Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Martabak Spotlite - Jakarta

Jakarta's favorite 'night food'. Well...for those sleepless zombies who get hungry at 12.00am, In Sydney, they've got Doner Kebabs. In New York, they've got takeout Kung Pow Chicken. But in Jakarta, nothing's better than fatty, buttery, cholesterol-risin' pimple-inducin' sweet (or salty) Martabak Pancakes.




Martabak Manis
(Sweet Martabak Pancakes)
-> In Jakarta, this thing is known by the name "Martabak Manis". Although, outside Java, this dish is known as "Terang Bulan" (literally, "Moon Shine"). It's basically a thick, sweet pancake filled with cheese, chocolate, and peanuts. There's a similar type of pancake sold in Singapore, but it's nowhere near the tastiness of these babies.



Martabak Asin
(Savory Martabak Pancakes)
-> Also known as "Martabak Telor" (Egg Martabak). I can't really say that this is the 'savory' version of the sweet martabak, because although in Jakarta they share the same name, the ingredients and taste of the two dishes differs greatly. This one is made of duck eggs, wrapped in some kind of thin, crispy pastry and filled with meat and vegetables. Originated in India (or the Arab peninsula, I'm not so sure), there are several versions of this salty martabak. The two most prominent versions are "Martabak Asin", the generic version sold in every Martabak peddlars / restaurants, and the "Martabak Mesir" (Egyptian Martabak), a more spiced-up, exotic version sold exclusively by peddlars of Arabian descent and Padangese restaurants.

In Malaysia, India, and Singapore, this dish goes by the name "Murtabak".

9 comments:

cla said...

eh budak! sana cari martabak manis d sydney!!!!

Erique Fat Owl said...

Di Sydney ga ada yang seenak di Indo...paling juga Martabak Roseberry, itupun karena dia tuh fresh from the oven (eh, bukan oven kali ya...'panggangan'...)

Kebanyakan di SYD tuh martabaknya udah pre-made, jadi ga enakkkk

Anonymous said...

martabak enak d jkt ada d mana? nyokap gue lg tanyain nehh!!

-jun

cla said...

tuh.. martabak spotlite...

btw, martabak manis d pku namanya "martabak bangka"... yg paling enak tuh yg abis dibuat atasnya pake mentega lagi.. bahahhahhaa.... my pick: choc cheese raisin (yes 3 in 1)

bukannya d sby yg namanya "terang bulan"?????

cla said...

oh lalu lalu... ada martabak yg lebih enak lagiii.... "martabak mesir"... tau kan??? yg pake celup celup cuka pedes gitu... :P~~

get it from your local rumah makan padang... hahhaha..

Erique Fat Owl said...

Dasar lo. kan di post udah gw mention martabak mesir!! Dasar, gak dibaca yah!!!!

cla said...

oopsss...

just to bring another person down with me.... "Sapi moo moo juga gak pernah bacaaaaa!!!!!!! cuman liat liat gambar doank..... huahahhahahhahaa"

Erique Fat Owl said...

GOD. You ninnies! So, my journalistic passion and creativity is being WASTED? For heavens sake.

Chandra said...

martabak is my favorite food,, martabak delicious,,, I really like martabak