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The Ultimate Super Bakso!
by Adi WP (5-Dec-2004) \| Readers Say

During the festive period of Hari Raya, my family and I went to visit a relative in Bintaro Banten, an area located in western Jakarta. After seeking forgiveness from each other for mistakes we had done in the past, we ate ketupat and Lebaran cookies like there was no tomorrow.

Unfortunately, almost every family I visited offered the same sort of things to eat on their menu, making my palates crave for something different to savor. While I was driving to our next destination, my siblings sat with their noses flat and plastered on the windows, looking out for an attractive food stall at which we could stop by to eat.

And there it was, Warung Bakso Jarot.

The bakso stall was small and narrow, and the crowd there was swelling at an exponential rate. At first I was doubtful that this was the right place to go eat and started to voice out my opinion. But when I saw the irritated glares on my siblings' faces and how one of them had started to roll up her sleeves like she was ready to go wrestling, I realized that my very mortality was at stake. I thought better of trying to go against the grain of hungry people and gave in.

We miraculously managed to find an empty table and sat ourselves down. Right on cue, the Abang approached our table and with a toothy grin he rattled off the menu:

Bakso Urat (regular size meatballs filled with chopped meat)
Bakso Telor (regular size meatballs filled with boiled egg)
Bakso Super (extra size meatballs also filled with chopped meat)

Each bakso dish was affordably priced at Rp.6000. If you get greedy for more bakso, you can mix and match two kinds of bakso dish, .e.g. bakso urat + bakso telor. This bigger portion will of course cost more, Rp.7500.

We finally decided to get the Bakso Urat and Bakso Super without noodles.

My sister, who was already tempted to tears, urged the Abang to quickly prepare our giant meal. The tantalizing aroma of steaming bakso was making us drool like crazy. Oh bang, cepatan donk bang? Lapar nih!

The adroit Bang Jarot made the dish which was ready to be enjoyed few minutes later. Here is the magnificent noodle-less Bakso Urat and Super that I ordered.

Look at the giant size of this Bakso Super! It's definitely much bigger than the Bakso Bola Tennis that Fairy had written about before. I have on many occasions eaten the Bakso Bola Tennis at Blok S, however nothing quite matches up to Bang Jarot's bakso! Look at that thing, it is humangous!

If I were ever hired as Bang Jarot's advertising campaign manager, I would so give the business this tag line: "Baksonya Pria."

(Hey, to us men, size is everything, baby.)

Here's another look at our favorite Bakso.

I took a sip of the bakso broth and wow, it bowled me over, man! It does not get any better than this, I swear to you. My family members were already wearing big smiles of satisfaction and slurping the bakso soup noisily, a sure sign of compliments to the chef. A blanket of silence suddenly draped our table as we concentrated heavily on finishing up our tasty baksos.

But you know how it is; a woman's stomach is always smaller than her purse, so my sisters didn't have a chance to finish up their giant portions of meatball and soup. But us men, yeah, our tummies hold more capacity than the trunks of our cars, so finishing up our orders was a snitch. Heck, we even helped our sisters clean the table of leftovers.

Remember, it is a sin to waste food. Hehe.

And what's a meal in Indonesia without teh botol to wash it all down, eh? "Apapun makanannya, minumnya Teh Botol Sosro." I tipped down 2 bottles easy.

My sister is always fascinated with my big appetite and how I ate much more than she. An unsolved mystery in our family is how I can eat so much but still maintain my begeng bin ceking (skinny) physical state. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse :P

Althought the warung was not terribly clean, we honestly and truly enjoyed Bang Jarot's bakso. Not only is it delicious, but it's fairly priced too. I would suggest that you not use too much food seasoning since the broth is already flavorful from the bakso. Too much seasoning isn't very good for one's health anyway.

With bulging stomachs, we left Bang Jarot's and continued our journey to our next intended house. There, we were once again served ketupat and its related condiments. We couldn't say no and wanted to politely refuse. But then the bottomless pit monsters in us took over, and there we were, eating again once more.

Adi Wahyu is the owner of the coolest cat in Java, MUDREG. You may visit the cat lover's blog at http://si-wahyu.blogspot.com/

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WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT The Ultimate Super Bakso!:

#44. Ada warung bakso di Amrik nggak ya? Anyone?
Posted by J on 26-Sep-2008, 01:12 MYT

#43. Ada satu lagi tempat makan mie ayam yang enakkkkk
Mie Ayam Ny. Wong
Jl. Gandaria Tengah IV/13
Kebayoran baru
Telp. 7397229
Uenakkk Tenan....
Posted by Pras on 9-Feb-2008, 03:00 MYT

#42. waduh3x lapar bangat rasa gua bila negok resepi bakso nih
Posted by abu on 5-Feb-2008, 14:08 MYT

#41. Hati-hati dengan bakso, hobi boleh asal halal, saya coba rintis www.halalsehat.com untuk menambah pengetahuan kita yang suka makan
Posted by Sucipto - Website on 25-Jan-2008, 17:03 MYT

#40. waaHHH lagi ngomongin makanan niee !!!!

klo di SURABAYA makanan yang paling enak itu " PECEL"

hihihih.....cobain dech, pasti ketagihan...
KALIAN ga' takut yach..

kan banyak BAKSO tikus...hiiiHHHHHH
Posted by Sjamsu on 2-Dec-2007, 06:57 MYT

#39. waduw, setelah sekian lama gw menanti adanya bakso bakar di jakarta, akhirnya gw dapat juga!!!
tapi yang bikin nyesel gw dapatnya malah di belakang kampus gw, di Depok!!hiks..hiks..h ikss, baksonya beneran dibakar nyet..
trus baunya enak banget waktu dibakar,,
sumpah deh, lw mesti coba semua...
Posted by bayu on 12-Feb-2007, 15:35 MYT

#38. damn..i miss those..!!!
kapan bisa makan basoo kaya githu lagi yak..
Posted by party rianjani - Website on 2-Sep-2006, 09:09 MYT

#37. Baksonya angus dong
Posted by Dito on 3-Aug-2006, 15:28 MYT

#36. Cobain deh... bakso bakar di malang...
bakso yang dibumbuin kecap dan dibakar kayak sate... makannya boleh pake mi dan kuah seperti bakso2 biasa..
dan yang dibayar cuman baksonya doank... mi ama kuahnya... gratissss.... lagian mana mungkin lo pada makan mie banyak2... makan baksonya aja udah kenyang... karena gak mungkin cuman makan 3 biji... gue aja makan 10 biji
Posted by indieshare on 19-Jul-2006, 23:55 MYT

#35. Fairy,

Kalo kamu ke Jakarta lagi, jangan lupa cobain bakso Lapangan Tembak di Atrium Plaza, Jakarta Pusat. Enak gila!
Posted by Adhimas on 9-Jul-2006, 16:34 MYT

#34. Fai, you should try the 'torpedo' satay (or is it bakso? Or soto?). The main ingredient is a goat/sheep's 'torpedo' and its two 'cannonballs' (surely I don't need to elaborate it? ))

I heard about it all the time when I was in high school but never actually tried it. Ada di Jakarta lah somewhere ... (kayaknya).

Sekarang aku tinggal di Bandung kok jadi pengen ya??? Ha ha ha... Nantilah kalau ke Jakarta lagi.

Posted by Donny on 22-Jun-2006, 02:05 MYT

#33. I have a friend who have a bakso stall in Bekasi and its huge like the ones I see in this site. Those who live outside Indonesia like me, if you are willing enough, you can actually find bakso at those Asian markets. I made bakso a week ago and my husband thought the taste was great!!
Posted by Quin on 4-Jun-2006, 21:41 MYT

#32. Gile lo Fai, lo kayak Anggun aja doyan teh botol
Posted by Adhimas on 3-Jun-2006, 22:14 MYT

#31. Dimana tepatnya alamat Warung Bakso Jarot ini ya? Kebetulan rumah gue di BSD, deket dari Bintaro, jadi pingin nyobain
Posted by Reh Franciska - Website on 30-Apr-2006, 16:58 MYT

#30. #27. TEMPAT MAKAN ENAK DI JAKARTA:

1. Bakmi Udin, Jl. Besuki, deket SD Besuki, Menteng, Jakarta Selatan
2. Bakso / Mie Bakso, Jl. Tanjung
3. Mie Ayam Gang Kelinci, Gang Kelinci Pasar Baru (Passer Baroe), Jakarta Pusat
4. Bakmi Pasar Cikini
5. Bakso Komplek IKJ (Ikatan Kesenian Jakarta), deket Bioskop 21
6. Bakso / Siomay, Lembaga Indonesia Amerika (LIA), Pramuka, Jakarta Timur
7. Bakso Matraman, di Jl. Matraman Raya, sebelahnya SD Marsudirini: Es Durennya ennak tennan....
8. Mie deket gereja, depan PARKIT, Sabang
9. Bakmi Tropik, Ambassador Mall, Jl. Casablanca
10. Mie Lomie, Karet: (with Pork-Not Halal)
11. Baso Lapangan Tembak, Senayan
12. Mie Ayam Buncit, di Jl. Warung Buncit
13. Mie Engkoh, depan Komp. Pertanian Pasar Minggu
14. Bakso Titoti, dari Pancoran kira2 400m dari Goro sebelah kiri jalan ke arah Kalibata menuju Dewi Sartika.
15. Bakmi Boy, Pasar Mayestik, Jl. Cikajang
16. Bakso Bola Tenis, dekat Lapangan Blok S (malam)
17. Bakso/Siomay Blok S, depannya Rumah Sakit (Hospital) Kebayoran: eh..Es Podengnya enak juga
18. Bakmi Pangsit depan RSB Asih, Melawai (BARU)
19. Bakmi Permata, Permata Hijau, dekat Tops Supermarket
20. Cwie Mie Malang (HCM) di Arteri Simatupang - Pondok Gede - KTM - dll
30. Arteri Pondok Indah (depan Pom Bensin)
31. Baso Tirta Marta Pondok Indah, depannya Sekolah
32. Tirta Marta: Mie Ayam dpn gardu juga enak
33. Mie Yamin Tri-M Pondok Indah, pertokoan dekat Ora et Labora PI
34. Bakmi Villa, belakang Villa Cinere Mas, Jl. Karang Tengah, Cinere

35. Bakmi Nampol, (New), Jl.Mampang Prapatan 14 No.24A, Jakarta Selatan, belakang Bank Syariah Mandiri, Rasanya Bakmi GM, Porsinya mantep banget, Bakmi 1 mangkok+baso2+pangsi t grg2+pangsit rebus2 cuma Rp7500, GILA!!
Posted by Rio on 10-Jan-2006, 22:23 MYT

#29. gambar baksooo nya bikin ngiler bgt boooo....!!!
Posted by frezzka on 7-Nov-2005, 21:48 MYT

#28. Waah aku dah lama tak makan Bakso....pic nya buat perut aku...Menangis ..............mmmm
Posted by Eko galih on 23-Sep-2005, 23:35 MYT

#27. TEMPAT MAKAN ENAK DI JAKARTA:

1. Bakmi Udin, Jl. Besuki, deket SD Besuki, Menteng, Jakarta Selatan
2. Bakso / Mie Bakso, Jl. Tanjung
3. Mie Ayam Gang Kelinci, Gang Kelinci Pasar Baru (Passer Baroe), Jakarta Pusat
4. Bakmi Pasar Cikini
5. Bakso Komplek IKJ (Ikatan Kesenian Jakarta), deket Bioskop 21
6. Bakso / Siomay, Lembaga Indonesia Amerika (LIA), Pramuka, Jakarta Timur
7. Bakso Matraman, di Jl. Matraman Raya, sebelahnya SD Marsudirini: Es Durennya ennak tennan....
8. Mie deket gereja, depan PARKIT, Sabang
9. Bakmi Tropik, Ambassador Mall, Jl. Casablanca
10. Mie Lomie, Karet: (with Pork-Not Halal)
11. Baso Lapangan Tembak, Senayan
12. Mie Ayam Buncit, di Jl. Warung Buncit
13. Mie Engkoh, depan Komp. Pertanian Pasar Minggu
14. Bakso Titoti, dari Pancoran kira2 400m dari Goro sebelah kiri jalan ke arah Kalibata menuju Dewi Sartika.
15. Bakmi Boy, Pasar Mayestik, Jl. Cikajang
16. Bakso Bola Tenis, dekat Lapangan Blok S (malam)
17. Bakso/Siomay Blok S, depannya Rumah Sakit (Hospital) Kebayoran: eh..Es Podengnya enak juga
18. Bakmi Pangsit depan RSB Asih, Melawai (BARU)
19. Bakmi Permata, Permata Hijau, dekat Tops Supermarket
20. Cwie Mie Malang (HCM) di Arteri Simatupang - Pondok Gede - KTM - dll
30. Arteri Pondok Indah (depan Pom Bensin)
31. Baso Tirta Marta Pondok Indah, depannya Sekolah
32. Tirta Marta: Mie Ayam dpn gardu juga enak
33. Mie Yamin Tri-M Pondok Indah, pertokoan dekat Ora et Labora PI
34. Bakmi Villa, belakang Villa Cinere Mas, Jl. Karang Tengah, Cinere

Ada yang kurang? Tolong di-update yah...
Posted by aNGeL on 28-Jul-2005, 13:55 MYT

#26. the stories ofeating these fine foods remind me of never leaving indonesia!
Posted by marc usmany on 24-Jul-2005, 13:53 MYT

#25. Next year I hope to visit Indonesia after 56 years. I'm living in Holland from 1949 and I've been returned yet. So my cousin and his wife invited me to come and visit Indonesia.
Of course we hope to see and find back my grand-parents house, my parents house in Bandung and my place of birth Blitar. Of course I hope to be able to eat there Bakso, because that's my favorite meal when I was a kid. I think you can eat it everywhere in Indonesia?
We've booked for the journey through Indonesia and Bali from 31-3-2006 till 22-4-2006.
Please tell me where you can eat the best the Bakso, in Jakarta,Bandung,Blit ar,Malang,Soerabaya or other places?
Thanks in forward.
bye,bye see you next year in Indonesia
ferry, from Amsterdam Holland
Posted by ferry wiggers nether on 22-Jun-2005, 06:29 MYT

#24. The Meatballs
1 kilo of very fine minced meat (preferably beef)
2 eggs
300 grams of tapioca-flour
4-8 cloves of garlic
1 red onion
1 teaspoon of white pepper
2 teaspoons of salt

Mix garlic, red onion, salt, and white pepper in a mortar or mixer. Mix the spice-mixture with the eggs, the tapioca-flour and the minced meat. Use your fingers, add a cup of water, and keep on working until the mixture feels soft and smooth.

Boil some water in a rather large pot, at least about 2 liters. Start rolling the mixture into small meatballs. Lower the meatballs into the boiling water. When they float up to the surface they are ready.

The Soup
1 liter chicken bouillon
3-7 cloves of garlic
1 red onion
salt and pepper

Fry the finely chopped red onion together with the garlic and add salt and pepper. Stir down the mixture into 1 liter of chicken bouillon and add a cup of water. Heat the soup until it boils and then put in the meatballs. Let it simmer for a minute or two before you serve your bakso.

Bakso is normally served with noodles. To spice it up you can use chili sauce, soyasauce, tomato ketchup, Chinese chive. It is your bakso, so you can, and should, do whatever you want to in order to make it taste good.
Posted by Lia on 22-Jun-2005, 00:23 MYT

#23. i went to indonesia and got married now back in the states ...and missing bakso ..so i tried to make some and didnt turn out right does anyone have a recipe.....
Posted by Cody on 16-May-2005, 22:05 MYT

#22. Well well, bakso is accumulated of sometimes not reccomended, chemical matters on the MSGs, kecaps, (not so pure) chilli-tomato sauce and even contribute to some overweight condition with their unsaturated derived from red meat fat and sometimes, offals. I don't know if some peoples still have their thin and skinny body, even after consuming tons of bakso soup in their life. Or maybe, we Indonesians just too immune with the dumped poisonus stuff in our cavities - just like one old wiseman say, "things that cannot kill you just make you go strength"
- Dr. Dadang -
Pal, have you ever tasting comro ?

Posted by dadang jedak on 10-Apr-2005, 12:41 MYT

#21. Sekarang saya crave some Bakso!!! Dimana saya bisa cari recipe?
Posted by Cactii on 18-Mar-2005, 00:54 MYT

#20. baso urat baso urat.. where are you dear?? i'm bloody drooling to see you in this site....
Posted by noni on 17-Mar-2005, 04:39 MYT

#19. ah gila bener, gue dan temen2 indonesia yg lagi studi di manchester, UK jadi super lapar gara2 situs ini.

cita-cita pulang nanti : jajan bakso!!! hehehe... (untung rumah gue deket Blok S), hehehe....
Posted by rini on 17-Mar-2005, 04:36 MYT

#18. hhmmm.. sound's good!
i'm here 1 month and still haven't got the chance to try but now... at 0059am, your story and pics... make my tummy scream!!!
nevermind.. there's another 2 years to try.. COOL MAN!!!..
Posted by faiey on 12-Mar-2005, 01:59 MYT

#17. the Super bakso balls looks so SUPER!! Niceeeee
Posted by bigg - Website on 8-Mar-2005, 14:16 MYT

#16. jadi laper uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Bakso Solo juga uenak tenan
Posted by kusaeni - Website on 26-Feb-2005, 12:41 MYT

#15. Wauw , when i see that enak sekali food then I feel how much I misssss Indonesia !! Bakso .. Selamat makan !! Till soon .. In Jogya !!
Posted by Ericc on 19-Feb-2005, 23:58 MYT

#14. Eh..eh, ada lagi gak yang lebih besaaar???...
Kalo pempek palembang ukurannya tiga kali lebih besar dari itu, mau gak Fai?
Posted by roedi on 18-Dec-2004, 23:52 MYT

#13. value for money!
Posted by dusyum - Website on 17-Dec-2004, 08:24 MYT

#12. LUTFI: I don't specialize in bakso, only fried Oreos! ;-)
Posted by Fairy on 12-Dec-2004, 21:05 MYT

#11. I ate bakso before and damn they are good!!! but never this big wuhu.. fairy.. make one aa.. he he he..
Posted by lutfi on 12-Dec-2004, 00:42 MYT

#10. Bakso bulet seperti bola pingpong!
Kalo liat membikin perut kosong!
Yammmmm!!!!!
Posted by fitrus on 9-Dec-2004, 13:27 MYT

#9. kok pake .com mas?? ada uang sewanya ya?? wah baksonya bikin ngiler...)
Posted by Tary - Website on 7-Dec-2004, 16:49 MYT

#8. mari makan bakso di kg baru...
Posted by lissa - Website on 7-Dec-2004, 12:02 MYT

#7. i love baso very much.... and my fav one is baso bang eric - matraman. Di, elo rajin bener yah sampe mau motret-in basonya segala.... hehe.... kapan2 traktir yeeee.....
Posted by lusyana on 7-Dec-2004, 10:53 MYT

#6. That's not bakso.. It's a form of mutagenic lifeform Anyway, gluttony is a bliss I can picture it now.. guiness book of world records is just around the corner hehehe.
Posted by Adh3 - Website on 7-Dec-2004, 01:06 MYT

#5. Wahh gilee.. pengen tuh dpt satu kayak gitu. Fai belanjain dong..
Posted by man on 6-Dec-2004, 23:38 MYT

#4. (wah kayanya enak baksonya gede gede)---musti di branding nih!!
abang tukang bakso mari mari sini, aku mau beliiiii, tidak pake saos tidak pake sambel dan juga tidak pake kol! hehee...
jadi inget lagu anak2..dulu

kapan nih di traktir gue bakso..hehe
Posted by ryan wijaya - Website on 6-Dec-2004, 12:15 MYT

#3. yu, cakep banget dah tu bakso2nya dari tampangnya dah kliatan bener mantepnya
Posted by wida - Website on 6-Dec-2004, 10:27 MYT

#2. Fay.... do you know where I can find that extra vaganza Bakso??? Hehehe Thanks Fa! Uhui
Posted by Adi Wahyu - Website on 6-Dec-2004, 04:59 MYT

#1. Daymn Adi, that bakso is huge!!
Posted by Fairy - Website on 6-Dec-2004, 02:51 MYT

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