a pig and had a nap afterwards. It was a well-spent day indeed.

Nasi Campur Bali for lunch!

A luxurious lunch is luxurious

Pasar Badung
Jl. Gajah Mada, Denpasar
Bali - Indonesia