on the side of the road along jl. sesetan in denpasar is a delicious little warung that serves pempek. pempek is a delicacy from Palembang made of fish and sago. pempek is served together with a dark, rich sauce called cuka which is made of brown sugar, chilli, garlic vinegar and salt added to boiling water. there are many varieties of pempek as can be seen from the menu on offer at pempek corner...
and you gotta love those pictures...i mean if you've never eaten pempek before then this gives you a pretty good idea of what you are letting yourself in for. dishes ordered included rujak mie tahu, mie celor and pempek tahu and pempek kapal selam...
rujak mie tahu 
mie celor
pempek kapal selam (foreground) and pempek tahuthe pempek is delicious, a fish cake with an egg in one and tofu in the other. it has a bit of a chewy consistency and you dip it in the cuka, which is tangy and sweet at the same time.
the mie celor is reminiscent of mee rebus, a rich gravy with noodles and seafood in it while the rujak mie tahu is eaten with the cuka and has that tangy taste.
this is a great spot to try some indonesian food for a very cheap price. of course, being in denpasar, the motorbikes stream by just steps from the warung but the food makes it worthwhile.
Pempek Corner
Jl. Raya Sesetan, Denpasar
4 comments:
you "almost" make me want to go back.
You made me hungry for Indonesian food! I'll have to cook it, because I can't buy it where I am. Invite some friends, have a party ...
ahh just the thought of pempek tangy sause makes my mouth waters. Quite a slogan the seller have there, "Ini baru pempek!! Pempek-nya enak, cuko-nya mantep..." which roughly translates to "This is real-deal pempek, the pempek's delicious, and the sauce's swell!"
check out this link what pempek makes up of : http://palembang-musi.blogspot.com/2009/02/pempek.html
anonymous...almost?????
hey miss footloose...great idea :)
hi sputnik...yup the tag line rocks...i love it and it's very very true!
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