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Maybe y’all don’t care about my life but at least let me rant here since I can’t do it anywhere else.


Last year have been pretty rough to me. I’m moving to Surakarta, got tons of new friends, and forced to adapt. To be honest, this adapting thingy is not my specialty (especially when I’m totally alone). I gave up every weekend. I didn’t have anything to do in my hometown anyway, but I keep on coming home on Friday night. The thing is, living in a new town makes me feeling so ‘small’ and insecure. It was exciting and joyous at first, my mind was full of hope and continuous expectation, yadda yadda yadda, I ended up sitting in the corner of my room watching youtube for 5 hours straight.

I’m feeling alone at the first month but I know that I’m not the only one. I know that there’s a bunch of lonely people in my campus pretending that everything is okay but when they’re back to their room, everything feels so different. I really want to meet them to say hi and talk about life because I know that our story would correlate so much and we could share about how we handle things by our own. But in the end, I just see these faces passed.

I see new faces everyday. I see boys I want to kiss and girls I want to hug. They made me thinking about my perspective in the other way around. Do they see me? Do they have the same feeling towards me? Do I live in their mind? Or am I just another pathetic dude that exist in their sight only? These questions are driving me crazy for no reason.

Time goes on and I’m stuck in that point where I just don’t give a f*ck anymore. Why do I have to leave a mark on anyone’s mind? I forgot people anyway. You might know me and I’d forget you the other month. Unless you got a nice wavy hair, know how to speak in french, and enjoy rooftops like I do.

I’m so sick of being everyone’s expectation for me as an Indonesian young male. Thus,I dressed as myself, I behave as myself, and I think as myself (Not completely,  because that’d be against the norms and I hate dramas). I’m slightly happier. I could be happier but the fact that my happines is quite risky holds me back. Life is not about getting all the happines you want anyway. Sometimes you just gotta suck it up and live it up. But bitch, I ain’t gonna live my life that way. I hope...

My 2016 ends with the thing that I love and my 2017 begins with the biggest trip of my life. Going somewhere far by myself is so risky but that is all I want to do right now. I love to see the world. I’m terrified all over time remembering that my youth is gonna be so short. I hate to think about the future actually. I can’t stop my youth, so I choose to live it up and make everyday counts. I’m writing this so I could remind my-future-self that life is not gonna be easy as I thought. But please, future me, please hang on and don’t kill yourself. You got plenty things to see in this world.

I think I’m gonna travel more and write more. I also want to do a vlog about food but I don’t think making videos around people who eats is appropriate. I’m still working on that. But yeah. Y’all don’t hate me if I start making vlogs and become a youtuber soon.


So I went to Jakarta last month. Travelling to Jakarta was quite confusing since there's only a few things to look at. I was holding myself to not sightseeing Jakartan fancy mall but at the end of the day I was tempted to go coz I got nothing to do. Well, I was not really good at planning a journey by myself. It was my first time being a solo traveller and I picked the wrong location to vacay. So I strolled the street (which is not a good thing to do in Jakarta) and I was like : 

"That's it! Why would I spent my money here? I will never go here for a vacay anymore. The street food i found is not that special anyway."

BUT THEN. The universe answered my contrition. My uncle (he works there) told me that he knows a place that sells the best kwe tiau in town. or probably the best kwe tiau in the world. I was like "meh. alright then I got nothing to do anyway." and also, he offered me the best food in town. What should I say? no?

Long story short, we arrived and that place is PACKED.


The weird thing is, my uncle said this place is known for their kwe tiau. But why the fudge their front door said "Bakso A Kiaw 99". I was like "Dude! I ain't here for bakso. I've got to much bakso." It was all reflected in my face for a sec.


But then I saw the word "Medan". That's such a promising word. Y'know, Medan is also known for the best chinese food. If they said Medan on chinese restaurant, then I'll surely raid this place.

So we were looking for a place to sit then yadda yadda yadda I got myself a bowl of kwe tiau and the other bowl of bakso and sengkel or you may know it as shank. So this thing about kwe tiau ain't hoax. They do have kwe tiau but it's just not the star of the dish. Not the Michael Jackson of Jackson Five. or the Beyonce of Destiny's Child. You get it?
 


I ate the kwe tiau first and it was okay. Nice sauce under the kwe tiau, superb fried shallots on top, everything was pretty okay. Then I tried the broth and my mind went crazy! That was probably the best broth I've ever eat, The shank was really good too! You know that shanks have the though fat going trough, aight? The thing is, it's super tender! I didn't even know that the though fat was there! Go check it out! I wish y'all could try!
French Toast, as you've known, is a simple yet fancy-ass food to start your day with. Basically, you just mixed some eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and dump some bread slices you just bought at Indom*ret or whatsoever in it then put it in a pan. Voila! A french toast. Basic. Do you know that you could do some more thing to put your french toast to a higher level? To give you a punch of energy for the whole day? To rip your laziness away? Work your body goal? Get rid of those unnecessary fat? To be beyond Beyoncé?  

Well, I can't give you that sort of french toast but I know things to put your french toast into a higher level.



1. Fresh Soft Bread is A Huge Taboo

We want a nice breakfast to start our day, right? So if you really really care about your day-starter, you gotta plan your breakfast carefully. I know it sounds too much but I ain't wanna eat soggy french toast. Don't use a fresh bread for a french toast. This trick also works on bread puddings. Fresh bread is not dry enough for a french toast. The bread soaks a lot of liquid in the dipping process. It needs an old/dry bread so you wouldn't over-soak it. If you only have a fresh soft-n-bumpy bread, you can toast it first just until it becomes dry. It'd be called double french toast, perhaps?

2. Fat for Lyf

Okay. this one is not a mandatory trick. But if you want to eat a good-ass french toast, you gotta deal with the fat. Yes hun, fat does a great job. In your food. You'd taste some small differences between the french toast dipped in skimmed milk and fresh milk. But gurrlll, if you mix some heavy cream in it, you're done. So done. It'll burst in your mouth, fill it with joy, then leave you with a slight regret. Not to mention if you add some melted butter as well. You always have a choice though. If you're just not into fat, then carry on. But y'know, those American TV shows are using enormous amount of fat on their food and they look super amazing. why don't you give it a try?

3. The "No Rule" Rule

This last trick is yours to decide. It's your food, your apettite, and your life. Break the rules if it's needed. Actually, There is no rules in cooking. You can make food you love in the way you like. You like curry powder? put it in. Wanna make it italian-ish? put some oregano, basil, or whatsoever. Really into korean dish? mix some gochujang in your mixture. You're a hipster? use soy milk instead of regular milk. The food is yours to design. Let your imagination do the work and you'll realize how great you are as a cook.






  

I went to Bali and visited Gusto (my favorit gelateria so far) recently.


and guess what?

they have tons of flavours!






y'know, picking flavours was quite hard. As hard as picking starter pokemon. For sure. Well, I won't spent my Rp 42.000,00 for a weird combination of gelato. Duh. Even though I reaally fancy weird and/or strong flavours that punch me right in my tongue (like lemongrass, kemangi/Indonesian Basil, caramel thingy, etc), combination of those weirdos might make you taste a bit of disapoinment.

I was eating a caramel and lemongrass gelato (believe me. It didn't go well.) when my cousin said "hmmm aku suka yang rasa vanilla. klo aku beli gelato pasti pake vanilla soalnya itu jadi 'nasi'nya terus yang lain jadi 'lauk'nya". That 'curhat'an gave me a revelation and changed my life. It makes afuckin' sense.

So, whenever you tryna choose some flavours, don't go wild all the way. Just pick one 'calm' flavour like vanilla and go wild with the rest. oh, and make sure you have a glass of water 'cos it'll prevent the super sweet annoying tongue. The key is "Be wild for a moment. Tame it for a while. Repeat" and you'd got the best gelato experience. I hope.




First of all, Yaourt Maison means homemade yoghurt. This is a review for homemade yoghurt I bought at LIP (Lembaga Indonesia-Prancis) Jogja. I heard that LIP renovate their cafe so I was like "meh. why don't you give it a try, Yos".

Jadi, sebelum aku pergi ke kafe barunya LIP Jogja, I was sceptical. Because the only special food they got were tiny sweet macaroons and some chocolate covered croissants. I guess. Their macaroons were pretty decent though. Tempatnya mereka dulu juga terlalu simple dan gk terlalu well-i-feel-so-fancy-eating-at-a-french-like-cafe. Y'know, it's LIP. Aku pikir harusnya keliatan fancy frenchy and stuff gitu deh ya. or nah. Aku belum pernah makan di cafe Prancis beneran sih. But... yeah. I expected more than grey floor and blue metal chairs.

SO. They renovate their cafe and it's hella tropical. In a good way. Their floor's still grey but they replace that old one with the new classic old floor (which is really nice). I like the new color scheme they have. Quite relaxing in a tropical way with some plants all over the fence and stuff. Sadly, they got no music going on. It'd be nice if they play jazz music or anything jazzy or cafe-ish music to built the vibe.

Although it kinda look like any balinese cafe that sells bintang beer and high priced pizza, suasana Prancisnya masih bisa kerasa di sana. Selain banyak bule prancis (yes, they're good-looking bules), menunya ditulis pake bahasa prancis. For some people, tulisan prancis susah dipahami jadi harus tanya dulu ke waitress satu-satu menunya. Tapi, karena itu cafe di Lembaga Indonesia-Prancis dan sudah pasti banyak bule prancis yang dateng ke kafe itu, jadi gk salah dong klo mereka bikin menu di bahasa prancis. Kita yang harus menyesuaikan di "negeri" orang.

'Kay let's go to the foodity food! So, they have a bunch of new food. Aku lupa ambil foto menu, range harga, atau catet menu makanannya. I know, I'm a terrible food blogger. But hey, it's my first review. so chill out. I remember some food they got like couscous, omelette avec champignon (telur dadar jamur), et cetera. But the only food that caught my attention was this homemade yoghurt. It was written as Yaourt Maison. Ada beberapa pilihan buat dimakan sama yoghurt ini such as honey, granola, etc. Since I never eat granola before (gosh I'm such a terrible foodie) so I gave it a shot.

Kelihatan simple memang tapi simple itu kadang menyenangkan.

Suapan pertama aku makan yaourt maison ini, my mind went crazy. I was like "WHOAAA DAYM YOGHURT WHY R U SO FINE". like literally. You know that misterious cruel food writer Anton Ego from Ratatouille? and that reaction when he ate Remy's ratatouille? I was exactly like him. Oh, and it served inside a jar. I usually got my breakfast (overnight oats with tons of yoghurt) served in a jar. So that homemade yaourt in a jar is pretty homy for me. It's Rp 17.000,00 and worth your money. I like the freshness of the yoghurt with those crunchy granola. Go get it and enjoy your afternoon with it. Believe me this yoghurt worth your time!        
Kalau sarapan biasanya makan apa? Classic white loaf sama selai? Yaealah sarapannya basic amat.

Add something to your breakfast, folks. I'm not insisting y'all to change your menu but isn't it nice to have something curry-ish and little bit heaviness for your breakfast? Buat aku sih iya. I don't know about y'all tapi klo sarapan pake roti (bukan) tawar pake saus padang yang udah dibeli malem sebelumya + bacon atau ham. atau mungkin pake rendang. Daym such a breakfast.

Kalau roti tawar + saus rendang masih kurang heavy buat kalian, bisa juga bikin Roti Kari (sejenis roti tawar tapi ada rasa karinya). You're gonna have a heavy yet delightful breakfast. Trust me, this kind of breakfast is worth your night time. Malemnya bikin roti, makannya pas sarapan. Ada rasa kepuasan sendiri buat aku klo makan makanan yang aku bikin from scratch.

Yellow Curry Loaf for anti-basic breakfast! or lunch! or dinner! or snack.


So, here's the recipe

Bahan : 
500 gram tepung terigu
7 gram     ragi instan
1 sdt        garam
350 ml     air hangat
1 sdm      curry powder

Cara buat :
1. Campur tepung, ragi instan, curry powder dan garam.

2. Campur bahan-bahan kering dengan air hangat. Aduk sampai merata lalu uleni hingga kalis. Simpan adonan di wadah yang sudah diolesi minyak selama satu jam/hingga adonan mengembang and doubled in size. Tutup wadah dengan kain.

3. Panaskan oven 200 derajat Celcius.

4. Kempeskan sedikit adonan dengan ditekan di permukaan yang telah diberi tepung (biar gk lengket) lalu taruh di adonan roti (Adonan roti persegi panjang kalau ingin yg berbentuk persegi panjang. Tapi kalau mau bentuk lain juga bisa). Tutup lagi dengan kain dan biarkan mengembang selama 30 menit. 

5. Sebelum dipanggang, taburi tepung di atas roti lalu goreskan bagian atas roti dengan pisau. Lalu, panggang selama 15 menit terus kurangi suhunya jadi 170 derajat Celcius selama 30 menit. Roti yang matang klo diketok bagian bawahnya kedengaran kayak berlubang gitu. Jangan lupa dinginkan roti sebelum dimakan.

Yup, itu caranya bikin Roti Kari. Kalau mau bikin roti tawar biasa, gk usah pake curry powder. Ini roti sebelum dicampur sama sesudah jadi kalis warnanya beda. Klo udah kalis, warnanya kuning-kuning gitu. Mine is not perfect. Your bread might be better than mine.

By the way, check out my instagram @bigboyosua for the video. Imma upload it soon!

P.S. ini roti bisa dipanggang terus dibikin sandwich pake isian suwiran rendang, sambel ijo, sayur daun singkong, & kuah rendang. Daym.
Akhir-akhir ini banyak banget yang suka makan makanan enggak biasa. Mungkin banyak orang yang mulai gini karena butuh foto-foto buat social media mereka biar bisa kelihatan gk biasa terus bikin orang mikir

"Woah! What's that? Ice cream in a pot? With a real flower on top? So plant. Much swag. So yolo. Very kewl. Much dirt."  

or

"Wut? Black burger? Is it safe? I gotta take some picture of it! Much likes. Very awsum. So Impress. Such mistery.  Many blackness. Such bunz. Very burger."

and yeah the black food is very "hitz" lately. Idk why people use the word "hitz". It bothers me. Like. A lot. I don't know why.

Apparently, youngster like new kind of weirdness such as ice cream inside a pot (for plants) black foods (made from oreo or charcoal). So, if you want to start a business or whatsoever please make something new. Don't copy the others. I know the idea of copying some fancy weird-looking food seems perfect. The fact is, kalau kalian mulai copy itu makanan dan yang lain ikut copy juga, makanan itu gk bakal jadi spesial. Kalau makanan yang kalian anggap spesial itu udah gk spesial lagi gk bisa dong bisa jual makanan yang dengan dalih "ini makanan spesial" trus akhirnya gk laku dan bisa terancam bangkrut buat both of the idea-maker and the idea-copier.

Suatu produk bisa dianggap spesial kalau belum ada orang yang lain punya ide yang sama. You gotta stand the F out. Make something weird (and edible) yang bener-bener cuma kamu yg punya ide satu biar bisa stand out. Because WEIRDNESS ATTRACTS MORE. oh and it's not just about food. If you're feeling different and weird, don't change just because you want to be accepted and fit in. Apa gunanya bisa fit in klo kamu bukan kamu? yekali harus jadi fake tiap hari. Isn't it nice to be yourself even though cuma dikit temen yang bisa deket sm you?

The point is do something different or at least klo mau pake ide yg udah ada dijadiin beda jangan sama-sama banget. Kayak Black Martabak di bawah ini.



FYI, itu bisa item bukan karena oreo/charchoal gitu2 tapi karena gosong. Running a food blog isn't easy, y'know. Kadang harus beli bahan banyak2 tapi waktu dibikin eh gosong terus gabisa dimakan. If you're about to make a food blog (yang isinya masakan sendiri), imma tell you something.... semangat ye.

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