Sunday, November 29, 2009

Batam Boomz - Ayam Penyet

To all Ayam Penyet fans out there, Ria Restoran at Megamall Nagoya Hill is the place to go for your fix. At Rp12000 or $1.80, you'll get one of the best Ayam Penyets you've ever eaten.

First, the Avocado Juice is out of this world. Blended to a smoothie and mixed with gula melaka, this sinfully fattening drink is worth every single calorie.



Next the Gado Gado. The peanuts were ground to a fine paste and cooked to a fragrant gravy. Take a crunchy prawn keropok, dip it into the nutty gravy, swipe it in the belacan and pop it into your mouth. Then sit back and savour the explosion of textures and flavours. The sambal belacan gives this dish a real kick. One thing about this restaurant is that evey dish comes with its unique sambal. For a Sambal Queen like me, it's a gastronomic, tongue-burning delight.

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The Ayam Penyet was deep fried to mouth watering juiciness. This is definitely not your usual steroid injected chicken. The chickens here are kampong born and bred. Eaten with mint leaves and a fat dollop of sambal, every mouthful was pure bliss. The accompanying tempeh and tauhu goreng disappeared quickly too.



If you like chilli, then the Milkfish Goreng with Sambal Bali is a must. Marinated with exotic spices and coated with a sambal that gave a sweet barbecue aftertaste, this fish keeps you going for more.



Finally, the Catfish Goreng came, also with its own sambal.  Those little fellows taste very good and the flesh is so fine that it seems to just glide down your throat.



Restorant Ria
Megamall
Nagoya Hill

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