Food Part 2

Ok, so I'm a bit behind on the blog front, but now that exams have started I have a little more time, so am attempting to catch up. I'll start with sweets (cue comments from those who know me well along the lines of "Why are we not surprised?").

I found these cakes at the supermarket - they are called Kue Pia, and the internet tells me they are Chinese. They have a cakey kind of pastry around the outside and a filling made of black beans. They aren't as sweet as I was expecting, but still yummy!

Here's a close up in case you want to read the Indonesian on the packet:

Last Thursday we had a day off, so a friend and I went out looking for yummy food. She took me to Cafe Madtari, which began life as a warung (street food stall) and then became popular and more permanent. There were Kraft signs everywhere; I think they may even be sponsored by Kraft?? Anyway, it was obvious there was going to be a lot of cheese.

So this was our breakfast - roti bakar dengan susu, keju dan lain-lain! (Toasted/grilled bread with milk - actually sweetened condensed milk - cheese and more!)

Mine also had pisang (banana) and strawberry syrup inside, plus chocolate sprinkles on top! It's very common here to combine cheese with sweet things (not super great quality cheese, by the way, just ordinary plastic cheese as my family would call it!) and even though the idea takes a bit of getting used to, it's good :-) There was a lot going on on the plate, and a serious amount of cheese, so it wasn't the easiest thing to eat with a tiny plastic fork thingy (even though the bread was cut into pieces - which you can't see for all the cheese), but it did taste good. Having said that, I don't think I will have it for breakfast again :-P

After our breakfast we decided to go for a walk and some shopping, but found that the place we wanted to go was closed, so we went for tea and cake instead! I know, I know, no one is surprised to hear that from me :-) We went to Amanda's, which is famous for its brownies, which came served with strawberry ice cream. Yum!

And finally here are some drinks. First some es teh (iced tea), then some jus blackberry (do I really need to translate?!) (which was tangy and just sweet enough - most juices and drinks get sugar syrup added to them, sometimes too much sugar!), then lastly es cendol, which I struggle to call a drink, given the floaties (more about cendol and other street food next post).

PS: Mum and Dad, I promise I am actually eating healthy food too! Just not all the time ;-)