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During July, Hotel InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza bring authentic cuisine typical promo Manado. The combination of spicy flavors really tempting.

Authentic dishes typical of Manado may now easy to find in Jakarta. However, it is still rarely available in hotels. But not at the Inter-Continental Jakarta MidPlaza. Because during this July, exactly at Java Restaurant, visitors can enjoy a unique culinary offerings Indonesia Manado with authentic dishes. The menu every day comes in turn provides more than 15 menus.

“We have four rotations (buffet) menu every week. The rotation consists of eight hot dishes, a menu of soup, two stadium food, and 5 dessert, “said Wanda Gunawan, Executive Sous Chef InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza.

It is said Wanda, the core of the various diets Manado at first glance is almost similar dishes at other restaurants Manado. However, the various menus are formulated by him prefer the authenticity of food Manado by combining the atmosphere of a five star hotel.

“Basically, Manado cuisine rich with spices, such as menus that exist in Java. Almost all Manado cuisine here has a distinctive taste with spicy and fragrant, “he said.

As for some of the menu is a favorite and very characteristic of the dish Manado, which is sauteed papaya flower, fish or lalampa Pepes, green chili chicken, and skipjack pampis.

Stir-fry using papaya flowers and fern leaf in its processed tuna. Here the leaves of ferns have been washed several times until no mucus. It was very tasty, even flowers and papaya papaya leaf which was identical with the bitter taste was not felt in these preparations.

You could say it if the menu Manado has a flavor that is almost similar to the cuisine of Padang in kepedasannya. Especially for you lovers of spicy dishes, Java Restaurant has prepared his menu, including chicken chili green chilies and tuna could become the primary choice. “For cooking we use rica skipjack tuna,” he said.

Rica tuna into one dish favorites. This menu has a strong flavor and peppery spice. For those of you who like spicy food, would be satisfied with a spicy flavor from a menu that also has the scent of this citrus leaves.

Less complete it if you have not tried Manado authentic dishes made from refined pulp. Yes, tinutuan or also known as typical Manado porridge is also served specially for the visitors. Tinutuan main ingredient is rice.

Apart from rice, also added some other ingredients, such as pumpkin, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, melinjo leaves, spinach, and basil leaves. So, do not be surprised if tinutuan also referred to as a healthy pulp. Matter of taste, do not ask. In addition to healthful, this menu also has a taste that is very unique and delicious.

“In addition to the main menu, there are more unique than Manado cuisine, such as combining crop klapertart Manado with Western culture,” he explained.

There are still many other menus that can be tried, including grilled shrimp Dabu-Dabu, coconut wiko (ie processed cassava leaves and leaf vegetables cooked with grated papaya head), hammer base (such as beef rendang), and jilabulo (liver and kidney preparations Pepes cow).

Herbal tea is tea made from dried herbs spices, or derived from edible flowers. Edible flowers have been used to brew tea since ancient times, as in the countries of Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean.

Plants that are in the form of fragrant flowers can be used as herbal tea. According to “Essence of Herbal and Floral” by Mary El-Baz, herbal tea from the flowers can cure diseases, especially digestive especially for relaxation. Types of flowers like jasmine, chamomile, chrysanthemum and hibiscus. All flowers can be used to overcome various health problems.

To find out more in some types of herbal teas, the exposure of the eHow below you can see:

Jasmine tea

Jasmine is a night blooming flower that is always alive in the morning, the flowers mixed with green or white tea leaves, can then be stored in a cool place until night. When opened, the tea leaves used to absorb the scent of jasmine.

The amount of brewed green tea that will largely determine the height of tea aroma. The process is a two to three times to the absorption process, while if you want to produce more fragrant aroma should be carried out up to seven times.

The higher the tea will form the antioxidant and vitamin C, and can also help heal the digestive system.

Hibiscus Tea

This type of flower this is the kind of hibiscus flowers from East Africa, they grow in hot and humid climates, like in the Caribbean.

Part of the interest rate used to make tea is its petals (outer petals) that are stored intact, and dried, can make a black tea that is served in hot water.

The result, which can be tart tea sweetened with sugar or honey. Hibiscus tea naturally has a deep red color, and high levels of antioxidants. It can reduce blood volume, thus reducing blood pressure.

Chrysanthemum

This tea is very popular in China Bamboo Curtain countries, chrysanthemum tea made from dried flowers are harvested and then stored in glass jars.

This tea is made by putting the flowers in a pot of boiling water, because in general in China’s state is continuously recharge after consumed teapot, tea color is dark yellow.

This tea also has astringent and antiseptic qualities, so that it can be used to strengthen the liver and gallbladder.

Camomile

This tea is Derived from the Greek word meaning “green apple”, named because of chamomile tea removing the odor of apples.

Chamomile plants is most popular in Germany as well as in Roman times, this flower shape in the form of various sizes, but the flower is still generating the same interest.

The flowers are usually harvested in place, this flower as a flower that help produce good tea to be a kind of herbal tea. How, the flowers are dried and then crushed and stored in glass bottles.

Make tea of ​​chamomile flowers takes a little longer because the flowers must be placed in boiling hot water, then wait until the water changed color to yellow.