Archive for August 26, 2011

The Arts of ‘Rendang’

SENSE real rendang sauce contained on and spices in it. The combination of the basic ingredients of coconut make rendang dishes reassure. Moreover, condensed milk added.

Another key, the processing of beef for hours that must be boiled first to get keempukkan and processing of coconut are stirred continuously until dry. Rendang a long treatment process is the primary key of the delights of rendang as it allows the meat is tender and absorbs all the flavors and spices. Naturally when rendang entered the ranks of the best food in Indonesia and in the world, as reported by CNNGo site, recently.

Thousands of flavor to create a restaurant rendang Padang, West Sumatra successfully elevating rendang be the best meal in the eyes of the world. In addition, any entry in the rendang Padang food is very well known to the country such as Singapore.

In fact, rendang is present in restaurants, street vendors, up to five-star hotel. The way of presentation also varied, but still carries the traditional sense and have a sharp taste.

Widya Narsi, an NGO worker said that the spices are part of the soul of Indonesia. Widya themselves do not like foreign food. For him, Indonesia had a thousand flavors of food like rendang is rich in spices.

In contrast to Lely, Manager of the German Cultural Institute who claimed that the process rendang is very difficult, it takes good skills. In addition, rendang pretty heated up for days and not quickly stale.

"The modern version is less oily and the meat is cooked with a clear international standards," he said.

And despite not having a perfect sauce, rendang still have a different flavor. During rendang remained loyal and was on the processing of spices, he believes that rendang can be entered in the first place in the world's best food.

Kopitiam

Kopitiam or Kopi Tiam is a kind of coffee shops and traditional breakfast places in Malaysia and Singapore. While in Indonesia, this coffee shop's name is used in Batam and Medan. The term "Kopitiam" is derived from the combination of the word "coffee" which is the Malay language, and "Tiam" in Hokkien means a tavern.

Generally, in addition to providing coffee drinks, tea, or milk, this coffee shop also offers a variety of simple dish. For example boiled eggs, and most notably the rich toast or toast with jam srikaya. In the neighboring country, Kopitiam can be found easily. The pioneer of modern Kopitiam in this country is Uncle Lim. Kopitiam concept was followed by other modern merekmerek Kopitiam.

In Malaysia, the term refers to the coffee shop Kopitiam China which typically offer only Chinese-Malaysian dishes. However, over time, traditional Kopitiam Kopitiam imitated by many new homes are actually eating fast food, yet stylish Kopitiam.

Well, this modern Kopitiam coffee shop is designed as an international competitor. However, excess coffee shop was offering local taste of coffee with the automatic has a cheaper price. In addition to the contents of butter toast for breakfast srikaya, modern Kopitiam also provide lunch and dinner. Not much different from the situation in Singapore. There, Kopitiam contained in almost all corners of lion country, began the settlement area, commercial area, to the industrial park.

Tables and chairs for shoppers Kopitiam placed on the front that opens, close to where the people passing by.

It has been a regular, seated sharing a table with other people who are not known, especially during rush hours. Kopitiam can be a food and beverage kiosk run by a trader, but most of Kopitiam invite a variety of other merchants to open the kiosk to look more like a Pujasera.

In contrast to the Kopitiam in Malaysia which are generally managed by ethnic Chinese, Singapore Kopitiam is managed by the owners who come from different ethnic groups in Singapore. However, they are selling the same, namely coffee, tea, soft drinks, and toast with jam srikaya.