Jason Pirelli Tandean (IG: @jasontandean)

Coffee. The eternal drinks, the drinks of the gods (and goddesses). Have it black or white (with fresh milk, ofcourse. Sugar is optional, but when you have palm sugar syrup/gula aren handy, use it. Always) to boosten your day(s) up. 

I like it black with no additional substances apart from water and ice cubes. Bitter and refreshing. Straight kick to your core. I also like it white with milk both straight and with sugar syrup/palm sugar syrup. Bottom line? Yeah sure I'll have both. Problem solved. Life is too short to think which one you gonna have. When in doubt, have both. 

And it's a perfect excuse to use to ask your crush out. Thanks, coffee 

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Strolled away to another part of the city to have a quick meal in between boring undercarriage maintenance sesh for the car (mate's car actually. Not mine). Ordered 2 of their flagship menus (most complete, variative composition in the dish) and not disappointed at all. 

1. Nasi Rawon Campur or Traditional Indonesian Black Soup and shredded fried steak and stewed beef tendon and tofu on Steamed Rice topped with fried tempeh. Told you this is one of their flagship menu item, the name itself is long enough to create an essay's Executive Summary when translated into English. Stir together the beansprouts and chilli sauce on the side of the plate, mix them well, and have them with half an egg of salted duck egg. Heavenly. 

2. Nasi Krengsengan. Basically this is the dry version of the Nasi Rawon Campur, contains pretty much similar items minus the earthy flavourful soup. For those of you who prefer the dry version of the dish, this is definitely the go-to option. 

Wash them down with freshly squeezed OJ or mineral water, the choice is yours. 

Price wise, for me, is alright considering the amount of beef you are getting. Fast and friendly service, comfy place to eat, New Normal health protocol applied, and delicious food. Can't complain. 

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A short stroll to the other part of the city enabled me to finally try this hyped up (currently) Bakso Solo place. Bakso is a form of meatballs loved by locals here, compared to your classic meatballs that consists of minced meat and breadcrumbs, our version (Indonesian version woohoo 🇮🇩) consists mainly of minced meat, chunks of tendons (for Bakso Urat like shown on these slides), and a bit of binding agents (usually tapioca starch). 

I ordered 2 of their popular items, this one is Mi Ayam Bakso Urat Besar. Basically it's chicken noodle soup/ramen with jumbo balls on top (hmmm... 🤔) 

Noodle is springy, broth tastes light and savoury, pickles add a bit of freshness, stir-fried soy chicken elevates the dish by giving it the sweetness it needed and blanched greens gave it an extra crunch apart from those fried crackers thingy. 

For the balls (hmmm... 🤔), have a look by yourself how pretty it looks and believe me, it tastes awesome (for you who love chewy chunky textures like me). 

I finished the bowl, and before wondering why the empty bowl looks blurry, yeah i made it that way. To remind us that memories can be blurry but it lasts for a lifetime 😚 

Worth my effort to surf on the traffic and sunny + hot weather of Surabaya. 

PS: friendly staff here and the admin of @baksopaksarjuk.surabaya immediately reposted my igstory the second i put it online 😂 sukses terus ya mas2 ibu2 baksonya laku diserbu netijen 

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