Rungkut's Okayest Chicken Wings

Today is day three without gas. I had me a bowl of fiber for brunch, which consisted of two honey star fruits, two bananas, a handful of leftover papaya, and a handful of green grapes. It was enough to stuff my tummy for a few hours, but then I started craving for some meat.

The only place I know in Surabaya that serves good chicken wings is Holy Wings, but it's located so far away from where I live (about an hour and a half drive to the city). Nu-uh. There's no way I'm going to drive myself there. My lazy butt even lacks the motivation to go to the bathroom. I decided to settle for the okayest chicken wings in Rungkut that I can find in the Go-Jek application.

It goes by the name Crazy Wings, only 7.5km away from my crib. There ain't much dish that you can chose from the menu other than chicken wings and rice bowl topped with chicken. I went for the Original Chicken Wings and the Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings. Each of the dishes costed me Rp30.000,00, then I had to pay another Rp19.000,00 for the delivery fee.

I got a bit cranky from waiting. It took so long for my food to arrive I even got the chance to finish 3/4 of this horror movie I just download, Veronica. And, when the Go-Food guy arrived with my chicken wings, I was given a plastic bag decorated with brown goo at the bottom of it. "Lho, kok begini, ya," said the delivery guy, "wah, saya nggak ngerti kenapa bisa begini. Kayaknya ketiup angin, soalnya saya taruh di stang motor, jadi sausnya tumpah." No sorry, no anything, just a series of self defense. Sure, I have some patient left to spare. Didn't make a big deal out of it, took my wings, said thank you for his service, then went straight inside the house and plated my meal.

Today's lunch was twelve pieces of chicken

I was worried about if the chicken wings got soggy from the sauce, since it took very long to get delivered, but thank God they didn't. All of them was still crispy, even the ones that got soaked into the sauce, but I'm sure they can probably be crispier if I were to dine in at the restaurant.

I first tried the Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings. Well fried, crispy skin, chewy meat, it was good. Unfortunately, I could hardly taste any garlic, nor parmesan. The chicken wings tasted like normal deep-fried chicken with no seasoning. They were just savory, that's it. I don't even know the tiny light yellow spots covering the surface of the chicken. If it was parmesan, it clearly didn't taste like one.

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Next was the Original Chicken Wings. Crispy, sweet, savory, and it had this nutty hint from the sesame seeds on top. The crispy skin was soaked with the sauce and it was very tasty. Compared to the other chicken wings, I like this one better. Although, I had to switch flavor in between bites because the sweet sauce made me slightly nauseous when I ate it too much. But, overall, Crazy Wings' chicken wings are good. A 6 out of 10, if I may.

Original Chicken Wings

Crazy Wings

Jl. Medokan Asri Timur VII

Kali Rungkut, Kota Surabaya

Jawa Timur 60293

Opening Hours:

MON - SUN: 10AM - 9.30 PM

It's available for delivery with the Go-Jek application. 

Increase of Caffeine Intakes

October will end soon. I think I did well this month on balancing my sanity. Things are quite hectic at the moment as I need to catch up on my studies for the upcoming Line Training with Air Asia, while at the same time I need to improve my sleeping quality, recover myself from this flu I'm currently having, maintain a good life, express my need of making art, and basically live life happily. Bb has also started his training at Citilink, which adds some distance now that we're both busy with our schedules, but hey! thank God for Skype and LINE video calls.

I've been observing some flights these past few weeks and, boy, am I exhausted. I didn't even do much the entire flights: listening to some information from the ATIS frequency, do some fuel logging, filling in the FMGC information, jot down some notes I might need for my training, and eat to keep myself alive.

My caffeine intakes increase because I now drink coffee because I need to keep my eyes open, not because I buy it for the sake of having a hedonistic life style. I am down for any kind of coffee, as long as there's milk and sugar in it, but the ones I've been having are these canned goodness. I'm not that picky in terms of settling which flavor to choose, but I usually go for the Original. Very simple, creamy, bitter, and slightly sweet latte. The Mocha one is good too, but it's rather thick and the chocolaty sweetness is quite meh for my liking.

Brownies Ngakak: Browniesnya Anak Gaul

Hari Minggu kemarin, gue akhirnya kesampean untuk nyobain icon baru kuliner Bogor, yaitu Brownies Ngakak. Cemilan dengan ukuran mini ini adalah hasil inovasi dari kakak beradik Sylvarani dan Sylviana. Kebetulan, gue kenal dengan si Kakak Sylva, meskipun belum pernah bertemu langsung. Weekend kemarin, gue ditawarin beberapa produk dari Brownies Ngakak ini dan, tanpa pikir panjang, gue memutuskan untuk ngeborong banyak. 

Dua produk yang gue beli adalah Brownies Ngakak rasa original dan Brownies ngakak rasa almond. Sebenernya, masih ada dua produk lainnya lagi, yaitu Brownies ngakak rasa Nutella dan Brownies Ngakak Oreo, tapi saat itu belum ready stock. Alhasil, gue cuma bisa penasaran dengan perpaduan rasa antara Oreo, yang nagih banget asal kalian tahu aja, dan brownies coklat ala Brownies Ngakak. 

Now, without further ado, here are the brownies from Brownies Ngakak!

Brownies Ngakak: Original

To be honest, gue agak kaget dan kecewa dengan ukuran Brownies Ngakak rasa original. Kecil banget. Nggak bohong. If it were a human, it'd be a hobbit. I'm not even playing. Brownies berbentuk bulat, yang ukurannya nggak beda jauh dengan telapak tangan gue, ini mungkin nggak bakalan bikin gue kenyang kalau gue hanya makan sekotak doang. Beneran, deh. 

Brownies Ngakak rasa original, 15K

See? Segede tangan.

Tapi, meskipun gue kecewa dengan ukurannya yang super mini, gue harus akuin bahwa penyajian brownies-nya deserves a two thumbs up! Pertama-tama, browniesnya dibungkus dengan wax paper warna kuning, bergambarkan icon cowok tertawa ngakak khas Brownies Ngakak, dan ujungnya di segel dengan menggunakan double tape. Kalian nggak usah khawatir brownies kalian akan terkontaminasi oleh  foreign subject, atau bahkan rasanya berubah karena diletakkan terbuka begitu saja, karena produk asal Bogor yang satu ini is perfectly sealed in. 

Setelah dibungkus dengan wax paper, brownies original ini dimasukkan lagi kedalam kotak berwarna kuning yang, by the way, imut dan menarik perhatian banget. All in all, gue suka banget dengan kemasan Brownies Ngakak. Pecinta kuliner mana yang nggak akan tertarik untuk membeli beberapa kotak oleh-oleh khas Bogor ini sebagai buah tangan?

Wrapped nicely in a wax paper

Sayangnya, kalau gue boleh jujur lagi, gue jadi makin kecewa setelah gue mencicipi brownies-nya. I was expecting a fudge-like and moist brownies, but what I got was an airy and dry chocolate cake instead. Memang sih, luarnya garing dan renyah banget, tapi sayang sekali garingnya sampai kedalam-dalam. The brownies literary crumbled when I cut it into half with a knive, meninggalkan remah-remah kue coklat diatas kasur gue yang beterbangan kelantai saat gue kebut-kebut.

In terms of taste, the brownies was overpowered with chocolate, yet I could taste a hint of bitterness in every bite. Rasanya nggak begitu manis, cocok buat kalian yang bukan penggemar berat makanan manis, tapi sayangnya kurang cocok buat gue yang, notabene, adalah sweet tooth (alias, pecinta berat makanan manis). Ada juga momen dimana, saat gue tengah mengunyah dan menikmati kegaringan brownies rasa original ini, gigi gue mendarat pada gumpalan renyah dan manis yang menurut gue adalah gumpalan gula yang nggak merata dalam adonan brownies-nya. I'm not complaining, I just told you I love sweet stuff, but wouldn't it be better if the brownies had an even spread of sugar in it? 

Personally, I'm not a big fan of this particular product of Brownies Ngakak, simply because I'm that kind of person who fancies moist brownies. Tapi, untuk kalian yang kurang gemar dengan brownies yang padat dan gooey, pasti Brownies Ngakak rasa original ini cocok untuk kalian!

The sight of the brownies

Very airy and dry

Brownies Ngakak: Almond 

Nah, brownies yang satu ini agak berbeda dengan Brownies Ngakak rasa original. Brownies berbentuk persegi panjang ini dikemas dengan karton berwarna kuning, tetap dengan gambar cowok tertawa ngakak ala Brownies Ngakak, dan dibungkus plastik. Penyajiannya lebih sederhana, kan, dibandingkan dengan brownies yang rasa original?

Gue harus memberikan nilai plus untuk cara pembungkusan yang sederhana dan efisien ini, karena saat plastiknya dibuka, gue tinggal perlu memegang karton kuningnya tanpa harus repot-repot megang langsung dan mengotor-ngotori tangan, kemudian langsung lahap. Very handy, don't you think? I like it!

Almond and Chocolate Chip Brownies

Gue suka dengan tekstur Brownies Ngakak rasa almond ini! Luarnya garing dan renyah, dan potongan almond dan taburan chocolate chip-nya membuat brownies-nya tambah enak dan bikin nagih, dan bagian dalamnya agak lembek dan padat. Just how I love my brownies to be! 

Dibandingin dengan Brownies Ngakak rasa original, gue lebih suka dengan Brownies Ngakak rasa almond. Untuk cemilan ukuran kecil seharga Rp7.000,00 ini, gue nggak akan mikir dua kali kalau-kalau gue mau pesan selusin suatu saat nanti. 

The bite sized brownie bar came with a handy packaging

Want some?

Nah, kalau kalian penasaran dengan brownies ala Brownies Ngakak ini, kalian bisa buka websitenya langsung dan disana ada informasi tentang siapa yang harus dihubungi kalau kalian mau pesan. 

Pssst. Saran gue sih pesan yang Brownies Ngakak rasa almond. Enak banget, gue aja sampai nagih! Tapi, kalau Brownies Ngakak Oreo-nya udah ready stock, you might want to give the fellow a try. Gue aja penasaran banget sama brownies yang satu itu. Sayangnya, setelah gue kontak Sylva via LINE, Brownies Ngakak Oreo-nya masih dalam tahap produksi, jadi gue harus sabar menunggu. 

Something as good as an Oreo brownies is worth the wait!