Fairy Mahdzan: Potty for Pempek Palembang!

Wooden Javanese dolls in traditional attire arranged neatly and sold at a store called Mirota on Jalan Malioboro, Jogja. They're pretty to look at. I wish I bought one

Potty for Pempek Palembang!

by Farah 'Fairy' Mahdzan

(10-Jan-2004) | Readers Say

My love for this savory Indonesian fish cake called pempek has reached epidemic proportions, given by the mere existance of this article. Let me take you on a journey through one of my ritual visits to a pempek eatery in Central Jakarta and see how this Palembang dish pampers my palates.

Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Central Jakarta is Megaria Pempek house. It is legendary that this tiny restaurant, which measures only 5x6 meters in area, serves the best-tasting pempeks in Jakarta. Megaria enjoys a huge customer base due to high traffic of people in the area thanks to an operating cinema theatre and a Hero supermarket nearby.

Just outside Megaria Pempek, you get to see the many different types of pempek available through its glass window. It is usually at this point that I get dizzy from envisioning myself devouring a bowl of freshly fried pempek.

After seating ourselves, a waiter "mas-mas" will swiftly approach our table with samples of the pre-boiled merchandise. The task now is to pick which one I wanted. I normally go with the biggest one: pempek kapal selam (item no. 1), which literally translates to "submarine-shaped pempek." Just for trivia's sake, pempek no. 2 is a pempek lenjer.

Shortly after our orders are taken, our portions of deep-fried pempek kapal selams will make their arrival, piping hot and swimming in cuko, a type of dark sauce which tastes like sweet, sour and spicy vinegar! Bits of dried shrimp powder and sliced cucumber are added as garnishing. Brace yourself, this particular pempek has a treat inside...

A telor rebus! A pempek kapal selam will always have one boiled egg inside it, which explains its larger size in relation to other types of pempek which are either long or rounded.
I must also mention that pempek enthusiasts claim that the success of the cuko's flavoring will influence how good a pempek will taste.

Alas, the one serving of pempek kapal selam was not enough for hungry ol' me. Can you blame me, it had been an entire year since I last sank my teeth into these lovely fried morsels of fish dough! For my second helping, I chose to sample the 1) pempek kriting and 2) pempek adaan. They taste similar to the previous pempek I had; they just came in different shapes and didn't contain boiled eggs.

Apa pun makannya, minumnya teh botol! In true Indonesian pop culture experience, the number one way to complement a meal was to wash it down with teh botol!

The very next day after visiting Megaria, I was invited to Riga's house in Pesanggrahan for a lunch of (gasp!) homemade pempek! Runi, her adorable 10-year-old cousin was more than delighted to pose with these unfried pempeks for me.

Here they are sizzling away in hot, golden oil. Ever the diligent documenter, I made myself right at home in the kitchen and proceeded to take pictures of the frying pempeks, much to my hosts' amusement. :)

Riga's mom also made tekwan, which is essentially pempek in soup! Tasty indeed! Having a meal with Riga and family felt quite authentic as I knew I was surrounded by friends who actually have origins in Palembang.

Did I say I loved pempek? I meant "obsessed!" I truly adore pempek not only for its taste and tummy-filling function; it is savoring specialty food like this that ultimately reminds me that I am once again back in the country I regard as my second home - Indonesia.

RELATED STORIES:

Pempek Palembang di Bioskop Megaria
A write-up on the history and operations of Megaria Pempek which I found on a Yahoo newsgroup. Originally published in Suara Pembaharuan Daily. Interesting read up on the part where the eatery had to close down due to demonstrations in 1998 because demonstrators were throwing around the restaurant's cooking equipments! This article is written in Bahasa Indonesia. If you would like me to translate it, please email me and I'll put up a copy of it on my website.

WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT Potty for Pempek Palembang!:

#90. erhasfood jugo buat & jual jual pempek asli palembang pake iwak delek / gabus, pacak jugo iwak tenggiri, cukonyo resep wong tuo di Palembang, kalu nak nyobo bolela kalu nak mesen,

, erhasfood jugo terimo pesenan kemplang & kerupuk iwak ( mentahnyo impor dari Pelembang), tapi gorengnyo khusus di Depok, biar rasonyo mase pres,

. Salam kenal be samo wong kito galo yang ado dimano be, Salam kangen khususnyo buat kakak & klrg yang di USA
Posted by efi - Website on 28-Jun-2008, 12:00 MYT

#89. hi semua... ada yang tau gak pempek di jepang dijual nya dimana? kira2 ada gak yah? terutama di tokyo.. coz di cari2 gak prh dpt ney.. thx..
Posted by devi ervita sari on 17-Mar-2008, 16:40 MYT

#88. pempek tuh emang one in a million! nyerah nyari ga ketemu di Kyoto, akhirnya nekad coba bikin sendiri pake resep dari internet. hasilnya...? jauh dari harapan tapi lumayan lah buat ngilangin ngiler . anyone please inform me where to find pempek in kyoto...? i'm desperately longing for it. pempekya ha doko desuka.
Posted by oni on 24-Feb-2008, 13:50 MYT

#87. Payo Plembang....

La kangen nian aq makan pempek,tekwan,model, lenggang,celimpungan ,laksan...

asli....

asak di Yogya,dak katek tuh namony celimpungan,burgo,la ksan....

sedih....

gek kalo balek Plembang pasti aq tiap hari makan Pempek terutama pempek pak raden or PEMDA (pempek Sepeda)

Posted by Reymond on 21-Feb-2008, 10:36 MYT

#86. hi,,,i'm from Indonesia but i live in USA,,so i miss traditional foods there,,can you guys or any body here give me info about pempek recept,,so i can do it to people in here,,,thanks
Posted by Deacute on 28-Nov-2007, 23:09 MYT

#85. Ui....ui...ui...
do iank kepengen makan pempek ie?
Ai...ai...ai,,
k plaju (palembang) be di sini banyag nyan t4 jual pempek iank enag,,!!
Secara banyag AHLI nyo d sini nehg,,!!

Dag nyesel la pasti....!!
Pempek to mank enag nyan e,,
sayang haqu skrg Gy d bandung jadi dag bso nag k plaju....
hikz...hikz...

pempek.......tungggu Lah haqo!!!
I'll be r8 back....4 kick u!!!
Posted by LaLA_SaJjAh on 20-Oct-2007, 10:51 MYT

#84. Is there anyone from Semarang??
And are you familiar with flowershops there??Hope that I find that flowershop!
Greetings and lots of love from one that is born in Malang! Next time some more ,again Lots of LOVE Rudy
Posted by Rudy Matthyssen on 13-Apr-2007, 11:13 MYT

#83. pengen pempek! hehe.. salam kenal dari wong kito galo. (palembang)
Posted by joni - Website on 15-Feb-2007, 10:54 MYT

#82. KLo di USA ada yg jual pempek di LA California, bisa jg order by post tapi cuma bs di US doang gue pernah nanya ga bs ke Eropa.webnya indomerchant.com
Gue liat jg ada beberapa org yg tinggal di german n UK kepengen pempek..gue jd pengen buka usaha pempek tapi di Belgi, gmana pada mo dtg kg??? nti gue bw org palembang asli buat bkn nya hehehee
Posted by klara on 6-Dec-2006, 05:25 MYT

#81. Hello prens...
Ada yg tau gak pempek yg enak di Surabaya ?
Makasih...
Posted by haido on 9-Nov-2006, 12:50 MYT

#80. yes I agree with u...crazy bout mpek2 n teh botol which is u can find teh botol in germany n holland.. try tokoindonesia.de
mpek2?? wah mesti balik indo ky nya...
I live in Belgium, no teh botol?? kasiaaaaaan
Posted by klara on 5-Nov-2006, 02:20 MYT

#79. laperrrr..........
Posted by tk on 2-Nov-2006, 17:08 MYT

#78. lemak nian oi pempek tu....lah lamo aku dak makannyo....kagek insyaallah kalu aku lah balek ke plg lagi makan sepuasnyo.......sala m dari SEOUL KOREA......payo aku nak begoyor dulu..
Posted by BILLY PRIMAYADI on 22-Oct-2006, 10:49 MYT

#77. pempek tu macam sup je..
ada teman palembang kata macam keropok lekor...tak sama pun??
Posted by tis on 13-Oct-2006, 11:12 MYT

#76. damn! i miss those. best i ever had was in kalimantan barat in a town called pontianak
Posted by cinajapmysin on 6-Oct-2006, 22:07 MYT

#75. siapo nian oiiiii yang di sini lihai buat pempek cobo ajari aku nie
Posted by sutadi on 29-Aug-2006, 03:09 MYT

#74. o i i i galo2 wong pelembang jadilah oii ngomong pempek nie la tau galo pempek tu lemak cuman kesian samo aku lah lamo dak nyecip pempek.dak cak kito lagi jauh di negeri piraun. ado jualan nyo di sini cmn dak lemak cak yang asli nyo,maklum lah yang buat nyo bkn wong kito.

Posted by sutadi on 29-Aug-2006, 03:03 MYT

#73. Ada tempat makan yang lebih enak dari pempek Megaria. Tempatnya masih deket kok, di pertigaan tugu proklamasi, ke arah jalan Pramuka. Di kiri jalan ada rumah makan Putra Sriwijaya...disitu pempeknya enak banget...kalo ke Jakarta lagi cobain yang itu deh..
Posted by adin on 27-Jun-2006, 10:37 MYT

#72. pempek???????satu kata yang mengingatkanku dgn plembang...hampir tiap hari aku makan pempek...tapi sekarang...apa boleh buat...aku kuliah di jkt tinggal di asrama lagi...susah jadi...tapi klo aku balik ke plembang aku nak balez dendem nak ku makan PEMPEK itu...........
Posted by bambang suseno on 24-Jun-2006, 23:36 MYT

#71.
Hai... all, i have information that if you want to order
Posted by iqbal on 16-May-2006, 10:40 MYT

#70. Pempek is my Last name!!! i was looking it up and i found this!!!! haha Im a pempek and your not
Posted by Pempek on 28-Mar-2006, 05:09 MYT

#69. aduh, gw skrg lg hamil muda.
Tp ko yg kebayang pempek trus ya.
Ada yg bisa kirimin pempek gak, soalnya gw skrg tinggal di jerman.

Posted by wida on 26-Mar-2006, 04:37 MYT

#68. Sebagai wong pelembang cerita pempek bikin rindu nih...
Disini susah mencari sagunya!!!( di USA ada nggak yach?)
Rindu berat nih... apalagi sama pempek kulit and pempek bulet (apa bulat sih?)
Pokoknya rindu...

Posted by Rif'at on 26-Feb-2006, 04:54 MYT

#67. eh, boleh donk komentar juga.. aku ini wong plembang. baru sekitar 4 tahun lalu tinggal dan bekerja di jakarta. suatu saat temenku bilang, kalo mau makan pempek enak di megaria.. dan aku coba termasuk my favourite ones tekwan.. hihihi.. ternyata apa yang diomongin orang enak, buatku.. not so good.. bukan berarti ngejelek2in itu tempat ya, tapi rasanya tidak pas betul seperti rasa yang biasanya nempel di lidahku puluhan tahun ini.. (maklum, kita biasa makan empek-empek dari SD buat sarapan pagi.. hehe)

di beberapa tempat yang cukup terkenal di jakarta pun, masih belom lah.. cuma lumayan buat penggugah rasa kangen.. sebab, kalo pempek bisa dibuat siapa saja.. tapi cukonyoooo woooowww gak semua bisa bikin nikmat. cuka itu sekali dibuka dari plastik baunya kuat, hmmm aromaaaanya khas!! makin lama, makin enak, mantab!!

kalo temen-temen lagi ke palembang, mau cicip yang aku pikir dan rasa enak, coba maen ke plaju.. cari pempek piko atau api.. nah, ini baru top!! ancer-ancernya setelah baguskuning kalo ga salah deket muawanah.. itu baru pempek, tekwan, model.. dan es kacang uenak!!! (mudah2an masih ada)

selamat mencoba!!!
Posted by syari on 21-Jan-2006, 12:07 MYT

#66. kalau di rumah, saya tiap hari dibuatkan makanan seperti itu (empek-empek)
dengan cuka yang berasa enak sekali..

ok, aku di zanial@gmail.com
Posted by Zanial on 19-Dec-2005, 19:06 MYT

#65. i miss pempek so much...!!! how to get it in KL, msia? anyone pls let me know...
Posted by ana on 14-Dec-2005, 14:30 MYT

#64. pempek, empe-empe..

one day kalo aku jejak tanah indo, aku akan toron 5-6 mangkuk! Hahahhahah.... tunggu aja kedatanganku...
Posted by cokelat-rawkz - Website on 25-Oct-2005, 11:24 MYT

#63. ooiii... wong kito galo...
aku ni wong palembang.. tiap hari makan pempek.... siapo yang nak minta... heee..heee....
aloo Novi.. km tanya martabak HAR yaa.. Martabak HAR enak juga lho..
HAR itu singkatan dari HAJI ABUDUL ROZAK.. pemilik toko itu... rumah nya di simpang Sekip pangkal....tp toko nya ada di mana2... tapi kalo di banding ke sm pempek lebih enakan pempek lho.. hee..heee

Posted by wong kito galo on 25-Oct-2005, 10:52 MYT

#62. hai.... ada yang mo pesen pempek ama gw?? gw di palembang neh.... mo pempek apa aja, ada semua.... buka juga m akan pempek...
Posted by dhani32 - Website on 9-Oct-2005, 18:26 MYT

#61. Gue paling suka mpek-mpek kapal selam & jenis kulit.Mantap banget cukonya,apalagi sedikit pedas.Tapi gue penasaran dengan martabak Har Palembang.Seperti apa ya rasanya?

Posted by novi on 1-Oct-2005, 21:33 MYT

#60. huaaaaaaaaaa..one of my fav food also..damn...anyone from palembang??hauahaua. ..please dong..buka restaurant nya di malay..kok susah banget nyarinya
Posted by tajeyda on 25-Jun-2005, 17:18 MYT

#59. Ha ha ha... ternyata Pempek banyak penggemarnya???? Di Palembang, every morning, kita bisa makan sepuasnya. It's a great food, and rasanya, pedas, asem, manis, asin... cool guys Dan makanan ini kalau di Palembang, tentunya tak akan kita temui di Carrefour, Palembang Square, or megastores in Palembang, karena makanan in khas dari Palembang, murah dan mudah sekali didapatkan Want to try? come to Palembang saja I will invite u here.... (You can taste another Palembangesee food like Model, Tekwan and kerupuk kemplang) Nyam nyam nyam.
Posted by Dyto on 13-Jun-2005, 22:55 MYT

#58. Hi Fairy. Aduh, nampak berselera. Pedas tak? FAO, Jakarta
Posted by fathi aris omar - Website on 11-Jun-2005, 22:02 MYT

#57. pempeeeeeek gw kangen ama enak rasa lu...!
Posted by yudi iraone on 7-Jun-2005, 20:45 MYT

#56. pegen bgt mkn pempek..ada yg tinggal deket gw ga disini..arlon, belgia
Posted by seli - Website on 14-May-2005, 00:03 MYT

#55. iya pempek megaria enak bgt...gue kepingin banget makan pempek nih, tp dimana nyarinya gue skrg tinggal di belgia..mo bikin jg ga bisa 'n susah bgt apalagi nyari cuka, sagu ama nama ikan tenggiri gw jg ga tau dlm bhs prncs..pengen banget pempek...hikhikhik
Posted by seli - Website on 13-May-2005, 23:02 MYT

#54. Empek2 wow Yummmyyyyyyyy bangeeeeetttttt so delicious
Posted by Yulie on 5-Apr-2005, 17:28 MYT

#53. Heheheh, I love this website! Thanks to that KD article I find it amusing reading bits and pieces about my country from a Malaysian By the way, my "langganan" of mpe-mpe is located at Grogol, West Jakarta. Yummmm!
Posted by Lissy - Website on 1-Apr-2005, 22:47 MYT

#52. peempek..........i miss u so much
it's so delicious
Posted by shirleynia on 28-Mar-2005, 20:39 MYT

#51. Hi, it is quite a surprise to find a Malaysian who is crazy about Indonesian culture I am more surprised because you are crazy about pempek. To taste the original pempek, you must go to Palembang. Taste the pempek pastel, pempek tunu, charcoal-grilled pempek lenggang in banana leaf case, kemplang, model, tekwan. Nothing can beat these authentic Palembang pempeks. If you go to Singapore, you can order authentic Pempek imported directly from Palembang: Link Those are the most authentic pempek I have ever seen outside Palembang.
Posted by Bloggie on 11-Feb-2005, 21:06 MYT

#50. hi teman,

We do selling pempek by tel-order in Jakarta Selatan.
To keep the taste, we import pempek directly from my home town Palembang about twice a week.

You should try lah karena enak sekali.

al
t:62-21-5260290
e-mail: amarullah_tjiu@yahoo .com

Posted by al on 6-Dec-2004, 14:03 MYT

#49. wah wahh...temans temans,kalo mau makan pempek palembang aseli dan lebih enak,seger,dengan "cuko" yang enak ke palembang aja hehehe
atau pempek buatan emak gue, gak ada yang bisa ngalahin
pempek palembang di jakarta kurang enaknya,ikan nya sedikit
aneh nya adalah
cuka buat pempek atau "cuko (bahasa palembangnya)orang palembang aseli rasanya beda, dan bisa tahan ampe 1-2 minggu,selain orang palembang aseli susah sekali bikin racikan cuka yang pas, dan biasanya gak tahan lama (basi)
orang palembang juga membiasakan sarapan pagi dengan pempek dan cuka,hehee...this is the fact loh

jadi tiada hari tanpa pempek,dan setiap keluarga biasanya diturunkan resep pempeknya, seperti orang padang yang membikin rendang, rasanya beda kan?
pempek kulit ikan juga enak!!!
Posted by ryan wijaya - Website on 23-Nov-2004, 13:15 MYT

#48. waduh membaca artikel ini jadi ngiler berat, apalagi ngeliat foto empek2 dan teh botolnya, sayang belum ada yg jual empek2 dan teh botol di Belanda, ide mungkin bagi yg mau buka usaha disini? saya pasti jadi pelanggan setia...

Posted by era on 19-Nov-2004, 21:43 MYT

#47. boleh juga tuhhh pempeknya jadi pengen nyoba kalo boleh tau berapa ya hargaanya and bisa gak di kirim diluar jakarte masalahnya kita lagi di UK
Posted by ghazalie on 4-Nov-2004, 20:07 MYT

#46. GARY: I can only recommend you Central Jakarta's Megaria Pempek as featured in this article as that is the only place where I have had them (apart from this one food court area in Glodok near Harco). Megaria Pempek also serves Tekwan.
Posted by Fairy on 19-Oct-2004, 07:02 MYT

#45. It is really interesting to read your article. Can you recommend some places in JKT which serve good Pempek? Is it expensive? Beside Pempek, do they serve with any other dishes or orders?
Thank you here in advance.
Posted by Gary on 19-Oct-2004, 06:40 MYT

#44. Waktu buka puasa, kalau ada pempek dimakan dulu. Karena kalau setelah sholat maghrib pempeknya pasti sudah habis.
Posted by Kiagus ridwan on 17-Oct-2004, 12:20 MYT

#43. PEMPEEEEK...!!!! Ada satu juga pempek yg mantab uenak punya di jkt di magga besar di kartini!!! Klo dr JL. hayam wuruk setelah RS.Husada Kiri jalan!!! Waaaa!!! Mantab Bo!!! Harus coba itu!!!

Masa tak tau pempek??!!
Posted by oopps on 5-Oct-2004, 14:12 MYT

#42. uurrrrlllgghh....... *salivating*
This article actually makes my stomach growling!
I once tried makan pempek in pekanbaru, it's wonderful! I heard from my friend, pempek from makassar also nice la. You should try is, fairy. Hehehe...)
Posted by ceni on 16-Sep-2004, 17:18 MYT

#41. nay, because I recall it came in a pretty little box with the name of a shop on it proudly proclaiming that it was made in Medan... arghghghg must start dating indonesian girls again.
Posted by Cowboy Caleb on 14-Sep-2004, 01:22 MYT

#40. JONO: Pempek is made from fish and flour mostly, and tekwan is actually a soup that had some cut-up pempek in it.

COWBOY: Could you be referring to Martabak (murtabak) I wonder?
Posted by Fairy on 14-Sep-2004, 00:22 MYT

#39. This may be a little off-topic, but have you heard of a kuih/cake from medan with fillings of meat, banana and vegetables?

I have no idea what it is called, but a friend once bungkus some from me when she returned from Medan. Have been wanting to taste it again, but don't know the name.

Posted by Cowboy Caleb on 14-Sep-2004, 00:08 MYT

#38. Saya belum pernah memakan PEMPEK; dibikin dari apa dan TEKWAN apa itu?
Saya tinggal di negri belanda...

Terima kasih untuk mengetahui......
Posted by Jono_serdadu on 7-Aug-2004, 13:39 MYT

#37. Kiagus, makasih atas komentar and undangannya.
Posted by Fairy on 23-Jun-2004, 13:59 MYT

#36. Saya orang Palembangian 64 years old. Saya senang sekali dengan pempek karena pempek makanan khas yang dimakan setiap waktu: pagi, menjelang lunch, siang, setelah makan malam. Bisa dibawa bepergian lagi. Cukonya-- ala mak. Selain Megaria, banyak sekali yang lainnya. Ada yang homecooked, order pakai telepon. Aneh, saya jadi ngiler setelah baca artikel Anda. Stylenya hebat! Kalau mau ke Palembang nanti Kakek antar. Ketemu di Batam saja terus ke Palembang.
Posted by Kiagus Imran on 23-Jun-2004, 12:24 MYT

#35. COBA IN PEMPEK DI CASABLANCA. KETAGIHAN TIDAK DI JAMIN YAHHHHH
Posted by Lbr on 11-Jun-2004, 10:09 MYT

#34. Wah, teh botol in Cyberjaya. This I must see. Thanks for the info Iza.
Posted by Fairy on 20-Apr-2004, 12:35 MYT

#33. Hi Fai...u know how u always talk about teh botol in your article...I was craving to taste it (excusable since I'm 7 mths pregnant)...Anyway, I've just found them at one of this kedai runcit at Cyberjaya...and I bought five!! It was definitely good though my hubby and MIL didn't really like it...and my maid even begged for one! hahaha....
Posted by iza - Website on 20-Apr-2004, 12:13 MYT

#32. Hi ALIAS: In my humble opinion, if you're a foreigner (or even a local) walking around Jakarta I suggest you to be somewhat more alert than usual. It's always better to play safe than be sorry later. Just be take note of your surroundings and be constantly aware of personal belongings. Try to blend in and don't flaunt money or jewelry. Dress casual.

Otherwise have a good time in Jakarta. The pempeks are awesome!
Posted by Fairy on 19-Apr-2004, 14:04 MYT

#31. Hi fairy,

Love your article on pempek.
I am going to Jakarta soon, and would like to know how safe it is jakarta.
Can i walk around anywhere without having to worry about safety?

Thanks
Posted by Alias Summer on 19-Apr-2004, 09:50 MYT

#30. Yeahhhhh!!!!!

I too did try some empek-empek ikan in Palembang semasa my trip to Mount Dempo Merapi ........here it is called keropok ikan........rangup dan enak........
sememangnya hanya di Palembang aja empek-empek ini makanan terkenal di situh!!!!
Posted by zasogkl on 28-Mar-2004, 11:08 MYT

#29. hi fairy...love your website....so many interesting things about indonesia...makes me want to go right this very minute....

Does the food taste as good as it looks????
Posted by evan on 25-Mar-2004, 13:17 MYT

#28. pempek nya orang palembang tu memang lah sedap. tapi kuahnya tu pedaaaaaas dan sedikit manis. sampai keringatan lah makannya.
Posted by Yadi - Website on 20-Mar-2004, 13:17 MYT

#27. Rani, pempek Pak Raden ada di jkt juga lho... Trus yang di kelapa gading itu pempek 165 bukan ya? I know 165 still "import" their ingredients from Palembang
Posted by rigs on 17-Mar-2004, 21:23 MYT

#26. Halo fai, aduh aku lagi kepingin pempek nih. Ada yang bisa kirim ke Scotland ga?
Please, please anyone.......
Posted by Hilman - Website on 17-Mar-2004, 10:15 MYT

#25. Hiiks.. gara2 pekerjaan, jadi telat deh baca artikelnya Fairy...

Pa kabar Fai?...Artikelnya ttg makanan lagi nih Fai?...bisa aja loe..he..he..
Posted by Roedi on 18-Jan-2004, 03:00 MYT

#24. Hey Rani, wassup girl. I'd never dream of replacing pempek with some other type of fishcake, mana authentic hehe. You're right too about the sauce, it's what maketh the dish! Ya nanti lah kapan2 pempek di Bandoeng saya coba juga.
Posted by Fairy on 17-Jan-2004, 03:35 MYT

#23. Fay!
What missing from Megaria pempek is the noodle. And they are not very generous in pouring the Ebi (ground dried tiny shrimp). To tell you the truth I like Pempek better in Kelapa Gading. Or if you go to Bandung, have some Pempek Pak Raden. They sell the sauce by the bottle so you can take to malaysia, and just use ordinary fishcake you can find in KL to replace pempek.
Posted by Rani - Website on 16-Jan-2004, 21:27 MYT

#22. when my fren brought some of this back to spore. We tot its an indonesian version of kerupuk likur (unfried fish krupuk),.. until we discovered theres an egg in it. So we tot its a female version among the plain pempek.

Now i know its pempek kapal selam.. thks fairy.
Posted by fauz on 16-Jan-2004, 16:25 MYT

#21. I am going to ask my mum's neighbour's maid make me pempek! Sounds yummeee. Terliur sangat
Posted by Iza on 15-Jan-2004, 16:46 MYT

#20. looks yummy.. but i'm not too fond of the sauce.. dunno why.. erk.. lapooorrr
Posted by dinna - Website on 15-Jan-2004, 14:18 MYT

#19. aku pernah kencan mendadak di sini
emang enak banget yah mpek-mpeknya, apalagi taburan ebinya duh....
*sluuurp*
Posted by shanty - Website on 15-Jan-2004, 11:44 MYT

#18. That's really funny, me a Malaysian inspiring Indonesian to go eat pempek.
Posted by Fairy on 13-Jan-2004, 19:39 MYT

#17. wah tempat pempek itu saya belum coba
tapi tulisan kamu ini telah menggugah rasa ingin tahu saya
nanti kalo ada kesempatan akan saya kunjungi tempat itu

Posted by hiddenhate on 13-Jan-2004, 18:16 MYT

#16. First of all, welcome back Fairy, akhirnya awak kembali.
Second, arghhh... I do love Pempek too!!! I haven't made any for years. You totally inspired me to make some for tomorrow's dinner. Kudos!
Posted by Lina - Website on 13-Jan-2004, 10:36 MYT

#15. aiseh tgh pose lak baca article mknan..hmm nampak sedap eh! ada flavour prawn ke...ikan ke etc? hehe i will definately try this pempek n teh botol when i go to jkt...hope i could pronounce it correctly..hmmm
Posted by Siryn on 13-Jan-2004, 10:20 MYT

#14. pempek tuh enak banget....rasa nya ada pedesnya, asem, gurih pokoknya pempek itu sangat uenaaak tenan.
Posted by jundi on 12-Jan-2004, 16:35 MYT

#13. nyum² i'm drooling...
Posted by nonie on 12-Jan-2004, 15:19 MYT

#12. Wow.. first time I heard of pempek! I love keropok lekor, so I think I will love pempek. Next to my house (attached to my house actually!) there's an Indonesian guy (yup.. one of my neighbors) selling Bakso. BUT I tak pernah makan pun. Tried the meatball once, just a bite.. but I decide that I do not like it. My kids and hubby semua love Bakso. Kenapa ya saya tak suka? Hmm.. I'll try to remember why I decide that..
Posted by Suria on 12-Jan-2004, 14:13 MYT

#11. well hello there i just had pempek myself yesterday and i got it straight from palembang and im telling u now i ate those pempeks like a pig! (drooling)
Posted by sanpo - Website on 12-Jan-2004, 12:22 MYT

#10. pempek, enakkkkk banget deh ...
Posted by indah on 12-Jan-2004, 09:35 MYT

#9. Any distributor here in Malaysia, Fairy?
Can start a new franchise for Pempek and Tekwan here, wadyya think..heheh

Tasted it once...it was along time ago...yup you're right, they do taste like keropok lekor...
Posted by hunt2sp on 12-Jan-2004, 09:29 MYT

#8. Pempek ? Tak pernah dengar sebelum ni - thanks for the info. Cuma biasa dengan gado-gado, bakso dan sejenis minuman herba lupa namanya - kayumanis + cengkih + gula merah + ... lupa.

Terima kasih ya Fai kerana balas email.

Posted by basrie - Website on 12-Jan-2004, 09:07 MYT

#7. Ennnnak, gue mau pempek ..
Posted by Jim on 11-Jan-2004, 15:09 MYT

#6. Far,
Duh.... tenggorokan Syl banjirrrr......
Yes, the one in Megaria is the famous one, nyum nyum sekali ya. One of my favorites, too. How's thing with you? Still in Indonesia or you are back home already? Visit my 'blog' I have some cute pictures of Myanmar
Posted by SyL - Website on 11-Jan-2004, 14:45 MYT

#5. I wonder why everyone seems to think I'm trying to commit murder everytime I write about my favorite food...

But indeed, pempeks are the some of the best consumable things ever..!
Posted by Fairy on 11-Jan-2004, 14:41 MYT

#4. you are seriously trying to kill me with this post aren't you ?

I used to go there to have them... ..aahhh sweet ol' days.
I have been trying to make one but my pempek are always too soft...wonder what went wrong with them
Posted by otty - Website on 11-Jan-2004, 14:38 MYT

#3. If you've ever had Malaysian krupuk lekor from Terengganu, the pempek tastes like that only with more flour.
Posted by Fairy on 11-Jan-2004, 12:16 MYT

#2. hmmm... early morning dah talk abt food. haha. im so hungry. i wonder how the pempek taste like? does it taste like the fish-dough thingy in yong tau fu? or is like the chau kueh (spelling?) with the sotong dough in the middle?
Posted by firdaus - Website on 11-Jan-2004, 09:06 MYT

#1. i want some!! di Megaria tekwan nya enak juga lhoo.. not just the pempek.. hey is it possible to send some through DHL or FedEx?
Posted by NiNda - Website on 11-Jan-2004, 07:17 MYT

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