Pandoraspace

 

Dear Uncle G,

On our first day in Jakarta, I tried Onde-Onde.

Onde-Onde is probably the Indonesian version of buchi, which according to this article, is a stick rice ball “filled with sweet bean paste, rolled in sesame seeds and deep fried to form a crunchy crust”.  Unlike buchi, however, the crust of the Onde-Onde is lighter, crunchier and airier.  I tried the green tea flavored Onde-Onde. Following Tita D’s example, I flattened the Onde-Onde by sandwiching it between my palms before taking a bite off of it.  The taste of green tea tempered whatever oily taste the Onde-Onde had and added a new layer of taste to the sweet bean paste.  Yummy!

I do not usually like green tea because it has a grassy flavor.  On this one occasion, however, I loved the flavor that  green tea brings to Onde-Onde.  This is another thing we should try together.

Love, Pandora