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7 favorite foods in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta is one of the cities in Indonesia. Located in the southern part of Java Island, bordering the province of Central Java and Indian Ocean.Yogyakarta is a student city and a tourist city. The city is famous for it's culture and art. As a tourist city of course in this city a lot of culinary. From traditional to modern culinary. A variety of food and hot drinks ready to serve to accompany you to enjoy the beauty of this city. Some favorite foods in Yogyakarta it's :

1. Gudeg
Gudeg is a culinary icon of Yogyakarta city. Gudeg most sought after by tourists. Culinary made of young jackfruit consists of two types, dry and wet gudeg. Gudeg sold in small to large gudeg shop that is always crowded by customers.

It takes hours to make this dish. Brown color is usually produced by teak leaves cooked together. Gudeg eaten with rice and served with thick coconut milk, chicken, eggs, tofu and sambal goreng krecek.


                                                                             Gudeg
There are various variants Gudeg, is:
     1. Dried Gudeg is gudeg which is served with thick areh, more thick than coconut milk in Padang dish. Dried Gudeg  is served by kendil and can last long enough. Dried gudeg sold since the morning until late afternoon.
     2. Wet gudeg is gudeg which is served with a watery areh. Wet gudeg served with gravy, because wearing gravy then gudeg this does not last long if stored.
     3. Solo Gudeg is gudeg with white arehSolo gudeg using guava leaves and cooked by the addition of coconut milk so the color became more pale colors tend to be white like curry. Solo Gudeg served along with krecek, boiled cassava leaves, and tolo beans. Solo Gudeg tends to look more soft and has a sauce derived from coconut milk.

2. Sate Klatak
Satay Klatak is a young goat satay dish pierced with bicycle spokes. The puncture is not an ordinary bamboo puncture and the size of the mutton cut is three times larger than the regular satay. Use of the bars can be trusted to deliver good heat so the meat can be cooked to perfection. Satay is usually served with gulai. Gulai rich in spices, sometimes cooked with ox bones, and boiled in a small fire for about 30 minutes. Serving each portion of only two punctures. This satay looks very simple but sate is much sought after tourists.

Goats are made satay still under five months. This is what makes the meat is so soft. Satay klatak have larger pieces of mutton. Enjoy satay klatak is with sate bakaran directly eaten with white rice. If you like spicy, you can bite fresh chili directly.


                                                                    Sate Klathak

Here are three places recommendations to enjoy satay klatak, especially if you want to invite family.
1. Stall Satay Klatak Mr. Pong
2. Stall Satay Klatak Mr. Jupaeni
3. Stall Satay Klatak Mr. Bari

3. Bakpia Pathuk
Bakpia is a flat round cake, made from a mixture of green beans with sugar, wrapped in flour, then baked. Bakpia pathuk become unique food typical of Yogyakarta. Flavors of bakpia were developed into chocolate, cheese, green, and black spice. For a very delicious taste makes anyone will be addicted after you taste this bakpia.

Bakpia shop recommendation to buy Bakpia Pathok is :
          1. Bakpia Pathuk 25
Bakpia Pathuk 25 brand is included in the legendary city of Jogja and is a family business. There are several flavor variants that can be selected by the buyer, such as green beans, cheese, chocolate, pineapple, durian and various other flavors. The center of manufacture in the address of AIP II KS Tubun Street NG I / 504 Yogyakarta. Bakpia Pathuk 25 also has several branches in Ongko Joyo, Pasar Pathuk and Adisucipto Street KM 9 Yogyakarta.


                                                                      Bakpia Pathuk
          2. Bakpia Pathuk 145
This bakpia brand is also quite famous, because in addition to producing bakpia, also menyadiakan various other typical snacks such as yangko, ampyang, geplak and others. You can buy Bakpia Pathuk 145 at Gambiran Street Number 40 Yogyakarta.

          3. Bakpia Pathuk 75
Bakpia Pathuk 75 has been in production since 1948. Bakpia Pathuk is still maintaining a traditional cooking style that has a tasty and distinctive taste. For those of you who want to taste the sweetness of Bakpia Pathuk 75, can visit the Bakpia shop at KS Tubun Street Number 75 and Number 83 Yogyakarta.

          4. Bakpia Kurnia Sari
Bakpia Kurnia Sari has a thinner skin taste but still maintains the impression of softness. Variants taste quite a lot, ranging from green beans, black spice, milk, chocolate, coffee, and cheese. Bakpia Kurnia Sari address can be found in Paso Permai Pogung Lor Number. 6 Ringroad Utara Street Yogyakarta.

4. Oseng - Oseng Mercon
Oseng - oseng mercon is hot white rice with a simple stir fry containing gravel, lard, skin, and bone. Looks very oily and added slices of cayenne pepper. Not only the name is unique, this food also has a very distinctive taste that makes people addicted to enjoy it. In cooking Oseng - Oseng Mercon, don't use soy sauce and pepper. So that the flavor of the chili sauce is maintained. Because it was super spicy that finally this oseng - oseng given additional words "mercon" behind him.

Oseng - Oseng Mercon can be found in various places in Yogyakarta. If left alone for a moment this oseng-oseng Mercon will freeze, stiff. Because the fat content is very much.


                                                               Oseng - Oseng Mercon

5. Tengkleng Gajah
Tengkleng Gajah is a goat meat dish in large bone pieces. Mixed with a typical spice tengkleng so it tastes delicious.Tengkleng Gajah are enjoyed and served in large portions. Tengkleng is a kind of soup typical Solo cuisine based meat, offal, and goat bones. A little like curry goat, it's just a different flavor to the sauce thinner. Tengkleng Gajah served in hot conditions with meat still attached to the bone. The smell and appearance is very interesting. The flavors are delicious and fresh.

Visitors will use a straw to enjoy the marrow hidden behind the bone. In addition to soft, various spices that are used as a spice can penetrate into the meat. The tourists visiting Yogyakarta also frequently targeted Tengleng Gajah for lunch or supper.


                                                                   Tengkleng Gajah

6. Bakmi Jawa
Bakmi Jawa is a traditional food of noodles cooked with special spices typical of Java. This food is almost with noodles in general, but this Bakmi Jawa has a very distinctive taste and different from other noodle dishes. Bakmi Jawa is food became one of the famous and traditional food from Yogyakarta. Bakmi Jawa are usually made with traditional tools, namely using a furnace made of clay and fuel using charcoal.

Bakmi Jawa are served pieces of chicken meat, duck eggs, mustard greens, chunks of cabbage, leek and other. Bakmi Jawa are sold in many areas in Yogyakarta. The famous Bakmi Jawa restaurant in Yogyakarta is Bakmi Kadin, Bakmi Mbak Mo, Bakmi Mbah Gito, Bakmi Jombor, Bakmi Lethek Mbah Mendhes, Bakmi Mbah Wito, and Bakmi Mbah Hadi.


                                                                        Bakmi Jawa


7. Brongkos Jogja
Brongkos is a typical Javanese food with black sauce like a rawon. The black color of the sauce is due to the use of kluwak as the main ingredients. This spice gives a savory flavor. Besides kluwak, other spices such as onion, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, bay leaves, ginger, cayenne pepper, producing a distinctive flavor. Brongkos contains sliced beef and tolo beans.

There are a variety of additional side dishes to enjoy brongkos like a krecek, scorching beef, eggs, tripe, cakes, tempe, peyek, and some other side dishes. Most delicious eating brongkos while still warm. Brongkos there are 2 versions, the version of 'vegetarian' only contains pieces of tofu and bean tolo. There is also a special containing beef, or brongkos 3 combinations: meat, tofu, tolo beans.

Some of the recommended places to buy brongkos are :
          1. Brongkos Warung Ijo Bu Padmo
          2. Brongkos Alkid Handayani
          3. Brongkos Mbak Prih Tempel
          4. Brongkos Ngasem Bu Rini

Brongkos Jogja
That's some of my favorite culinary in Yogyakarta. Very seductive is not it? If you visit Yogyakarta, don't forget to taste the favorite foods. The food is often found in restaurants in Yogyakarta.

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