I live in Serpong, South Tangerang area. Tangerang all around has so many culinary spots. Here I would like to share my findings for culinary in Tangerang, which mostly is Cina Benteng Peranakan foods, but they are all, for sure, yummy… 🙂

Morning Hawkers 

Nasi uduk komplit Encim Sukaria –  it includes savoury rice (nasi uduk – rice steamed in coconut milk), served with fried vermicelli (bihun goreng), stew potato+tofu+egg (semur), choices of fried side-dish (hash potato, corn fritter, vegetable fritter), fried onion and crackers. Optionally, we can also get some other side-dishes, such as egg in chili sauce, tofu & egg cooked in coconut milk gravy.

My taste review: good, high demand food

Price range per person: Rp25.000,- – Rp40.000,-                 

Available from 6.30 am until around 2.00 pm

 

Ketupat Sayur Encim Sukaria – it includes pieces of steamed rice cake (ketupat – rice steamed in rhomb shape), vegetable+egg in coconut milk gravy (sayur lodeh), choices of fried side-dish (hash potato, corn fritter, vegetable fritter). Optionally, we can also get some other side-dishes, such as egg in chili sauce, tofu & tempe cooked in coconut milk gravy, stew potato+tofu+egg.

My taste review: better than good, high demand food

Price range per person: Rp25.000,- – Rp40.000,-

Available from 6.30 am until around 2.00 pm

    

Ketupat Sayur Pasar Lama – the content is almost the same as Ketupat Sayur Encim Sukaria’s. The difference is, it’s a kind of food stall at the roadside, they provide some plastic seats for customers while eating. They do not offer any optional side-dish.

My taste review: good, high demand food

Price per standard portion: Rp12.000,-

Available from 6.30 am until around 11.00 am

  

Es Podeng – it’s a kind of dessert, includes pieces of cubed white bread, boiled mung beans, kolang-kaling and merah delima, topped by traditional-made ice cream and chocolate condensed milk (if like).

 

 

Evening Hawkers

Sate Ayam H. Ishak, Pasar Lama – it includes 10 skewers of chicken satay, pieces of steamed rice cake (lontong), served with spicy peanut sauce.

My taste review: delicious, very high demand food

Price range per standard portion: Rp17.000,- – Rp25.000,-

Available from 3.00 pm until around 7.30 pm

    

Otak-otak – snack made of grounded fish + flour + coconut milk, mixed – index finger shaped – wrapped by banana leaf – grilled. Served with peanut chili sauce

My taste review: it’s yummy, I like Otak-otak 🙂

Price range per portion of 10 pcs: Rp27.000,-

Available during evening hours

  

And here are the other food stalls we could find along the street of Pasar Lama, Tangerang

(sorry that I could not give any details for these food stalls, for I haven’t yet trying them out)

 

Roti Bakar 88

Toast served with various fillings and toppings

  

Ketan Duren, Ketan Susu, Ketan Keju Susu

Kind of munchies, steamed glutinous rice served with some choices of topping; durian sauce, milk sauce, and milk cheese sauce

  

Nibbles

This place is probably a snack & drink café

See these pictures, showing you the fun & full of lamplight nights in Tangerang

 

“Everybody thinks that every girl’s dream is to find the perfect guy…pshhh, every girl’s dream is to eat without getting fat” ~Daisy Villanueva~

Serpong, 4th November 2015, 14.58

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