Mlangi resto offers traditional food

Mlangi resto offers traditional food

YOGYAKARTA: If you are tired of the usual fare offered by
restaurants here, why not tempt your taste buds with traditional
Indonesian dishes with a difference, at newly opened restaurant,
Mlangi Resto.

Located on the western outskirts of Yogyakarta the menu
features dishes such as Lumpia Rebung (eggrolls with bamboo
sprouts filling), Rawon (diced beef in black sauce soup), Udang
Balado (crispy prawns topped with lemongrass chili sauce), Sambal
Matah (shallots and lemongrass chili sauce) and Klappertaart
(tarts with young coconut filling).

Dian Eka, Mlangi Resto's public relations manager, said that
the way in which the main course is served sets it apart from
other restaurants with similar menus.

The restaurant boasts three choices of rice: white rice,
yellow rice and red rice. Each is served with standard side
dishes, such as Oseng-oseng Tempe (stir-fried tempeh), Tumis
Buncis (stir-fried beans in coconut sauce), and Sambal.

"Our target market includes expatriates, students, the local
community and guests of star-rated hotels," Dian Eka said, adding
that guests will be entertained by gamelan music, during the day,
and zither, or band music in the evening. -- JP

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Parties that makes your tongue dance

YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta's Sheraton Mustika Resort and Spa is about
to embark on a new party program.

Starting Sept. 23, the hotel will offer special menus every
Tuesday evening under a Kampung Nelayan (fishing village) theme.
Two days later, on Sept. 25, a trip down memory lane will be
created in another promotional event,Pesona Djokdja Tempo Doeloe
(Enchanted Historical Djokdja) every Thursday evening.

Bambang WS, the hotel's public relation manager, said that
stunning seafood dishes would be the highlight of the Kampung
Nelayan night, which costs Rp 108.800++ per person to attend. The
menus actually originate from a fishing village nearby, but
dishes are uniquely updated or embellished. The night will
include a live cooking show whereby guests can watch the chef
prepare their dishes.

During the Pesona Djokdja Tempo Doeloe promotion, guests are
invited to taste famous Yogyakartan dishes, such as satay, gudeg
(young jackfruit cooked in coconut milk with spices), pecel
(vegetable salad with spicy peanut sauce), cendol (Indonesian
cold dessert) and various other traditional snacks locally known
as jajan pasar. The cost is Rp 88,800 ++ per person.

"Traditional performances Cokekan will be staged every
Thursday evening to produce a Yogyakartan atmosphere," Bambang
said, adding that the Pesona Djokdja evening was to be held at
the hotel's Ulam Mirasa Restaurant while Kampung Nelayan, at the
Sasono Hondrowino Restaurant. -- JP