The Ultimate Indonesian Food Day Trip - HUGE Nasi Liwet Feast!
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During my trip to Jakarta, I mostly remained in the city. But Ken and Gratiana from invited my wife Ying and I to go with them and their family on an Indonesian food trip to Bogor and the surrounding region (about an hour from Jakarta).
Our first stop when we drove out of Jakarta and to Bogor was a famous place to eat Bogor style laksa at a restaurant called Laksa Bogor Pak Inin. It was exactly my kind of a restaurant, open air and local, with a wonderful friendly environment. The laksa was unlike any other laksa I’ve ever had, and it was fantastic. Laksa Bogor - 10,000 IDR ($0.72)
Next, we stopped at a place called Toge Goreng Pak Abung, which is another legendary Indonesian food stop in Bogor, Indonesia, and they are famous for serving a bean sprout snack. It was definitely a very interesting dish, including a mixture of bean sprouts and fermented soy beans. Toge Goreng - 7,000 IDR ($0.51)
Next we drove into the beautiful Indonesian countryside and to the house. After having some Indonesian snacks and refreshing coconut, we then took a hike to go look for honey. The beekeeper was sick on the day we went, so we we’re able to get any honey, but it was still a beautiful hike.
The highlight of this Indonesian food trip for me was the Sundanese style Nasi Liwet Botram family feast that we had. All the food was laid out on banana leaves, and we all sat and ate some of the most beautiful and flavorful Indonesian food. It was an incredible culinary experience.
We drove back to Bogor and stopped at Warung Nasi Ampera to eat a quick dinner, and because I wanted to try some ikan pepes. The food was alright, but nothing compared to the lunch feast we had eaten! Total price - 103,000 IDR ($7.46) for 3 plates of food
Finally, back in Jakarta, we stopped near Manga Besar to have some desserts and to finish of this incredible day of Indonesian food. Sekoteng - 12,000 IDR ($0.87), Wedang Ronde - 12,000 IDR ($0.87)
It was an incredible Indonesian food trip to the outskirts of Bogor, and a nice opportunity to get out of Jakarta for the day.
A big thank you to Ken, Gratiana, and her family for inviting us to their house country house and for the amazing food.
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never-ending story(360) - kusadasi safari on 4x4 5 sep 2016
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the 4x4 jeep took them through untouched woodlands and rugged countryside on mostly dirt-roads with a stop at the echo valley, then at a ruined medieval monastery on Samsun Mountain. then they headed further south to the Dilek National Park, a peninsula known for its wild countryside and thick forests.they made another stop at Zeus' Cave on the park’s edges. cocooned in woods, the cave, made famous with the legend of zeus and Aphrodite(the god of love), was main tourist attraction in this region. they had a swim it the bright blue, translucent water at the bottom of the cave. . then they made a final stop at Long Beach just north of Dilek where they had lunch and a brief dip in the agegean sea, before heading back to the cruise.
mythological tales always intrigue him. whether it's greek, egyptian, chinese, australian aborigine, or a simple story of the origin of mankind from cultures all over the world.
one time he said to her, you know, there's this 先秦pre-QIN(before 221bc)chinese book《山海经》SHANHAIJING - the CLASSIC of MAOUNTAINS AND SEAS, which is the oldest book in chinese geography, with subjects including places, local produce, shamanism, religion, medical practices, local cultures... many events in the book were like out of this world which baffle many a historian. now, i want to tell you the legend of 夸父逐日 - KUAFU going after the sun, or another translation - KUAFU chasing away the sun.
山海经·海外北经》
夸父与日逐走，入日。渴，欲得饮，饮于河、渭；河、渭不足，北饮大泽。未至，道渴而死。弃其杖，化为桃林。[1]
【译文】：夸父与太阳竞跑，一直追赶到太阳落下的地方；他感到口渴，想要喝水，就到黄河、渭河喝水。黄河、渭河的水不够，又去北方的大泽湖喝水。还没赶到大泽湖，就半路渴死了。他遗弃的手杖，化成桃林。
《山海经·大荒东经》
大荒东北隅中，有山名曰凶犁土丘。应龙处南极，杀蚩尤与夸父，不得复上。故下数旱，旱而为应龙之状，乃得大雨。
【译文】：在大荒的东北角上，有一座山名叫凶犁土丘山。应龙就住在这座山的最南端，因杀了神人蚩尤和神人夸父，不能再回到天上，天上因没了兴云布雨的应龙而使下界常常闹旱灾。下界的人们一遇天旱就装扮成应龙的样子求雨，就得到大雨。
《山海经·大荒北经》
大荒之中，有山名曰成都载天。有人珥两黄蛇，把两黄蛇，名曰夸父。后土生信，信生夸父。夸父不量力，欲追日景，逮之於禺谷。
捋饮河而不足也，将走大泽，未至，死于此。应龙已杀蚩尤，又杀夸父，乃去南方处之，故南方多雨。
【译文】在北方的大荒之中，有座山名叫成都载天。山上有个人，耳朵穿着两条黄蛇，手中握着两条黄蛇，名叫夸父。后土生了信，信生了夸父，夸父不自量力，想追逐太阳的影子，在禺谷就赶上了。将要到黄河喝水而黄河水却不够喝，将要跑到大泽，还没到，就渴死在这儿。应龙已经杀死蚩尤，又杀死了夸父，便到南方去居住，因此南方便多雨水了。[2]
《山海经·中山经》
又西九十里，曰夸父之山，其木多椶柟，多竹箭，其兽多㸲牛、羬羊，其鸟多鷩，其阳多玉，其阴多铁。其北有林焉，名曰桃林，是广员三百里，其中多马。湖水出焉，而北流注于河，其中多珚玉。
【译文】：从常烝山再往西九十里，有座山名叫夸父山。其上生长的树木大多是棕树、楠树和小竹丛。山中兽类主要是㸲牛、羬羊，鸟类主要是锦鸡。山南麓有很多玉石，北坡有很多铁矿石。山北有一片树林，名叫桃林，方圆三百里，林中有很多马。湖水从这山中流出，再向北流入黄河，其中有很多珚玉。
《列子·汤问》
夸父不量力，欲追日影，逐之於隅谷之际。渴欲得饮，赴饮河、渭。河、渭不足，将走北饮大泽。未至，道渴而死。弃其杖，尸膏肉所浸，生邓林。邓林弥广数千里焉。[3]
【译文】： 夸父自不量力，打算要追赶太阳，一直追赶到太阳落下的地方；口渴了,想要喝水,到黄河、渭水去喝水。黄河、渭河的水不够了,夸父又向北去喝大湖里的水。他还没赶到大湖，就半路渴死了。他丢弃的手杖,顿时化为一片桃林。桃林弥漫，有方圆数千里那么大。
the story of KUAFU going after the sun
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in ancient time, there's a giant named KUAFU, who was the son of XIN who was the son of HOUDU. KUAFU dorned earings shaped like yellow snake. and his hands held 2 yellow snakes. he lived a deserted mountain named CHENDUDAITIAN. one day, KUAFU wanted to see what the sun really looked like. without considering his own capability, he went after the sun, until he caught up with it in YUGU. he was too thirsty by then, he went to the yellow river to quench his thirst, but the river water did not suffice him. so he went to the big lake to look for water. before he could reach it, he was already dehydrated and died of thirst, on the way. the cane he left behind turned into a peach garden. and his body turned into a mountain named after him.
ps: there's another version of KUAFU's death. he was killed by YINGLONG, a flying dragon, which is a legendary celestial beast bringing rain to wherever with its presence. so scholars said, the 2 versions of deaths meant the same - that YINGLONG withheld its rain and caused the death of KUAFU by dehydration.
she said, wow, the chinese legends were as imaginative as the other peoples.
he said, it may not be based totally out of their imagination. there's another saying that KUAFU is not a person but a tribe, like the titans in greek mythology. and the story is about an ancient tribe looking out for the source of water(due to severe draught). this was legendised into the saga of KUAFU's chasing away(as opposed to chasing after) the sun.
she said, perhaps legends are the scifi's of ancient times. people not only live by nature, and make incremental steps in raising their live quality, but they also ventured out into the realm of the unknown to reach out for their dreams.
surely they do, other than with legends, they had shamanism, religions and beliefs and practices, substances like wine and tobacco, meditation .... which were supposed to raise them into the etherial state. apart from all these paths to heaven, i know of one way for us to reach heaven together, now.
oh, you mean.... ok. what are we wating for then?