Sundanese Cuisine in Bandung

On the way up to Mt Tangkuban Parahu, the symbolic and active volcano in Bandung, the traffic was very congested on the opposite side (towards Bandung). According to Vid, it's because of the large crowd spending the weekend in Lembang. As such, everyone was rushing back to Bandung or Jakarta on the Sunday. 

We stopped by at this restaurant for lunch. It's a random choice as it's had passed the lunch hour for some time and we had no info on any particular restaurant. Thinking about it, it's actually my first experience of Sundanese Food.

Warung Nasi Saung Pengkolan

the interior decor

I've forgotten most of the food that we ordered. I could only think of:- Gurame Goreng (Fried Gurame fish), Sate Kelinci (rabbit-meat satay), Patai Bakar (roasted petai) & Tempeh. It wasn't a bad lunch after all, yet, there's not much to talk about other than nocticing the flies around us.

our lunch...

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The next day, before going back to Jakarta, we had another round of Sundanese food for lunch. This time, we went to the food place that was stated in the Wikitravel guide. It's in fact a famous eating outlet in Bandung. I think, sticking to a travel guide wasn't something bad after all.

Kedai Ma'Uneh

I learned something new. Pepes. It's a way to prepare and cook the food. Marinate the meat, fish, eggs, tempeh or tahu with different kind of spices, then wrap them with banana leaves and roast. We ordered a few Pepes dishes. The food was better than what we had yesterday. Good job, Wikitravel!

the food stall

lunch... with different kind of chillies