Cool, nice island! It’s pretty hot for me, but I prefer much colder weather as a baseline. More than the heat though, the humidity is so heavy it feels like I’m swimming through the air.
There was actually an earthquake about 30 minutes ago here!
I like it! Monsoon season is my favorite season. Plus the people here have been so kind, it’s been a really positive trip so far.
Cool, nice island! It’s pretty hot for me, but I prefer much colder weather as a baseline. More than the heat though, the humidity is so heavy it feels like I’m swimming through the air.
Figure, though I have no reference how dry air actuality feels since it’s pretty much humid all year round.
There was actually an earthquake about 30 minutes ago here!
I didn’t even know that, the news says it’s pretty mild.
I like it! Monsoon season is my favorite season. Plus the people here have been so kind, it’s been a really positive trip so far.
Glad to hear that, the general consensus is we’re pretty friendly toward foreigner.
Got any food recommendations?
What have you tried?
The usual suspects for Yogyakarta is :
Gudeg (Slow cooked Jackfruit, sweet/savory) Gudeg Pawon is the famous one.
Sate Klathak ( Satay, griilled meat )the famous one is Pak Bari (Mr Bari) or Pak Pong
Bakmi (noodles)
The House of Raminten, local legend serve pretty much everything
Angkringan, IDK how to describe this one, maybe it’s like Izakaya
There was only one big bump from the earthquake, and then a bunch of little shaking for 30 seconds.
I tried sate padang, I definitely lean towards saltier flavors.
How is khlatak different?
I actually went to the house of raminten the other day, if you scroll back a few posts you can see the bamboo chicken I posted!
A local actually took me there, and I thought it looked a little too fancy and that it would be catering to tourists rather than authentically end of asian, but it was very comfortable and the food was good so I was more than happy.
That’s the second time somebody had told me about bakpia, should I look for it in bakeries or roti shops?
Thanks very much I really appreciate the recommendations.
If you’ve only been in this climate, experiencing a dry climate is worth the trip, it is wildly wildly different, every second. Like your skin doesn’t get sticky every 20 minutes or so.
Of course I’m only here in monsoon season and I like walking around in the rain anyway, so maybe it’s totally normal in the dry season.
I’ve had kwetiau, mi goreng, cumi and udang cabe garam, siumai, other types of sate, all sorts of stuff, I love exploring a country through its food.
How is khlatak different?
It’s lamb/mutton meat, chunkier cut. Usually serve with gulai (idk curry soup) I’m much prefer this one than Padang but that’s just my biased palate (Padang located on Sumatra Island)
I actually went to the house of raminten the other day, if you scroll back a few posts you can see the bamboo chicken I posted!
Oh I missed that ! Haven’t went there myself and it’s been years since I visit Yogja.
That’s the second time somebody had told me about bakpia, should I look for it in bakeries or roti shops?
Nah, it’s everywhere especially around Malioboro, there’s a bunch of dedicated gift shop and you can shop other snacks while there.
Just asked around for it or google “bakpia pathok” it sold in a box and different brands don’t differ that much.
I think it started with mung bean/red bean but there’s a bunch of other fillings like cheese, chocolate, cappuccino etc. Philippines called it Moon Cake iirc.
I’ve had kwetiau, mi goreng, cumi and udang cabe garam, siumai, other types of sate, all sorts of stuff, I love exploring a country through its food.
There’s “Soto Sampah” (Garbage Soups) there which pretty popular, it will be standard soup anywhere else but they decided to give it a funny name there.
I like walking around in the rain anyway
Man, I’ve had enough with the rain, I miss sunshine. It’s been flooding everywhere and also destroys the road. Well its par for the course, I guess.
Got it, thanks. I’ve had beef, chicken and goat sate, but I don’t think I’ve noticed khlatak yet, so it’s an active search now.
Raminten must be the most famous restaurant in Yogya! The girl who took me there said they used to have a horse stabled in the restaurant when she last visited several years ago.
I’ll ask around about bakpia(probably chocolate), I trust the locals over google, haha
I see a lot of soto, but it’s so hot that I haven’t tried one yet. I will!
Totally fair about the rain if you live with it. I’ve been in pretty dry climates recently, so it’s a welcome change for me. I actually walked around in the rainstorms today barefoot for a couple hours.
I have been wondering about how destructive monsoon season is here, the rain does seem very heavy and disruptive.
Thanks for all the information, I really will be keeping all of this in mind since learning and exploring is kind of my whole thing!
Cool, nice island! It’s pretty hot for me, but I prefer much colder weather as a baseline. More than the heat though, the humidity is so heavy it feels like I’m swimming through the air.
There was actually an earthquake about 30 minutes ago here!
I like it! Monsoon season is my favorite season. Plus the people here have been so kind, it’s been a really positive trip so far.
Got any food recommendations?
Figure, though I have no reference how dry air actuality feels since it’s pretty much humid all year round.
I didn’t even know that, the news says it’s pretty mild.
Glad to hear that, the general consensus is we’re pretty friendly toward foreigner.
What have you tried?
The usual suspects for Yogyakarta is :
There was only one big bump from the earthquake, and then a bunch of little shaking for 30 seconds.
I tried sate padang, I definitely lean towards saltier flavors.
How is khlatak different?
I actually went to the house of raminten the other day, if you scroll back a few posts you can see the bamboo chicken I posted!
A local actually took me there, and I thought it looked a little too fancy and that it would be catering to tourists rather than authentically end of asian, but it was very comfortable and the food was good so I was more than happy.
That’s the second time somebody had told me about bakpia, should I look for it in bakeries or roti shops?
Thanks very much I really appreciate the recommendations.
If you’ve only been in this climate, experiencing a dry climate is worth the trip, it is wildly wildly different, every second. Like your skin doesn’t get sticky every 20 minutes or so.
Of course I’m only here in monsoon season and I like walking around in the rain anyway, so maybe it’s totally normal in the dry season.
I’ve had kwetiau, mi goreng, cumi and udang cabe garam, siumai, other types of sate, all sorts of stuff, I love exploring a country through its food.
Oh I missed that ! Haven’t went there myself and it’s been years since I visit Yogja.
Nah, it’s everywhere especially around Malioboro, there’s a bunch of dedicated gift shop and you can shop other snacks while there.
Just asked around for it or google “bakpia pathok” it sold in a box and different brands don’t differ that much.
I think it started with mung bean/red bean but there’s a bunch of other fillings like cheese, chocolate, cappuccino etc. Philippines called it Moon Cake iirc.
There’s “Soto Sampah” (Garbage Soups) there which pretty popular, it will be standard soup anywhere else but they decided to give it a funny name there.
Man, I’ve had enough with the rain, I miss sunshine. It’s been flooding everywhere and also destroys the road. Well its par for the course, I guess.
Got it, thanks. I’ve had beef, chicken and goat sate, but I don’t think I’ve noticed khlatak yet, so it’s an active search now.
Raminten must be the most famous restaurant in Yogya! The girl who took me there said they used to have a horse stabled in the restaurant when she last visited several years ago.
I’ll ask around about bakpia(probably chocolate), I trust the locals over google, haha
I see a lot of soto, but it’s so hot that I haven’t tried one yet. I will!
Totally fair about the rain if you live with it. I’ve been in pretty dry climates recently, so it’s a welcome change for me. I actually walked around in the rainstorms today barefoot for a couple hours.
I have been wondering about how destructive monsoon season is here, the rain does seem very heavy and disruptive.
Thanks for all the information, I really will be keeping all of this in mind since learning and exploring is kind of my whole thing!