A house filled with artichokes..splendid !

[goldb]

How did your exams go, Artie?

 

[Gallon]

How did your exams go, Artie?

Great, thanks. The semester ended today.

 

[Sky]

A new day, a new beginning!

 

[Kiki]

Ooooh so this is Gallon-senpai's room. Hmm.. *looks around*

So your name is Art? Reminds me of a character in an anime. Art in Hamatora

 

[Gallon]

Ooooh so this is Gallon-senpai's room. Hmm.. *looks around*

So your name is Art? Reminds me of a character in an anime. Art in Hamatora

Just saw your post.
Welcome to my thread.. mw-mwahahahaha!

Is that character cool?

 

[Kiki]

akkuuuuun

Cool of course. You must watch Hamatora. Art is a good guy in season 1, but turns antagonist in season 2, though eventually he became good guy again. You. Must. Watch. It. Not bad for filling free time.

 

[Gallon]

Oh, that sounds cool.
Basically a Sasuke gone... artistic? Badum tss.

I should probably check it out soon.

 

[Kiki]

Yeah.. like Sasuke haha. Do you like Sasuke? Or hate him instead?

 

[Gallon]

Yeah.. like Sasuke haha. Do you like Sasuke? Or hate him instead?

Neither, I'm quite neutral to his character.

 

[Kiki]

So akkun, what is your favorite food? Do you like cooking?

 

[Gallon]

So akkun, what is your favorite food? Do you like cooking?

Oh man, that's a difficult question...
Döner is extremely good, in my opinion. In general, I find well-prepared meat to be very delicious, too. Dunno, man... don't do this to me.

I can't cook, but I like eating, haha.

 

[Kiki]

Ohohoho, is food your weakness?

Have you ever tried Indonesian cuisine?

 

[Gallon]

Ohohoho, is food your weakness?

Have you ever tried Indonesian cuisine?

It's everyone's weakness.

Nope, I've never tried it. What would you rate it?

 

[Kiki]

Ohohohoho you. Must. Try. It.

It's 12/10!!!!!!!!!! The feelings are overflowing!!!! lol

Lemme know what kind of food do you like the most? Spicy? Salty? Sweet?

 

[Newkerzy]

I'd recommend the sweets. Some of our dishes may be too overpowering for some. For those who like the freshness and individual flavors of each ingredients, our dishes may not be to your liking, but if you love strong flavors, then our dishes may be the right fit for you.

 

[Gallon]

I like everything as long as it's not extreme.

Good point, Newkerzy.

 

[Newkerzy]

No prob. One important thing to underscore about our cuisine is that our strengths is also our biggest weakness. It can please some, but turn off some others as well. The one thing I would always recommend to foreigners would be our sweets. It's literally unlike many others around the world.

 

[Gallon]

I'll have to become the Sweetieman and come eat all of Indonesia's sweets, eh?

 

[goldb]

Ohohoho, is food your weakness?

Have you ever tried Indonesian cuisine?

I'm interested in this conversation. What's the national dish or specialties?

 

[Newkerzy]

Rendang, Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice), and for those who read SnS, Tempe. But I don't personally recommend the last one unless you fry it in batter real good (Jouichiro's version sounds like something worth trying, though).

Bakso (Meatball soup) is also a common recommendation. It's basically what burgers are for America to us. But if you're asking for authentic Indonesian food, it's actually pretty hard to find one that doesn't scare off tourists imo. Y'see, most of the dishes listed above are actually adaptations of various dishes around the world. Nasi Goreng and Bakso are adaptations from Chinese cuisine, Rendang is an adaptation of Curry, and a lot others I can't remember.

This is due to our archipelago being a massive trading hub in the past, so we've absorbed all of those different kinds of cuisines and adapted it into our own.

The ones we could call authentic are the ones I don't personally recommend, since it's basically a huge hit or miss for some. What you might be looking for would be penyetan or pecel. The former is basically anything edible (meat, fish or whatever) that's pounded and mixed with sambal. The latter is..... I don't even have a clue but basically it's similar to the former except we don't flatten it. Both are typically eaten with rice.

The ones I would really recommend would be our sweets, such as Es Dawet, Es Cendol, Martabak and Surabi. The first two are basically iced desserts, Es Dawet is glutinuous rice flour with a thick brown sugar syrup and rich coconut milk served with ice. Es Cendol is iced grassjelly with sweet syrups and sweetened condensed milk. Martabak and Surabi are our version of pancakes, to put it simply.

Well, that got really wordy. Hope this helps. BTW, did you know Nasi Goreng is a good hangover cure? If you find yourself smashed in Bali or something, your first order of business after waking up would be to order a huge portion of that. Well, actually, I've only heard this from my friend, since I don't drink. So try it out if you like.