Exploring a new place is always fun.  If you have the same thought, you probably already have some plans on what to do, what to see, and what to eat while visiting Jogja. Do you already have something on your mind when it comes to what food you shall try? Is it pork? There are some restaurants and stalls sell pork in Jogja. One of them is Warung Pak Jo Spesial B2 in Sleman Jogja.

Before telling you further about pork in Jogja, I’d like to apologize first for being away and wrote nothing for some days. I was busy dealing with things in life and most of the time all I wanted to do was just hit the sack once I was at home. However, I already got a material to post though I felt like I had no energy to write it down.  So, I am happy that I can make it today!

If you follow my blog post, you maybe have known that I once introduced Warung Pak Jo Spesial B2. I shared with you its yummy pork meatball soup. Apart from the soup, this place also has some menus of pork in Jogja to try such as Nasi Goreng B2 (Pork Fried Rice), Bakmi Rebus B2 (Pork Noodle Soup), Sate B2 (Pork Satay), Babi Kecap (Pork with Sweet Soy Sauce), Rica-Rica, and so on.

Babi Kecap and Rica-Rica were two menus my friend and I chose to try. Instead of ordering them individually, we picked the package menus. The first package was Rice, Pork Rica-Rica, Oseng Daun Pepaya, and Iced tea whereas the second package was Rice, Babi Kecap, Oseng Daun Pepaya, and Iced Tea.

First package of pork menu was spicier. Rica-Rica in this package menu was cuisine from Manado, a city in North Sulawesi. This cuisine uses various spices that made its taste hot and spicy yet rich in taste. Pork Rica-Rica means the pork was cooked with ingredients of Rica-Rica and this one I tasted was pretty spicy and I got a hint of sweet taste as well. Rica-Rica usually is savory so I guess it was made differently to adopt the taste of Javanese cuisine. Many Javanese cuisines have a sweet taste for they put palm sugar as one of the ingredients of Javanese cuisine. 

Oseng Daun Pepaya was put in both package menus. This dish is spicy stir-fried papaya leaves. The taste of the leaves was delicious and I didn’t get any bitter taste. Papaya leaves actually are bitter leaves. To reduce the bitter taste of papaya leaves require particular techniques of boiling before being cooked.

The next package was less spicy in my opinion. Babi Kecap or Pork with Sweet Soy Sauce was both spicy and sweet. The spiciness came from pepper and it was less spicy compared to Rica-Rica. 

Both package menus of pork at Warung Pak Jo Spesial B2 were served with cucumber pickle and they also added slices of fried shallots on the top of the rice. I really liked them! Both are my favorites! I like to have my noodles, fried rice, and cap cay with cucumber pickle. I remember it was my dad that thought me how to make it.  If my dad contributed my likeness to cucumber pickle, my mom was the one that told me to try eating rice with slices of fried shallots. I was unsure at first and rather hesitated to give it a try but after grabbing the idea my mom gave it turned out I liked this fried shallot a lot! It was years ago but apparently, I still like eating slices of fried shallot and I take it as my privilege to eat a few fried shallots if I happen to fry them at home whenever my mom asked me to help her in the kitchen. 

If you want to eat pork in Jogja, Warung Pak Jo Spesial B2 can be one of your options. Either you want to eat sweet pork or savory pork, this place has both. If you want something soupy, you can even have pork meatball soup here! Check the review of the meatball soup in my other blog post if you don’t want to miss this tasteful soup.

Price list of Warung Pak Jo Spesial B2

What do you think about Pork Rica-Rica and Babi Kecap? Which one do you like to taste first in your culinary adventure for pork in Jogja? Feel free to share your comments below.

Price:

Starts from IDR 12,000 (food)

Starts from IDR 1,000 (beverage)

Open Hours:

Monday : 11 A.M - 11.45 A.M. ; 12 P.M. - 10 P.M.

Tuesday - Sunday : 11 A.M. - 10 P.M.

Address:

Jl. Garuda No. 191 Condong Catur Jogja

Phone Number:

+62 8139 3094 843

Welcome to Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul!

Monggo pinarak - please come in. This is the look of Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul cafe.

The interior of Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul from a different angle.

You can also sit outside.

Frankly, I had no plan to eat out at Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul at first. It was my curiosity that led me there. I can tell you how glad I am now to give it a try! The foods I had at this café were tasteful. I can’t resist writing about them here for its deliciousness still lingers on my mind.

I stayed at Kebon Krapyak Cottage on the weekend. This café I am talking about right now is a part of this cottage in Sleman Jogja. First time I was there I ordered Wedang Jeruk Anget, Wedang Jahe Anget, and Sego Thiwul Goreng. Wedang Jeruk Anget means hot orange juice whereas Wedang Jahe Anget means hot ginger drink.  The hot orange juice was okay but their hot ginger drink was special!

Wedang Jeruk Anget and Wedang Jahe Anget.

Yes, Wedang Jahe Anget that I tasted was special! They didn’t just put the ginger in the drink but they also put a bit of cinnamon there. The mixed taste between both of them was so good. I would say the taste of the ginger and the taste of the cinnamon were in a balance! It cost me IDR 8,500 for this nice drink!

Wedang Jahe Anget with its cinnamon and ginger.

As a staple food, thiwul has fewer calories compared to rice. During the era of Japanese colonialism, many Indonesian people ate thiwul to replace rice. Nowadays, you can find instant thiwul to eat.

Talk about sego thiwul menus at Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul, the first one that I had was Sego Thiwul Goreng. It was fried thiwul rice. This food came to my table looked like nasi goreng—fried rice. The fried rice thiwul was served with a bull’s eye egg on the top, some colorful kerupuk, and slices of cabbage.  It tasted like fried rice and it was delicious! The price of this Sego Thiwul Goreng was IDR 12,000.

Sego Thiwul Goreng

I'm ready to eat my Sego Thiwul Goreng!

After having the yummy Sego Thiwul Goreng, I couldn’t resist but came back for breakfast. This time my friend and I ordered Sego Thiwul Kumplit, Sego Thiwul Ayam Suwir, Wader Lombok Ijo, Es Jeruk, and Kopi Plosok. The dishes looked so appealing when they were served. I had to wait for more than 15 minutes for the dishes but I guess it pretty makes sense since they had to cook all, maybe from scratch.

Sego Thiwul Kumplit consisted of a portion of thiwul rice, spicy stir-fried tempeh, spicy stir-fried anchovies, spicy stir-fried vegetables, and gereh (fried dried salted fish). They were all cooked well and they tasted so good. If you order this and you are not much into spicy food, make sure you skip eating the chilies. The price of this dish was IDR 10,000.

Sego Thiwul Kumplit

Sego Thiwul Kumplit seen from above.

Sego Thiwul Ayam Suwir consisted of a portion of thiwul rice, and spicy stir-fried slices of chicken. It looked pretty with green and red chilies. The dish was tasty as well. The chicken was spicy, sweet yet savory. This dish was actually a menu for children. I wonder if they added chilies because I am a grown-up… Anyways, Sego Thiwul Ayam Suwir was a packet menu with a glass of iced orange juice. The price for this packet was IDR 15,000.

Sego Thiwul Suwir Ayam.

Sego Thiwul Suwir Ayam seen from above.

Kopi Plosok, Iced Orange Juice, Sego Thiwul Kumplit, Sego Thiwul Suwir Ayam, and Wader Lombok Ijo.

I think I’ll just share the whole menus of Kopi Plosok Sego Thiwul here in case you are in Jogja and you would like to visit this café.

Hi readers! I am back! I wasn’t able to write for a couple of days but here I am today! I am so glad to be able to share a piece of Jogja with you and this time it’s about my weekend getaway in a cottage named Kebon Krapyak Cottage in Sleman Jogja. 

I don’t know if you feel the same but there are times in which I have to work on the weekend but I need to feel at ease as well. I need a different atmosphere to tickle my creativity and to keep the good vibes on. For those reasons, I liked to stay in a place with a different ambiance to refresh my mind.

It was my first experience of staying in a cottage. The cottage was in the countryside and it was in a nice area. I mentioned the word ‘nice’ because it wasn’t in a touristic place and it was in a quiet neighborhood. Perfect for me!

I arrived at Kebon Krapyak Cottage in Sleman Jogja after having some lunch in the area nearby. Its customer service welcomed me with a warm smile and showed me my room which was on the ground floor.  I booked a standard double room via OYO. The room was about 123 square feet and it has two entrance doors. 

My room was nice. I shouted ‘wow’ in excitement! Hahahaha… The room was simple but it had a serene earth tone ambiance. I took photos of the room and then moved the one and only table there to one of the corners, next to the bed. It’s better to put my stuff in a reachable spot eh… This maybe sounds funny but my favorite part of the room was its big window and its curtain! They both looked awesome at 4.30 AM! Yes, can you believe that?! I woke up and sat on my bed early in the morning just to enjoy the view I got from the window for a while. 

 If I didn’t go eating out, I spent most of my time in the room, worked on my laptop. The internet connection there was pretty stable and it could accommodate me well. I just had to make sure I had enough water and snacks for the day! Hahaha…

The next thing I liked about my weekend getaway place was its café called Kopi Plosok. I tried some menus there and they were fantastic! I won’t write about it here but I will give you the juicy details in my next post! All I can say right now is just I am glad I explored the food there. It was worth every penny! However, today I will show you a bit the look of Kopi Plosok café to feed your curiosity. 

Apart from Kopi Plosok, I was delighted to figure out there were many places for cool photoshoots! If you are so into putting yourself in a frame and upload your photos in social media, you would fall for this place. I spent one afternoon to explore the place and took some photos with me inside and outside of the frames. Their semi-traditional buildings were appealing as well to be put in frames. 

I checked the location of Kebon Krapyak Cottage in Sleman Jogja and this place is near to some tourist places. The nearest one is Jogja Bay Waterpark. Besides, you can also reach Candi Prambanan (Prambanan Temple) in less than 30 minutes of driving. If you’d like to go to a shopping mall, the nearest one is less than 15 minutes of driving. 

That’s all I have for today. What do you think about Kebon Krapyak Cottage in Sleman Jogja? Based on what you read, what do you like the most about it? Please share your comment in the comment section below. I’d like to read something from you!

What’s crossing your mind when somebody mentions the word “noodles”? If you are a lover of noodles, today is your special day! Wink, wink… Why? It’s because I dedicate today’s article for you the noodles lovers! I am a lover of noodles and I happily suggest you try the famous Mie Ayam in Jogja.

Have you ever been to Jogja? If you’ve been here, you probably notice that there are many restaurants, stalls, and event food carts sell Mie Ayam.  There are various ways to cook and serve Mie Ayam and what I’d like to share today is Mie Ayam & Bakso Pak Aris. 

Located in Tambakan Sinduharjo Ngaglik Sleman near MIN 2 Sleman, Mie Ayam & Bakso Pak Aris is a stall that only sells five dishes namely Bakso,  Mie Ayam, Mie Ayam Bakso (Chicken Noodles Soup with Meatballs), Mie Ayam Bakso Goreng (Chicken Noodles Soup with Fried Meatballs), and Mie Ayam Ceker (Chicken Noodles Soup with Chicken Feet). What I had there was Mie Ayam Bakso. This Chicken Noodles Soup I had was served in a Javanese way. I said it that way because many dishes in Jogja are often served sweet. I went to this place in the month of Ramadhan, thus a part of the stall was closed with a blue cloth though the stall was open. 

 What’s in a bowl of Mie Ayam Bakso? As you can see in the photo below, Mie Ayam Bakso contains noodles, slices of mustard greens, sweet chicken, scallions, and two meatballs. To enrich the taste of this dish, Pak Aris also adds cucumber pickles in the bowl. Most Mie Ayam dishes are not served with cucumber pickles so each time I found one with this I always got excited because I like cucumber pickles!! Apart from that, Pak Aris also served the noodles soup with side dishes; Pangsit Goreng (Fried Dumpling). 

Many people like to mix their chicken noodle soup with some ketchup. No wonder, many sellers of this dish prepare themselves with tomato ketchup, chili ketchup, and soy sweet ketchup so that their buyers can have their very own way of chicken noodle soup’s taste. Apart from the kinds of ketchup, people also like to add sambal or white peppers. 

How does your Mie Ayam Bakso taste, Eunike? Well, I had this dish only with sambal to maintain its original taste. In my point of view, the chicken noodles soup I had was rich in sweetness and savory wrapped in mild spiciness. Loved it! I liked it more when this mouthwatering experience was mixed with the acidic taste of cucumber pickles. So flavorful! Bakso and Pangsit Goreng I ate were okay too but I liked my Mie Ayam the most!

Mie Ayam & Bakso Pak Aris has four choices of beverage. You can have tea, orange, milk, or dawet ayu. I heard the last one mentioned was tasty but I haven’t tried it yet. Hopefully next time I can get a chance!

If you would like to explore street foods and explore Mie Ayam in Jogja, make sure you put Mie Ayam & Bakso Pak Aris on your list. The price is so affordable and they only accept cash. Mie Ayam Bakso that I had was IDR 11,000 and the hot orange drink I picked was IDR 3,000. Nice price, isn’t it?

What do you think about Mie Ayam Bakso? What’s the version of chicken noodles soup you have in your city? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 

Open Hours:

10 AM to 10 PM

Price:

Starts from IDR 8,000 (Food)

Starts from IDR 3,000 (Beverage)

Phone Number:

+6281804370965