Jan 12 2010

Kerak telor, Betawi traditional snacks

Category: food — abdi @ 12:30 am

Who does not know, Kerak Telor? Betawi traditional snacks not only encourages the citizens of Jakarta, residents outside Jakarta has been very popular fried snacks like these.

It was delicious, whatever the material used, white glutinous rice, abundant eggs fried dried shrimp dry and add onions, then a refined taste of toasted coconut, red peppers, kencur, the ginger, pepper, salt and sugar increases the delicacy of taste.

Today, original Betawi snacks is increasingly difficult to find. On a typical day, kerak telor can be found in some tourist attractions as Setu Babakan, which is Jagakarsa, South Jakarta and Srengseng Forest City, West Jakarta on several sites. At certain times, for example, as part of the anniversary of Jakarta, kerak telor in Pekan Raya Jakarta Kemayoran meet, Central Jakarta.
But the question arises, what snack bar or an egg Sunda Betawi original? Since most of the eggs of the merchants are located in Pekan Raya Jakarta (Jakarta Fair Kemayoran now) is at the origin of the Sunda, West Java. As mass merchants in PRJ  discussed with Sundanese in conversation with a friend. ”why Sundanese people have to sell  Betawi’s food ?”, the words come from a buyer.

Truly ironic distributor or manufacturer in the area of the cortex of the egg cortex Jakarta Fair is a distributor of horror and outside Jakarta and Bandung, Garut dominated. ”But about 400 dealers in the egg cortex PRJ, almost all Sudanese,” said Hamid, a shopkeeper from the bark of terror Cimahi, Bandung.

Hamid is a shocking confession. Because, as Betawi’s food, bark PRJ kerak telor seller in most of them from Sunda, West Java. While the Betawi were only a dozen. This phenomenon is demonstrated, the kerak telor seller litle more eggs because there is Betawi children and grandchildren inherited or due to the efforts of people displaced by the modern food far out as fast food and so on.

Probably more evident, with the explanation of the ASEP Ruslan (26), akerak telor retailers of Garut. ASEP approved PRJ open each year, about 800 merchants in the kerak telor reader held in Bandung. Operators are ready to jazz and early Jakarta’s anniversary.

ASEP, the kerak telor seller was also held in Bandung and Garut region. In Bandung, the kerak telor in the diet was maintained in the  Gasibu area, Gedung SATE, Bandung. While in Garut, Betawi’s food hang out still small cemetery, Guntur, Garut, West Java decorated. How, then, in Jakarta?
In Jakarta alone there was little kerak telor. It’s so hard to find. Only in some places, only the merchant who sells, and that seller only a relatively small amount. As the kerak telor in Setu babakan. Here, only dozens of dealers who sell them.

Setu Babakan addition, South Jakarta, the kerak telor in Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ), Kemayoran, Central Jakarta sold. This is only once a year for most providers and not indigenous Betawi Jakarta. In other areas, the presence of egg shells are very rare.

The condition is so bad. Since Betawi traditional food, only a handful of people, the Betawi popularize these snacks. Without limitation, felt the reluctance of young people to follow the activity of these genes Betawi. Taken by most traders inherit egg crust that comes from the Sundanese ethnic Betawi.

As Hamid (39), one of the original kerak telor Merchants Cimahi, Bandung. It allows them to learn for themselves, the kerak telor of those who need Betawi Warung Buncit living south of Jakarta. Hamid willing to learn basic, so simple. As there are no descendants of “guru” is ready to learn, then replace the teachers of their children, of course, try on the basis of his desire.

From here we begin to worry about the presence of egg crust snacks that were hereditary civilization will move. And it is not possible the egg crust that used to be the Betawi dishes will turn into a typical food people in West Java. Because of this, typical snacks this rare Betawi should be preserved!

Dec 18 2009

Pulau Bira and SELAYAR

Category: Cruise Reviews — abdi @ 6:52 am

The Cape of Bira is all for the sharks, rays and other pelagic fish and strong currents and dangerous to know (Want to know more about how accurately assessing the current level of Click? Here to learn. It was a German dive operators but was produced from the country and only a few months later, a tragic accident when the designation was removed and 5 divers Cape Bira Japanese (This story, which was washed again twice by different people, he said another in Pulau Kambing). If you meet your guide for advice on diving patterns and time of day for some dive sites! visibility is good, but I read that water can be very cold (23-24 ° C) in August. We had very hot water (29 to 30 °) in April.

We made several dives in the deep mantle and popular. Both times we got into the water just east of Cape Town, were the first round against a wall, a slope, then turned on the banks of time to reach a level of security. In the deepest points (30-40m), we find some dark sharks and immersion in a group of 6 eagle rays, the second dive 2 eagle rays and large 3m gray stripes) black (! The soils are very interesting, even using a magnifying glass – some of the slugs and eels. The electricity can go a bit and we are really a safety stop hanging like flags in a block of coral, no!

Dynamite Fishing (fishing with explosives) is still used around Bira and our second dive, a fisherman was a stick of dynamite too close to us. I just see an eagle ray in shallow water, holding my tank banger to attract the attention of my partner and thinking then changed his mind – that shock – when a loud bang, perhaps made us all scared to death Striptease radio very quick! Our ship’s crew had told us that after a fisherman, a pump (a bottle with a mixture of fertilizer and gasoline full) just around the corner! Some of my friends had appeared before diving here, and were very disappointed when diving to Mamasa Pinnacles, north of Bira, because the beautiful upper reef had been destroyed with dynamite! (see report below)

Bira House Reef Dive Center: a beautiful wall dive to a depth of about 20 seems a lot about this shy lionfish Clearfin spotless, zebrafish, lionfish and the twins in a pot, even lions. Also slugs and many coral reef fish.

Tanjung Bira (Bira Bay): a dive with dozens of sharks, and if you’re lucky, even a hammer.

Shark Point: This site is located near the port. You need a drift dive on a slope, and can sometimes much Surrenti. A good place for big fish like tuna, mackerel, shark and cod.

Pulau Kambing (Goat Iceland): The stress in the strait between the island SELAYAR (vocals) and Bira are two islands. We made several dives Kambing, all very good. Diving on a wall, which descends at least 60 meters. Sometimes there is a lot of electricity, you need to know when you and dive in where you can listen better, the dive master and elsewhere. In diving, there were always sharks patrols in both directions – White Top, black on the wall of sharks sharks and coral garden starts around 15 meters. But you’re also likely to see schoool hunting mackerel, tuna and mackerel Abd bumhead large groups of parrots. In the Coral Garden, you can find Scorpionfishes cuttlefish or octopus with a little luck and zebra batfish juvenile justice. An ideal place for diving!

Night Diving in the coral garden: Night dives, near Pantai Kechil (little beach) just south of the harbor of Bira is Nive. We meet many interesting animals: Spanish dancer, lionfish Twinspot sleeping turtle, squid and more squid. A highlight was the huge cone shell (Conus geographus) dams, such as fish and shellfish. It has spread his coat all the size of about 30cm and exploration with an appendix in the chest (siphon) for the spoils. This bullet shoots extremely poisonous darts into their prey. The venom paralyzes and kills fish and even humans (I read that more than 3 dozen deaths are known, which were caused by him).

Tanjung Cumi (SELAYAR): I loved the diving around SELAYAR much. We were on our boat trip from the southern tip Ciska and made a few dives on the east side of SELAYAR. Diving Tanjung Cumi was very interesting, with a school of barracuda, reef sharks hiding under a table and a shoal of large sharks in the blue.

SELAYAR Dive Resort: There are several very nice dive sites around the station. Friends of mine diving great white tip and gray sharks blacktipped (at a depth of 40m and more) and covered with sea fans, soft corals, huge sponges and colorful reef fish in the shallower parts.

SELAYAR reefs are still under study and are not usually visited by travelers. Look at this description of the dive sites Marlin and Michael Bode (report in English and German).

Get detailed information about dive operators, cruise operators, dive safety, diving, climate, hotels and how to print lists and SELAYAR Bira in South Sulawesi on a separate page.

Nov 07 2009

5 Data on the choice of the seat of the Asia X Best Air

Category: Air Travel — abdi @ 4:55 pm
This article gives five facts everyone should before the selection of the best places Air Asia X to know about your next flight. Also be informed about the best places and explain the truth about the lawn in front of the headquarters of Air Asia X, this article also explains how to follow to get these places for your next flight.

Tip 1: The truth about the space between seats Many large newspapers around the world bad slate of air under the seats of Asia with only 31 “between seats. So now we have 31″ is not so small and in fact is the same British Airways, Lufthansa and United airlines. Even grown-ups can still fit in the seats without any problem.

Tip 2: width of the seat and use of Air Asia X Airbus A330 over 9 seats (3-3-3). Most airlines use the aircraft with 8 seats (2-4-2). Air Asia has been smart and reduce the width of the aisles and armrests of the seats are a bit narrow. If you are good with a regular economy seat, then Air Asia X seats are very comfortable.

Tip # 3: reclining seats genius behind the seat about 9 plan was clearly a bad day, were selected as options reclining seats. Air Asia X is not adjustable seats, instead of the base slides forward to create a back elbow. If you are in a regular seat, killing most of the legs and make it very unpleasant. This is not a problem with the line of exit / closing entries, or if you are a small person. The airline has listened to customer feedback, and replaced the seats with regular customers in 2010. Until then, remember to bring a pillow.

Tip # 4: The seats in the exit row must be noted that all seats at Air Asia X have individual screens for televisions with video on demand. The seats in the TV line is in the armrest, which is typically slightly narrower than the seats. Air Asia X has decided that these places would be too small. Instead, the company is in the middle seat in the exit row completely abandoned in the neighborhood and not always empty seats. This is a great because it means that the row of seats left at the exit of legroom, unlimited, and have an empty seat next to them. These seats can be booked in advance for a fee, labeling, including any time of reservation, and when the hot seat. These costs generally 100 ringgit, or £ 20Gbps $ 40AUD.

Tip # 5: Bulkhead seats facing a bulkhead seat, is the story as the seats of the series. The middle seat is still free, because it is too narrow for anyone to sit in the negative side the closing entries, the legroom is a bit limited compared to the exit seats row. On the other hand, are more likely to have babies in them, because these places are in the crib next. However, if the exit row seats are not available, are excellent. Again, you can see on the website of Air Asia X Book when you book your ticket or at any time until you have checked on Note also that if these posts are vacant, will not be allowed to them sat, if you pay to use the supplement.

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