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Sumpit
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I tried that! Spongey feeling but as good as the small ones, just harder to handle.
I once tried a king size sui kau soup in a Chinese restaurant. it had 1 huuuuge sui kau in it, it was a delight!
Ah! Sop Buntut is my favourite oxtail soup that exists

BAKPIA (Bahck-peeya)

It's my all time favourite pastry!!!!!!! Influenced by the Chinese sweet pastries. Different kinds of fillings: Taro, red beans, mung beans, chocolate, durian, cheese and so on.

GUDEG (Goo-dug)

Sweet young jackfruit stew. To be eaten with rice, tempeh, chicken and sambal.

PAPEDA (Pah-pay-da)

A sago congee, staple food for Eastern Indonesia. Papeda has a glue-like consistency and texture.

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Sumpit
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Hmmm
Obviously most dishes are Javanese, hence the name of the restaurant. I'm not that fond of that cuisine to be honest as it is mostly sweet.
But I recommend:

Sayur Lodeh: mixed vegetables in coconut sauce (best to be eaten with rice cakes "lontong" ask if they have it)
Terong Belado: spicy eggplant
Okra Sambal: stir fried okra with dried shrimp sambal
Gado-gado: Javanese salad with tofu served with peanut sauce and shrimp chips

Daging Semur: beef in nutmeg sauce
Babi Kecap: pork and tofu in an Asian sauce
Chicken BBQ

Ask if the Ayam Goreng Jawa is "kremes" (kreh-mus) version or not, if not don't buy it  oh yeah and the opor sauce (light coconutty sauce) is nice

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Doraemon
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You really tried it? I haven't found a place that makes authentic chả giò with bánh tráng in the US 


Indonesian rice wrapped in banana leaf with chicken is very very tasty too. I don't know how it's called



I think I had something similar to this 


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@Sumpit: Several of these dishes do look like some Vietnamese dishes, but I don't know whether they taste the same. Smile
Sate for example is similar to Vietnames nem nướng (nem = minced meat, nướng = grill), but I think they taste quite different
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...6j2l8l0.frgbld .

Udang belado looks similar to Vietnamese tôm rim (tôm = shrimp, rim = simmering), which is caramel simmering shrimps but I don't think they taste spicy and sour
http://rasamalaysia.com/vietnamese-c...ecipe-tom-rim/

Gurame Gorang looks similar to several types of "cá chiên xù" in Vietnam
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...2j2l5l0.frgbld .

Bakso is similar to Vietnamese bò viên (bò = beef, viên = ball)
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...8j1l9l0.frgbld .
But to be honest, I don't like the Vietnamese bò viên. Maybe I'm just not a fan of beef in general.
I prefer tôm viên (shrimp balls) and cá viên (fish balls)
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...6j1l7l0.frgbld .
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...0l9l9l0.frgbld .

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Sumpit
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^It was a fancy restaurant with fancy plates, cutlery, glasses etc.
>.< when in Auckland it was like 3,5NZD and is was waaaay better except for the service and interior design.

NASI CAMPUR (Nah-see Tyam-poor)

Literally mixed rice. A dish with rice and various meats & veggies. My favourite is Nasi Campur Babi (pork; see pic) it's like the Indonesian version of sil ya fan

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