How to Make Fried Kway Teow

How to Make Fried Kway Teow

Hello everyone! I come back to write and share something about food to you again :) Feel so happy. What's your favourite food? Have you tasted fried Kway Teow before? Yeah, Kway Teow is one of my favourite foods. It has nice colour, fragrant smell. great taste. I think fried Kway Teow becomes favourite dish in China and some Southeast Asian Countries like in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. In Indonesia, fried Kway Teow known as kwetiau goreng and you can easily buy it and sometimes it can be categorized as street food because sellers sell Kway Teow in front of the store or in the side of the road. The prices range from IDR 10-40K (U$0.7-3). It depends on where you buy it

Fried Kway Teow

So, today, I want to share to you how to make Kway Teow in the easiest way. I can say like that because I use simple ingredients and NO MSG at all. Let's get start it :) 

Kway Teow Noodle

First, prepare all of the ingredients. These are the ingredients that I use to make Fried Kway Teow:

1. Kway Teow Noodle

2. Fresh Shrimps

3. Green Onion (cut in 2 cms) 

4. 1 Clove Garlic (minced)

5. Soy Sauce

6. Salt

7. Bean Sprouts

8. 2 Eggs

9. White Pepper 

10. Frying Oil

Second is for cooking time. Are you ready?

- Soak Kway Teow Noodle in the hot water for 5 minutes then drain the noodles and mix with frying oil. It won't make the noodles stick together.

- Heat up the oil, saute minced garlic, fresh shrimps, 2 eggs then add the noodle into the pan. Add white pepper, salt, sweet soy sauce and mix them well. 

- Finally, add the beansprouts and green onions and wait until they're wilted

-Your Fried Kway Teow is ready to serve 

How do you think about cooking fried Kway Teow? Is it easy to make? I think each of you can cook more delicious fried Kway Teow in your house. It's also healthier because I don't add any MSG to my fried Kway Teow. Let's cook fried Kway Teow and share it in the comment below.

Thank you for reading.

Chocomory Thin Chocolate Matcha Review

Chocomory Matcha Thin Chocolate  Review

Hello everyone!  Are you a matcha lover like me? Have you ate matcha chocolate before? Today, I'm as matcha lover will  share to you about thin chocolates in matcha flavour. I bought this one when I was on the way after finishing community service programme.

Our bus stopped in the Semarang (Cimory on the Valley). The place is a combination  of dairy products shop, restaurant, tourism spot. I can easly to find dairy products like chocolate balls, yogurts, ice creams, flavoured milks, milky cookies.  

The temptation from the chocolate was real. I couldn't ignore it, so I chose to buy some chocolates like matcha thin chocolate. The price is around IDR 17000 (U$ 1.3) for one pack, you will get discount if you buy 2 packs. 

The Chocomory matcha thin chocolates were produced by Chocomory Bogor (Indonesia) and then Chocomory on the Valley (Semarang, Indonesia) sells it in its shop. I like the tagline from Chocomory. It says that "Where Happiness Comes Alive". The thickness of this chocolate is 2 milimeters. So, I think it's true when they claims that their matcha chocolate is the thinnest chocolate in Indonesia.

The matcha chocolate is only produced with real chocolate (100% cacao fat). This chocolate can melt in your mouth in 10 seconds. That's why you will get happiness in 10 seconds. 

A pack of Chocomory matcha chocolate consists of 7 thin chocolates. After opening the second wrap you can smell the matcha flavour. It has strong matcha flavour because it uses real matcha powder only too. As a result, the colour of the matcha chocolate is green. You can see that there are some matcha powder in the chocolate. The taste is not too sweet and matcha (green tea) make the taste balanced. It really melt in my mouth smoothly. Chocomory won't make you regret buy this matcha thin chocolates.

Okay, It think this review is enough. See you on my next posts! :)

Nestle Green Tea Kitkat Review

Nestle Green Tea Kitkat Review

Hello everybody! It has been a long time for me not to post something about foods or snacks to you. So, I'll share a review today. Have you ever tried Green Tea Kitkat? To be honest, it was difficult enough to find Green Tea Kitkat in Indonesia. I only can order them in the online shop. It's available in one bag which consists of 12/13 mini packs. The good news is now we can buy them in small size and easily to find out. Go to the retail shop, minimarket, supermarket and you can pick them up. 

Green Tea Kitkat is wafer fingers in Green Tea confectionery. It costs around IDR 10000 (U$ 0.7). I think it's quite affordable since it's new comers in Indonesian minimarket. 

One serving (17 grams) contains 90 kcal. This Green Tea Kitkat has netto 35 grams. So, it's for 2 servings. It's produced by Nestle Asean (Malaysia). 

So, that's the inside of Green Tea Kitkat. There is no Kitkat letter onto my Green Tea Kitkat because it had melted because of hot weather. I really like its smell. It's a mix of vanilla milk and matcha (green tea powder). 

The taste is a little bit bitter because it has green tea flavour. I don't like eating or snacking something too sweet, so it's perfect snack for me. It still has strong vanilla milk flavour too. One mini pack (35 grams) consists of 4 fingers. The green tea chocolate covers the wafers. The taste is much better because green tea chocolate fills the wafers too.

If you are a matcha lover like myself, I do recommend it to you. It's a nice snack to accompany you when you're travelling, gathering, studying etc. The pleasant smell of the Green Tea Kitkat will make you snacking it again and again. 

Okay, that's my review about Green Tea Kitkat. Hope you enjoy reading it. See you on my next posts! :)

"Magelangan"- What is it?

"Magelangan"- What is it?

Hello all of the foodie lovers around the world! Do you like fried rice? I do love it so much. But..how about "Magelangan"? Have you tried it before? I will explain about Magelangan in this post. Hope you stay tune to read it up :)

Magelangan

Magelangan's other name is Nasi Mawut. The meaning of mawut in local language is mix everything you like. So, Magelangan is a kind of fried rice mixed with noodles, green vegetables, soy sauce, spices, spring onion (optional) and fried egg. It's usually served with some shrimp crackers too. I usually buy Magelangan in Burjo (Sundanese Stall). I can find Burjo in the some big cities as instance in Jogjakarta/Yogyakarta. I'm studying in there so Magelangan become one of my solutions to fulfill my appetite. The price is depends on where you buy it. It costs around IDR 10.000-14.000 (U$ 0.7-1). This is so affordable for me. 

The taste is a little bit sweet from sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) and salty from some spices. I like eating it with shrimp crackers. It gives super yummy taste. The good idea is when you eat Magelangan with crunchy fried egg on the edge and half-done egg yolk in the center. I ordered plain tea (sugarless tea) as a drink. 

How's your idea about Magelangan? Do you wanna give it a try?

See you soon on my next post :) 

Lay's Potato Chips Review

Lay’s Potato Chips Review

Hi guys! How was your day? Hope you enjoy your beautiful days. I’m gonna share to you about potato chips. Do you like foods/snacks made from potatoes? If yes, this review is right for you J I’m snacks lover. Lately, I ate some snacks almost every day in the few days ago.

Today, I will give my opinion about Lay’s Potato Chips. I bought some on the supermarket. I never tasted grilled chicken flavour before, so I picked them. One pack costs around IDR 2000 (U$ 0.15). I think it’s pretty cheap. The netto of mini Lay’s Potato Chips is 14 grams. I only find 10-14 chips inside. The colour of packaging is really cute haha. I love pink colour. Honestly, I hope chicken, paprika and lemon is not only on the packaging but also in real life. Give me real grilled chicken, please haha.

Ya, it’s made from potato and the taste is pretty good. I can taste grilled chicken flavour. I think it’s my second favourite taste after nori (seaweed) Lay’s potato chips. It’s saltier than seaweed flavour. Grilled chicken flavour is extremely strong for me in the Lay’s Potato Chip.

This is my review about Lay’s Potato Chips. Have you ever tasted it? Let me know your favourite potato snack! J

See you!

Banana Milk Review

            Banana Milk Review

Hello everyone! It has been 3 days I didn't post anything regarding to foods/beverages. Now, I will be more active haha. I write this post happily because there are banana milks that I can find them easily. At the first time, I'm badly craving banana uyu (banana milk) from Korea which is popular in Indonesia. The price is expensive enough in here. So, it looks like good news that we can buy banana milk super easy. Thanks for Indomilk because you satisfy my craving! :)

Pisang means banana in Bahasa, I got it in Indomaret which is so ubiquitous here. It costs around IDR 5000 (U$ 0.35) for one banana milk. Fortunately, I bought them when there was promotion "buy 2 get 1", so I paid IDR 10.000 (U$ 0.7) and got 3 banana milks. Yeay! 

The compositions are fresh milk, water, sugar, skimmed milk powder, milk fat, stabilizer, identical natural flavour, natural extract, banana extract (0.05%), natural coloring (Curcumin Cl75300). 

The banana milk's packaging is yellow and banana fruit represents its taste. The volume of banana milk is 190 ml. I guess that Indomilk Banana Milk has strong banana taste since it's a banana milk. When I drank it, the banana taste is not as strong as vanila/milk. I can taste banana flavour slightly. The milk flavour in the banana milk is firmer than banana flavour itself I think. It's not too sweet so this is great point for me. The colour of banana milk is light yellow. I only poured one third of its volume into the glass.

I think it would be my favourite milk besides of vanilla and melon flavoured milk drink. Okay, thank you for reading my review. 

See you on my next post :)

Indomilk Chocolate Milk Review

Indomilk Chocolate Milk Review

Hello everybody! What a nice day? Happy Indepedence Day to all my American readers! It's your independence and big day as well :) In this review, I will give my opinions regarding to milk. Ya, I love drinking milk whether soy milk or cow milk. Since I was child, my parent bought me fresh milk almost every day. It had plain taste and I liked it though.

There are at least 7 flavours of milk in Indonesian minimarket/supermarket. You can easily find plain, melon,  strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, mocha, and newest flavour which is banana from many brands. Oh My God, the taste is incredibly good too.

                                     

Okay, it’s time for reviewing Indomilk Chocolate Milk. The netto is 1000 mililiter (mls). It costs around IDR 16.800 (U$ 1.2). I think it’s cheap enough as you can get 1 liter of milk. Indomilk just produced new packaging for Indomilk. The newest packaging makes you easier to hold on it. The cap also is more practical and safe. Before drinking, we have to shake it well.

The ingredients are : fresh milk, water, sugar, skim milk powder, cocoa powder, stabilizer, milk fat, natural identical flavour, vitamin A abd D3 (contain antioxidant tocopherol), vitamin E, B1, B6. Indomilk claimed that its milk only made from fresh milk. This is UHT Milk which is processed in Ultra High Temperature.

The chocolate flavour is strong enough and insanely great. It’s not to sweet and it wont make me drink it rarely. As a chocolate lovers, Indomilk Chocolate Milk is really well for me. I will recommend it to all chocolate milk drinkers. Overall, it is completely nice milk.

This is my review about Indomilk Chocolate Milk. Hope you can let me know your favourite milk too here. Have a nice day!

Thank you for reading :)

How To Eat Mantou (Square or Cloud-like Steamed Buns)

How To Eat Mantou (Square or Cloud-like Steamed Buns)

Hi foodies! I’m litte bit sad today but it won’t stop me from blogging about food, snack to all of you. Hope you always be cheerful in every single day. Okay, let me share to you about one of my favourite (you have read that this is my favourite foods for other foods too several times). It means that I love eating many foods. 

Ya, today I will give you such a simple tips to eat your mantou (square steamed buns). It’s similar with pao (steamed buns) but there is no filling inside. So, you can it them with you favourite jams, spreads, curry or you make mantou s sandwich. Mantou has white colour and slightly sweet taste. When I was childhood, I bought mantou from a seller near my house. The seller fried them in a medium pan until golden colour. I ate the white-choco colour and sweet version.

Luckily, I could  find the  plain flavour. I almost cry to get them easily haha since it’s rare to  find. First, we need to melt  margarine/butter in a small saucepan. Then, roast mantou in the saucepan when the colour turns to the golden brown, we must to do the same on other side. 

For dipping, I made something like a curry. We just need to saute minced garlic, chillies, potato slices, minced chicken then add water, salt, pepper, egg, soy sauce. Wait until it well-cooked.  If you finish frying the mantou and make the dippings, it’s done! You can dip your mantou into chicken curry-like dippings. After dipping your mantou in the chicken curry, the taste of mantou  is insanely amazing. It’s deliciously oily and salty as well. I like the crispness of my mantous too.

I like eating savoury foods, so it’s better than sweet version in my opinion. It’s up  to you either you add some jams in the middle of your mantou or make curry as your dippings.

I hope you enjoy this simple tips how to eat mantou from me.

Thanks for reading my posts! 

Colourful Dougnuts by Me

Colourful Dougnuts by Me

Hi my lovely readers! Are you doughnut lovers? Have you ever made your homemade doughnuts? I will share to you about making doughnuts and giving toppings to them. Are you ready to know it? Let's get start it and stay tune on my post :)

Yummy Doughnuts

First, I'm so sorry because I'm unsure the exact amount for each of the ingredient for making these doughnuts. I didn't measure it before because I was in hurry. The ingredients are: all-purpose flour, yeast, warm water, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil for frying, margarine/butter, chocolate rice, chocolate compounds. For the recipe and the exact amount in each of ingredient you can check this Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts Recipe from All Recipes. 

Okay, I'm extremely a doughnut lover. I usually make doughnuts when I have leisure time or after finishing my assignments. Frying and decorating doughnuts become such nice pleasure for me. I bought chocolate compounds for decorating these doughnuts. There were white chocolate compound and strawberry chocolate compound. I also bought colourful chocolate sprinkles, chocolate powder, cheese and Oreo because I would make Oreo crumbs.

I have to admit that my doughnut's shape is imperfect. I didn't use special tool to shape them. Fortunately, I could use natural shaper which is my hands haha. I think the saying about "don't judge books by its cover" is true. Although the shape is not good, but the taste is so yummy. The doughnut itself was not to sweet because I made it with less sugar. The toppings made these doughnuts sweeter. 

To make chocolate compound toppings, I need to melt margarine in a saucepan, add chocolate compound slices into it over low heat. Stir it well  until melting but not too watery. Then, set it aside. I strongly agree that decorating doughnuts (giving toppings) is the most interesting part in making doughnuts. I dipped my doughnuts in chocolate compound sauce then add some chocolate sprinkles on top. I gave cheese, Oreo crumbs and another taste of chocolate toppings too to make it colourful. 

Are your mouth watering now looking these dougnuts? I think it's your best time to make doughnut and buy the ingredients needed to make and decorate your appetizing doughnuts :)

See you on my another post!

African Foods Festival Review

African Foods Festival Review

Hello everybody? How was your day? I hope you always be happy :) On this beautiful day, I will share to you about some African foods. I think we can call it as traditional snack. What a lucky day for me! Last year, my campus held a conference with specific focus on African Studies. It includes seminar, discussion, food festival too. 

To be honest, I didn't know this traditional snack's name. I guess it's made from steamed corns, kidney bean then added chilli powder. The steamed corn and kidney bean have plain taste while the chilli powder gives spicy taste to the plain flavour. I think it has unique taste and I never tried this kind of traditional snack before. 

I remember that there were 3 different African traditional snacks. This one is made from fried batter which is not too sweet. On the top of it is added with powder sugar and chocolate sprinkles. Powder sugar and chocolate sprinkles give sweetness to the fried batter. I also don't know this traditional snack's name too. If you know this snack's name, please leave comments below ya.

Me

My Ugandan Friend and Me

I met incredible new friends in the African Festival. They come from Uganda and Tanzania. We shared each other about politics, foods, history, hobbies etc. How interesting it was! It makes me know more about some African states. 

On this African Festival, there were also important facts about Africa creatively written by my friends in African Studies like in the photo above. For foodie like me, I can get to know different foods from another region give me special experience. I'm really mesmerized because I can taste various foods. It makes me realize that we may have different culture and background to enrich foods around the world.  

That's my review about African Food Festival. See you soon on my another post! 

Banana Chocolate and Cheese Pastry (Pisang Bolen)

Banana Chocolate and Cheese Pastry (Pisang Bolen)

Hello foodies! Are you banana lover? How do you eat your bananas? Do you like eating banana cake, pastry, fritters? If your answer is YES, we are in the same line haha. I love eating banana whether it's fried or steamed. Banana is sweet and nutritious fruit. 

 (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/271157.php)

Banana is known as widely consumed fruit by people in the world. This fruit has a lot of health benefit for our body's health. It can help our digestive system and increase athletic performances too (1). What a great fruit! 

Banana Chocolate and Cheese Pastry

Okay, back to the banana chocolate and cheese pastry, I got it from my daddy after gathering with neighbor. In Indonesia, this kind of pastry is well-known as Pisang Bolen. Pisang means banana, because the filling of Pisang Bolen is banana fruit. Pisang Bolens are available in bakery shop and quite easy to find them. 

Pisang Bolen is made from pastry dough for the skin and the fillings are banana big slices, chocolate, and cheese in cube size put in the center of fillings. The pastry dough make the Pisang Bolen crispy and flaky at the same time in the inner layer. The fillings are amazingly good. It's not to sweet because the fillings are the combination of sweet banana & chocolate and it has cheesy flavour from the cheese! How perfect the taste is!

The bakery sells a box of banana chocolate and cheese pastry a.k.a Pisang Bolen for IDR 50K-80K (10 pieces). The price is around U$ 4-6 to get one box of Pisang Bolen. This prices depend on where you buy Pisang Bolen and maybe the ingredients which be used to make it. Pisang Bolen is my favourite snack. The taste is incredibly amazing. The smell of banana chocolate and cheese pastry is also so nice.

How do you think about Pisang Bolen? Have you tried this kind of snack in your region/country before? Please, leave you comments below to get me know your experience trying this unforgettable snack! 

Keep reading on my foody blog! Thank you :)

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