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A LETTER TO UNCLE G ON BAKMI GM
Dearest Uncle G,
On our last day in Jakarta, we did last minute shopping with Tita Day and she treated us to lunch at Bakmi GM. According to her, Bakmi GM is a popular fast-food joint that Indonesians frequent. True enough, when we got there at 3:00 p.m., the place was still packed with dinners.
For starters, we had cold Soursop juice (Guayabano juice). While it was sweet, you could still detect that slightly sour taste. The juice was also quite refreshing and just what we needed on that hot day. I do think, however, that one should just have one glass of Soursop juice to go together with a meal. More than a glass of this juice is too much as it is think and filling.
After serving us the juice, the next thing that was placed on our table was Pangsit Goreng, which is the Indonesian version of deep-fried wonton. It came with a sweet and sour sauce. LS said that the Pangsit Goreng is similar to the fried wonton we get in Chinese restaurants. Only, the Pangsit Goreng’s wonton wrapper is “bread-ier”. I agree with her observation.
A LETTER TO UNCLE G ON INDONESIAN FOOD THAT DID NOT QUITE APPEAL TO ME
Dearest Uncle G,
Recently, I re-read the children’s book by Dr. Seuss called Green Eggs and Ham and thought of my Indonesian food trip. Have you read that book before? Just in case you have not read it, it is about a persistent guy named Sam who tries to make his unnamed friend try green eggs and ham. Throughout the entire story, Sam hounds the unnamed friend who, without trying the green eggs and ham, says that he does not like it. To end Sam’s pestering, the unnamed friend eventually tries green eggs and ham thinking he will not like it but ends up liking it instead. I love this story because it sounds funny when read fast. Try it. Read this excerpt from Green Eggs and Ham really fast -
“SAM: Do you like green eggs and ham?
UNNAMED FRIEND: I do not like them Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham?
SAM: Would you like them here or there?
UNNAMED FRIEND: I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.”
Like Sam’s unnamed friend in the Green Eggs and Ham book, I was doubtful about some of the Indonesian food I encountered. I wonder if you would be more adventurous than me.
I forgot to ask Danang what this was when I chanced upon it at the traditional market in Jogjakarta. Monk thinks it is fried bats. Whatever it is, I’ll passed on this roadside food. (more…)
