Soto Ayam Kakijangi: Flavourful Soto Semarang in Jogja
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| Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang |
As I said earlier, Soto is one of my favorite dishes for lunch. When I'm rather sleepy at noon, eating a bowl of Soto in Jogja helps me to be awake. I choose this dish as well when I am not feeling well. Having this one usually gives me that I-feel-better-already-feeling. Fortunately, there are many options of Soto to pick for the sake of culinary adventure, so that I can explore and share my experiences with you!
Before going further with Soto Semarang, first, you and I need to answer the big question of what Soto is. Soto is a traditional soupy dish from Indonesia with vegetables, broth, and meats in its composition. Taste of Soto can be different from one place to another. Soto Semarang, obviously seen from its name, is a Soto from Semarang. This soup dish requires many spices such as bay leaves, lemongrass, key lime leaves, ginger, coriander seeds, white pepper, and many more. A mix between spices and broth here is enticing. Its taste and aroma will tease you!
Soto in Jogja I'd like to introduce you at this very moment is the one from Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang. I found this restaurant when my friend and I were on our way home from Gunung Kidul. Located on Maguwo Street, this restaurant was just opened in January this year. Its building adopts joglo architecture. Joglo is a traditional Javanese house. Apart from its joglo, another thing that triggered us to stop by was its big yellow banner of Es Tape.
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| Welcome to Soto Ayam Kakijangi! |
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| The restaurant and its Es Tape booth outside. |
Going inside Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang, I passed by a pikulan soto. Pikulan soto is like a cart for selling Soto but it has no wheels. You need to lift it up and put its bamboo slat on your shoulder to carry. They mixed all ingredients for their Soto here. I ordered Soto Ayam, Hot Orange Juice, and Es Tape.
Soto Ayam in Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang that I had was Soto Semarang with chicken. When my order came, they gave me my order and some tempeh as side dishes. On the table, they already prepared sambal (chili sauce), sweet soy sauce, Kerupuk, and Sate. Sate or Satay they had as the side dishes was Sate Daging Ayam (chicken satay), Sate Usus (intestines satay), and Sate Ati Ampela (livers and gizzards satay).
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| Pikulan soto seen from outside at Soyo Ayam Kakijangi |
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| Pikulan soto seen from my table. |
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| Soto Semarang, sambal, and fried tempeh. |
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| The look of Soto Semarang with chicken meat, sambal, and fried tempeh seen from above. |
How was my Soto Semarang in Jogja? In my soto bowl, I got rice, bean sprouts, slices of scallion, slices of chicken, glass noodles, and fried garlics. The first time I tasted my Soto gravy, I could sense both savory and sweet tastes. They were in balance. Broth in my Soto was flavourful, yet I could get the appealing taste of spices. The experience I got from every spoon was lovely and my Soto was delicious! What I liked more about this Soto Semarang was its tempting flavor after I added sambal. In other words, the sambal was so good that it boosted the deliciousness of my Soto. Purrrfect for me!
Aside from my pleasing experience with Soto Semarang in Jogja, I also paid attention to Es Tape or Iced Tape I ordered. Tape or Tapay in Es Tape here was a traditionally fermented cassava. It was sweet and sour but sweetness has a bigger portion of flavor here than sourness. When I consumed this one in the restaurant, it was rather sweet for my taste. If you follow my blog, I guess you already know that I am not a sweet tooth. I couldn't finish my Es Tape since I already drank Hot Orange Juice. So, I took it home, and I found an interesting thing. When I got back to my place, the ice cubes in my drink was all melted already. I wasn't in such a hurry to finish my drink and I felt full. I needed some time to drink it up. After letting long minutes passed, I decided to grab my drink and when I had it… oh là là it was pleasant! The drink was less sweet due to the melted ice cubes. The light alcohol flavor was smooth and intertwined well with sweetness and sourness of Tape, in my opinion. Hmmm… liked it!
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| The closer look of Soto Semarang I had with chicken meat. |
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| Sate Ayam, Sate Usus, and Sate Ati Ampela. |
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| This sambal or chili sauce was good! Put it in my Soto to make my dish more spicy. |
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| Es Tape/Iced Tapay. |
To give you more juicy details of Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang, I asked my friend to capture menus in this restaurant so you can see its price range. For Es Tape, if I'm not mistaken, the price was about IDR 5,000. The price for Soto in Jogja in this restaurant is also affordable as well. Okay price for students too.
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| Where to find Soto Semarang in Jogja. |
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| Menu list at Soto Ayam Kakijangi restaurant. |
A comfortable place to eat. A reasonable range of price for Soto in Jogja. Delicious Soto Semarang to fill your stomach. A-must-try-Es Tape. A way to feed your starve of culinary adventure. All sounds good, isn't it? Hehehe… Yes, if you travel to Jogja and spend time as a tourist in this city of culture, remember to enlist your must-do things and put Soto Ayam Kakijangi Khas Semarang on your list of places to eat in Jogja. You don't have to travel to Semarang for buying Soto Semarang. Get your Soto Semarang in Jogja is very possible. Last, I am curious… what do you think about this Soto? Would you like to try Sate and Es Tape I mentioned here? Feel free to leave a comment below as I'd like to read 'em!
That's all for now. Thanks for reading!
Price:
Starts from IDR 1,000 (Food)
Starts from IDR 3,000 (Beverage)
Open Hours:
6 AM - 2 PM
Address:
Jl. Maguwo No. 150 Banguntapan Bantul
Phone Number:
+62 878 3773 1184 (WA number)
Price:
Starts from IDR 1,000 (Food)
Starts from IDR 3,000 (Beverage)
Open Hours:
6 AM - 2 PM
Address:
Jl. Maguwo No. 150 Banguntapan Bantul
Phone Number:
+62 878 3773 1184 (WA number)
2 Comments
Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was indeed delicious :)
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