Eatin' Xperience 

Masih dengan kulineran di sekitar Depok, niat mau makan siang cantyiiikkk dengan doi, sekaligus chit chat-an ganteng sama abang wira. Seperti biasa, sabtu siang pasti waktu padet-padetnya Depok. Hari Sabtu itu, kita ke Margocity dan perut pun mulai keroncongan, so kita putuskan untuk cari tempat makan yang belum pernah dicoba sekaligus asyik buat berlama-lama ngobrol. Then, we decided to choose De Barra. De Barra Margocity adalah restoran yang menyajikan menu Italia, seperti pizza, spaghetti hingga risotto. 

De Barra Margocity

Lanjut review makanannya….

Spaghetti Marinara ala De Barra

Rasa (8/10): Dari segi rasa ya cukup enak, mirip-mirip Bolognese. Tapi, dilihat dari tampilan saus marinara-nya pucet banget aslinya (foto yang di atas udah diedit, kece dikit). As I know, marinara sauce itu kan meraaahhhhh mantep…hemm 

Spaghetti marinara ala De Barra ini dilengkapi dengan potongan cumi, paprika dan sedikit daging cincang yang berbaur dengan sausnya. 

Moo Loco Risotto

Rasa (6/10): What a disappointed menu I think… As I know, risotto has a smooth and delicate texture. So, I expect a nice risotto bake with savoury taste and creamy texture. Risotto baked sangat kering. Gak ngerti kenapa bisa sampe sekering itu, bahkan setiap nasinya terpisah-pisah jadi butiran. Apa mungkin sebelum di baked belum jadi risotto beneran? Atau Cuma nasi yang di goreng terus di baked? Hemmm.. 

Rasanya sangat hambar! I just say the truth.. sorry…. Hemmmppf Risotto baked-nya diberi tambahan potongan smoked beef dan vegetable mix. Sudahlah…itu gak sebanding dengan harga yang ditawarkan…nyesel? Iya! 

Earl Grey Tea

Premium tea De Barra disajikan dengan ceramic tea pot dan cangkir mungilnya. Seru yaaa Italian restaurant menyajikan premium tea with tea pot kaya gitu. Teh yang dipakai Dilmah tea. Aromanya sedaappppp, cucokk buat chit chat sambil nge-teh. FYI, Earl grey tea adalah teh hitam yang dicampur dengan minyak garmot. Garmot adalah sejenis jeruk atau varian citrus, jadi earl grey tea punya aroma yang tajam citrus gituuu...penasaran? Cobain aja teh yang satu ini.

Iced Tea Lychee

Segerrrrr!!! Dan yang bikin makin enak adalah buah leci yang ada pada es tehnya. Enak! Cukup buat ngilangin kekecewaan risotto-nya. Overall for the bevereges are nice. 

Setelah menyicipi sebagian menu di De Barra Margocity, pertanyaan selanjutnya adalah ‘bakal balik lagi kah?’ Mungkin akan kembali lagi untuk cicipi pizzanya yang terlihat menggiurkan di buku menu..hehe tapi balik untuk risotto-nya, sepertinya TIDAK! Hehehe… 

Daebak Fan Cafe

 Eatin' Xperience...

Di Depok, tepatnya di Jalan Margonda Raya ada salah satu restoran makanan Korea bernama Daebak. Sebenarnya, tak ada rencana untuk ke restoran Korea di bulan ini. Hemm.. tapi rasanya craving dengan makanan korea, mungkin efek keseringan nonton drama Korea kali yaa.. hehe. So, me and my hubby decided to try Korean cuisine in Daebak. Ini kali pertamanya kami mencoba menu di Daebak. 

Untuk tempatnya, Daebak terletak di ruko tepatnya seberang Pesona Khayangan, sebelah Fat Bubble. Tempatnya mungkin tidak terlalu luas. Tempat duduknya terletak di lantai 2, sedangkan lantai 1 digunakan sebagai kitchen-nya. Di lantai 2 dibedakan menjadi 2 ruangan (entah apa bedanya). Sebenarnya sii jadi terkesan sempit yaa karena diberi sekat yang gak penting sii kayanya. Di ruangan 1 lebih terasa sejuk AC nya, sedangkan di ruangan 2 yang saya tempati lebih terasa "anget". 

Di Daebak, kami memesan yukaejang (sup daging sapi) sudah termasuk nasi dan Ojingeo Bokkeum (nasi dengan tumisan cumi sayuran bumbu pedas) dan kimchi. Sayangnya di Daebak, tak seperti di restoran lainnya yang selalu menyajikan kimchi sebagai side dish menunya. Di Daebak, kita harus beli kimchi sendiri. Hemm...

Korean Food

Yukaejang

Rasa (8/10): Gurih & slightly spicy. Rasa kaldu daging sapinya terasaaaaa banget. 1 porsi yukaejang terdiri dari mie, telur rebus orak-arik, daging sapi dan sayuran. Aroma kaldu dagingnya menambah kenikmatan. Tapi, kalau menurut saya sayangnya kurang panas. Makan sup seperti ini paling enak kalau disajikan panas.

Ojingeo Bokkeum

Rasa (6/10): Untuk rasa yaaa standar aja. Entah memang aslinya seperti itu atau tidak, tapi menurut saya bumbu sausnya (sepertinya gochujang) terlalu over power, sehingga menutupi rasa sayurannya. Menurut saya, sayurannya kurang crunchy (selera sii yaa, saya lebih suka tumis sayuran yang masih crunchy). Cuminya pun bisa dihitung dengan jari. Sayang sekali, dikit banget cuminya, kayanya cuma 3 biji deh! Fiuhhh...

Kimchi

Yup!!! I think that quote is really matched with what I feel about you. 
Everyone love cake and sure do I. 

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I never expected for something sweet in May 27th. I'm so happy to being 24. So, your birthday wishes for me is only something that I want to heard about. 

Well, it can be said that birthday surprise for me. He invited me to go somewhere where I didn't know. As a nice and happy girlfriend, I do not want to much curious about it, although I can read his plan... hehehe He knows me so well.. :D

Yaaa, It's The Harvest Cake! 

Durian Durian Durian!!

This time in my eatin’ xperience will talked about Sop Durian. As the one of tropical fruit in Asia, Durian is getting popular lately in Indonesia. It is because there are lots of food invention of Durian, such as pancake durian dan sop durian. Can you imagine the fragrance of durian combine with the smoothness of it? Ya, the fragrance is the one uniqueness of Durian that many people crazy about it. 

Saturday Afternoon...

So, in Saturday Afternoon, I decided to try the one popular Sop Durian in Depok. Sop Duren Lodaya, this durian café is located in Margonda Raya, Depok. Many people said that Sop Durian Lodaya is very delicious and so much recommended. It makes me curious about the taste of it. That day was the first time I came to Lodaya. When I came into it, I chose the second floor because from the outside, it looks comfortable with the large window on it. But, it was far from what I’m expected for. The ambience is very “hampa”, I thought that Lodaya needs music to liven up the ambience. It feels like “kriikk kriikk”. In my own opinion, the chairs and table are not comfortable enough to hang out for hours. 

Move to the most talked about Sop Durian itself. I ordered Sop Durian ketan item and Sop durian brownies. For snack, I ordered roti bakar keju. Sop Durian Ketan Item in a personal size is very small enough. So, if you want to full your tummy, you can order MaBook (large size). In my opinion, Sop Durian Lodaya is not refreshing enough because it’s very thick. You will find some ice cubes on the bottom and then durian & ketan item. Finish with spreads of cheese. Unfortunately, for me Sop Durian taste like durian with ketan item only (that's the reason why it's not refreshing enough). So, I have to wait till the ice cubes melted down enough and then I can mix them well to be a Sop Durian. It is because, if I didn’t wait it, I feel just like eating durian (not “sop”). The same thing happened of Sop Durian brownies. You need to wait some ice cubes melted down and then mix them well (But, if you like thick texture, it'll be okay). The brownies can add nice texture of soft durian. So, it’s nice to try. There is also strawberry slices and spreads of cheese on top. 

Snack...

For roti bakar keju (cheese bread toast), it’s very lots of cheeseeeeeeeee. I’m a fan of cheese, so it was delicious bread toast. You can see lots of cheese on top until covered up the bread and condensed milk. Inside of the bread toast, there is another cheese. So, it’s just like all about cheese, cheese, and cheese. Hemm, I think it’s pretty good to cure my disappointed of Sop Durian. 

For the price, I thought is too pricey for Sop Durian like that. Why? It’s because I ever taste another Sop Durian which tastier, large size and refreshing with nice price. For me, it’s okay if it’s pricey as long as tasty. But, Sop Duren Lodaya? Hemmmm…. 

Anyway, the durian is the star of Sop Duren Lodaya. Two thumbs up for the durian taste. They have the real Durian, but I do not like the texture of Sop Durian that I expected. Thank you… 

McDonald, who does not know with this fast food restaurant. This American fast food restaurant can you find easily in any corner of Jakarta including Depok. 

After work, I decided to meet up with my hubby in Mcd Kelapa dua. Then , we ordered Happy Meal with McFlurry. What a dissappointed! The McFlurry that we ordered was only filled a half of cup. There was a hole in the center and side of cup. It meant that I pay a full for a half cup of McFlurry. Heuhh.. I feel really dissappointed when I expect a full cup McFlurry but the fact??? 

Do you see that? This is look "fake of full" McFlurry. Ooops.. 

Then I opened the cover of cup... Voilaa!! Another hole was discovered.. hemmm.. It just looked like there was somebody has ate my McFlurry & give me some leftover..huhuhu 

The real McFlurry and the advertisement look so much different. I think, it will be better to order cone ice cream and springle with oreo..hehe I think it's not much different with oreo McFlurry, right? 

Eatin' Experience...

It seems Korean wave has been attract lots of young people in Jakarta. Start from the Korean celebrities, movies, k-pop, k-drama, culture and also food. Many young people are curious with Korean dish. See this trend makes some of enterpreneur make Korean restaurant in Jakarta. It includes Mujigae Restaurant.

In fact, the Korean wave makes me feel curious about Korean dish. Then i decided to go to Mujigae Restaurant in Margo City, Depok. Before I ate in this restaurant, I ever taste the similar kind of restaurant, Mu Gung Hwa. Actually, Mu Gung hwa is a supermart in South Jakarta but they have a small restaurant inside of it. Well, my visit to the Mujigae Restaurant just like bring back the memory of Mu Gung Hwa's Korean food which is very "Korean real flavour". But how about Mujigae restaurant?

So, lets start it!
My first impression when walk into this restaurant is the interior design. Mujigae is full of color on teh walls and chairs. This interiro make a fresh and young ambience. When I entered and walked to my table, all the servers greet us with "annyonghaseo" that means "hallo" in Korean. Then, the unique one from this restaurant is the way you order a menu. You can order the menu by using an iPad that available on the table. You do not need to call a waitress with your hand or voice. Just click, order a menu then all ordered foods of you will be delivered on your table. Actually, this way is so much easier. 

Mujigae Menu
Well, I decided to order beef sausage toppokki and a package menu of bulgogi & korean fried chicken with rice. Toppokki is a Korean rice cake. This food is very popular as a Korean snack. I think, Mujigae is success to make Korean food taste familiar for Indonesian taste. For beef sausage toppoki, you will find, beef sausage, toppokki of course and tofu crisp. It is a good invention of a toppokki because, you can enjoy it with beef sausage and tofu crisp give a nice texture. The taste is very gochujang flavour. Gochujang is a Korean chilli paste that often found in Korean dish. This toppokki served in a hot plate which is a modern twist for Korean food.

Move to the rice package of Mujigae. I ordered bulgogi & korean fried chicken. On this menu, you will find a cup of rice, kimchi, japchae, bulgogi and also Korean fried chicken.Actually, this menu is not much different with Indonesian food where you will find chicken, beef stew, sohun and rice. But, i think the combination of all the menu on one spoon is great. You will find a sweet, sour and little spicy on it. So, if you are a beginner in korean food, i recommend to try this! 

So, overall, I think Mujigae Restaurant has a great taste with a great place. If you want to hang with your friends and enjoy some Korean dish in modern twist, I think this place is good for you. Oiyaa... you can even request a Korean song in this restaurant. Cool right!

Porridge is a typical of Asian cuisine. Perhaps, you will find many porridge in a street style. As a breakfast menu, porridge is enough to complete your activity in the morning.

Tawan Shrimp Porridge