Showing posts with label Roti Abon Gulung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roti Abon Gulung. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Roti Abon Gulung Khas Solo

"Cobain Abon Gulung Khas Solo, Kin. Bisa dipesen lewat Go-Jek. Menurutku, ini lebih enak daripada yang Manokwari," ucap Papo melalui Whatsapp. Saat itu, gue dan Ibu tengah meneguk gelas kedua jus yang kami pesan di restoran hotel Omah Sinten. Cuacanya panas banget dan kami sepertinya kekurangan minum gara-gara seharian keliling-keliling naik becak. Gue buka aplikasi Go-Jek, dibagian Go-Food, dan gue cari di kotak pencarian dengan kata kunci "Abon Gulung Khas Solo". 


Nggak lama, muncullah di opsi pertama toko roti tersebut yang berjarak kurang dari 10km dari tempat kami menginap. Mumpung gue masih ada sisa saldo Go-Pay dari Bapak, gue pesan satu kotak yang rasa original. Tergoda banget untuk menyicipi di tempat karena secinta itu gue dengan roti abon gulung, tapi gue masih ingat berat badan. Akhirnya, sepulangnya gue dan Ibu ke Caman, barulah kami buka dan kami icip barengan dengan Oom, Tante, Eyang, Ninik, dan saudara-saudara gue yang sedang ngumpul. 



Satu kotak tersebut berisikan sepuluh potong roti abon gulung yang manis dan imut-imut. Presentasi dari rotinya lebih kalem dan lebih rapi kalau dibandingkan dengan Abon Gulung asal Papua yang bentuknya lebih lonjong dan isian abonnya awur-awuran kemana-mana. Agak mirip dengan tampang roti abon hasil produksi BreadTalk, dan ukurannya pun nggak beda jauh, tapi jauh lebih manis. Hiasan taburan kacang wijen putih, kacang wijen hitam, dan irisan daun bawangnya pun tampak jelas, tapi nggak ngotot. Ibarat membandingnkan Shion dengan Nezumi dari serial animasi berjudul No.6: sama-sama cogan, tapi yang satu berandalan, yang satu anak rumahan. 

Rotinya empuk, daun bawangnya terasa gurihnya, perbandingan saus mayonaise dengan abonnya cukup manusiawa dan nggak terlalu berlebihan, tapi menurut gue isian abonnya agak kurang banyak menurut gue (atau, mungkin, guenya aja yang terlalu rakus). Makannya nggak kerasa karena ukurannya terlalu imut, dua kali gigit tiba-tiba lenyap seketika. 



Gue agak kesusahan memilih roti abon mana yang paling enak, asal Solo, atau asal Papua, karena keduanya sama-sama enak meskipun punya kelebihan dan kekurangannya masing-masing. Tapi, sepertinya, kalau gue disuguhkan kedua roti di depan mata, gue akan langsung memilih Roti Abon Gulung dari Manokwari Bakery, atau Hawai Bakery, hanya karena ukurannya lebih besar dan abonnya lebih tumpah. 

Kalau kalian lebih suka yang mana? 

Monday, January 12, 2015

Roti Abon Gulung

My soon-to-be aunt, who is a stewardess in Sriwijaya Air, flew to Jayapura last weekend and brought back two boxes of Roti Abon Gulung, woohoo! I have been wanting this local delicacy for ages and I finally got it, all thanks to her.

Aunty Echy brought a pack, which consists of two boxes of Roti Abon Gulung, while each box is filled with ten pieces of buns with five different toppings and fillings. The buns are available in five kinds, which are: beef floss, chocolate floss, cheese floss, chicken floss, and tuna floss. Each bun is almost as big as my fist, and the amount of the meat floss they used to make this babies are ridiculously generous.

I got a souvenir from Jayapura, woohoo!

Roti Abon Gulung is a rolled bread with meat floss filling. The original Roti Abon Gulung is actually filled with either beef floss or chicken floss and they are bigger in size - each bun shares the same length as my palm and as thick as my fist. But, then, they discovered new toppings and flavors to go with the bread and, thus, the result is the mini bread with a new twist. 

Aunty, you spoil me. 

From left to right: Tuna, chocolate, cheese, chicken, beef

I'm just in love with the buns! The bread is not soft and chewy like those buns that you can get at Bread Talk or Bread Life - they are rather thick and compact, and slightly heavier than most bread. The bread is filled with the meat floss, then rolled and shaped like a square. My favorite would be the beef floss and chicken floss, followed by the tuna floss, then the chocolate floss and, last but not least, the cheese floss.

Beef Floss Bun is my favorite. The bread is soaked with condense milk, then filled with savory and sweet beef floss, and topped with a wee bit of sesame seed and some more floss. You can smell the mouth-watering aroma of the bread teasing you. Combination of flavors explode in your mouth with just one bite. It was sweet and savory at the same time, and also meaty and juicy. The amount of beef floss they used in one bun was very generous compared to other buns that I bought here in Jakarta. Instant fave!

While the chicken floss bun shared the same physical appearance with beef floss bun yet sweeter taste in meat, the tuna floss bun had a strong tuna flavor in it and its' color is slightly softer and dominated by ecru. The chocolate bun and cheese bun were my least favorite, but they still tasted nice. 

Beef Floss Bun


Chicken Floss Bun

Tuna Floss Bun

Chocolate Floss Bun

Cheese Floss Bun

When you go to Jayapura, make sure you get yourself a box of this baby. You will probably miss one hell of delicious delicacy if you don't.


P.S. Aunty Nechy, if you're reading this, thank you so much for the Roti Abon Gulung! Safe flight!