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by Farah 'Fairy' Mahdzan 
(21 Oct 2005)
It was a Sunday afternoon and Orchard Road was swarming with people - among them, sizeable crowds of Filipina maids, happily socializing on their day off from work. As I ambled along in multicultural Singapore that fine September day, a signage at Lucky Plaza made me stop dead in my tracks. Firstly, it was the TEH BOTOL advertisement that caught my thirsty eyes. Secondly it was the intriguing menu that was being boldy publicized - AYAM PENYET. The English translation provided on the Indonesian sign was "Smashed Fried Chicken." (I don't know about you, but I always thought penyet was spelled "penyek." Maybe it's different the way Malaysians say it ('penyek') as opposed to how Indonesians say it - 'penyet'. Food for thought!) The SPCA would hate me for this, but of course my mind started to conjure comical images of poor chickens being flattened to death with a steamroller in the slaughterhouse, all ready to be served up as ayam penyet. Nonetheless my curiousity got the better of my imagination. So off I galloped into Lucky Plaza to check out what this ayam penyet business was about. And apparently this was it. |
A recipe straight from Surabaya, ayam penyet is fried chicken condimented with some killer sambal and kangkung plus cabbage (for the 'cooling' factor), all quaintly served in a clay bowl. And yes it did look like the chicken had taken a bit of beating. |
Naturally, we had our chicken with white rice. The ayam penyet is nice and savory and makes for quite a bit of a meal. The sambal was hot and made us perspire like athletes. Eating sambal is a sport on its own anyway. I had also ordered a side of bakso meatballs, which I could barely finish. Fried chicken, bakso meatballs and just plain greed will do that to you. Our good friend Tante Safe of Singapore bought us lunch. Thanks Tante. :) Would I eat ayam penyet again? Absolutely. Tell Ayam Penyet Myindo.com sent ya. |
To wash our meal down, we had our mugs of teh botol. At 1.80 Singapore dollars a pop, it is the priciest Sosro drink that I've ever had if you compare the conversion factor of the rupiah (close to Rp.10,000). A bottle of teh botol in Indonesia is typically around Rp.2,000 - Rp.3,000. And really, no true teh botol-er would drink their teh with ice. Come on, it's even documented:
So much for being a teh botol devotee at Ayam Penyet! The teh botol was actually from the Tetrapacks. The inclusion of ice gives the illusion of a full mug. Oh, and remember my little imagination of chickens being splatted for the purpose of being served as ayam penyet? Here's a little animation to put that thought to virtual reality. Disclaimer: No chickens were harmed in the making of the following presentation. The same cannot be said for the fates of the chickens featured above. |
Oh come on, I sensed you pressing the "penyet again" button over and over again. You're just a sadistic chicken squasher, aren't you? |
Related articles (myindo.com links): Scrumptious Solonese Chicken Rice in Megaria Tukang Lewat: Food on the Go, Indonesian style External links: Whadaya know, Ayam Penyet has a dot com!
Do you love ayam penyet too? |
| #74 | fauziah kassim | 24-Apr-2010, 13:41 MYT |
| Ireally do love ayam penyet & especially the sambal .......But some places the sambal were not the same.I do like the spicy sambal & it realy syok..... | ||
| #73 | hermanto | 3-Nov-2009, 16:05 MYT |
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yumiiee..ayam penyett... ada yg tao info franchise ayam penyet ria ga? utk jadi franchisee di medan mao hub sapa ya? bisa dibantu.. thanks..  |
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| #72 | liana | 27-Jul-2009, 08:51 MYT |
| can anyone out there help me with the sambal for Ayam Penyek plsssssssssssss.. | ||
| #71 | kak noh | 2-Jul-2009, 08:26 MYT |
| I love ayam penyet than bakso, it smell one kind. | ||
| #70 | asha | 24-Jun-2009, 09:18 MYT |
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resep lemper ayam -- Link resep lontong balap -- Link walah,pecel semanggi ternyata udah terlanjur jadi legenda,Fai.resep sambel-nya yg khas (dibuat dari ketela rambat) ternyata cuma diwariskan turun-temurun...  tapi kalo masih penasaran,ini ada sedikit wacana tentang pecel semanggi -- Link --- btw,ikan bandeng itu nama spesiesnya 'Chanos chanos' atau 'milkfish' dlm english.saya aja baru tau.. trs,soal bandeng duri lunak itu,bisa diliat resep & tips-nya disini -- Link scroll down aja sampe postingan tanggal 24 juni. |
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| #69 | Fairy | 21-Jun-2009, 15:03 MYT |
ASHA: O bandeng itu ikan. Hehe. I had to reread your old post to understand what you were talking about.  Lama ya.Thanks for the recipe link! Kalau lagi terasa rajin, boleh lah mencuba. |
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| #68 | asha | 19-Jun-2009, 04:30 MYT |
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resep ayam penyet -- Link : note rahasianya ada di sambal! seenak apapun ayamnya,kalau sambal-nya sucks..needless to say that it'll ruin the whole taste. oh,kalau ada yang minat,kucariin resep masakan tradisional Surabaya atau Jawa Timur lainnya deh.pernah coba lemper?pecel semanggi?lontong balap?Surabaya FTW!!! btw,Fai,'bandeng' itu nama ikan.Semarang terkenal dengan masakan 'Bandeng Presto'-nya. which is spiced bandeng fish with soft spines/bones.so soft you can even swallowed them without getting hurt. |
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| #67 | Fairy - Website | 6-Mar-2009, 18:25 MYT |
Hi there DROSE, I'm not familiar with Kuching so I can't help you there with finding where you could get mie ayam pangsit. But if you're in KL I'd tell you to go to Restoran TAR at Chow Kit!  |
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| #66 | drose - Website | 6-Mar-2009, 13:49 MYT |
| I love ayam penyet! Yes everyone in Kuching here seems to be gian for ayam penyet! But Fairy, this is maybe off the topic. I live in Kuching I dunno whether you have any idea or not but I'm really craving for MIE AYAM PANGSIT indo! Yes blame me becos i'm preggo. Here in Kuching I dunno where to find, maybe you can help me *sigh*. I tried Sarawak kolok mee, Spore Chicken Rice (SRC) mee, but it just doesnt fit what I expect. *sigh* Or any food lovers from Kuching or familiar w Kch can help me? Sorry if I sound desperating.. | ||
| #65 | Iyliana | 14-Feb-2009, 18:06 MYT |
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I have no idea how it tasted but then I tried the sambal and it's so tasty...actually I'm interested in the sambal lah...is there anybody out there would like to share me the receipi plsssssssssss.... thanks |
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| #64 | suriehussein | 4-Feb-2009, 12:10 MYT |
Ayam penyet dah jd makanan kegemaran warga bandaraya kuching...simple dish but worthbuying...cuma goreng ayamnya..tidak mengikut resepi yg original...dah coba ayam penyet di indonesia...sbb itu saya berani bandingkan..  |
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| #63 | ibrahim bin bayau | 26-Jan-2009, 13:10 MYT |
| Hi.... i really2 love ayam penyet... pls share the resipi tq | ||
| #62 | keira_kiroro | 17-Dec-2008, 17:00 MYT |
| Hi.... i luv nasi ayam penyet... it's finger licking good | ||
| #61 | abang | 18-Nov-2008, 00:03 MYT |
| hi there..i am also sale ayam penyet,our shop situated at 3rd miles kuching sarawak east malaysia near KFC..other menu roti canai,murtabak singapore,fast food and ala carte..wifi available..our ayam penyet is the best because our priority is quality and customer satisfaction...our sambal puuuh!superb.. | ||
| #60 | Dian | 10-Sep-2008, 16:44 MYT |
| I love nasi ayam penyet. Can share the recipe please ? | ||
| #59 | shahrizah | 9-Jul-2008, 11:28 MYT |
| YeSsssssssssssssss.. .i love it very much, especially the crunchy chicken, finger licking good .. | ||
| #58 | mariah | 1-Jul-2008, 00:01 MYT |
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Hello friends, I love ayam penyet anybody have the receipe? |
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| #57 | alizea geminia | 29-Apr-2008, 16:41 MYT |
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yes i do!!! addicted to it.. i think in Malaysia, the best i've ever tasted is Wong Solo's Ayam Penyet (situated in Ampang, beside the Galaxy Ampang Mall) it's better than Ayam Penyet Restaurant's ayam penyet. seriously. Wong Solo's sambal is superb!!! |
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| #56 | Maliah | 29-Apr-2008, 15:22 MYT |
| I love "ayam penyet" so much. i am currenty residing in Dubai. Pingin banget masak ayam penyet. Siapa yang punya recipe, please share it with me ?? I would really appreciate that.Thanks | ||
| #55 | AG - Website | 22-Apr-2008, 15:19 MYT |
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Penyet! in Semarang penyet is favourite food for Student |
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| #54 | qasz | 21-Apr-2008, 15:14 MYT |
| i also jual ayam penyet but mine is..RAJA AYAM PENYET thanx god!!become famous in KUCHING SARAWAK..also got pecel lele...and tempe penyet... | ||
| #53 | Yan | 11-Mar-2008, 09:58 MYT |
| I love ayam penyet and the sambal.. i want to try at home.. anyboby have the recipe. TQ!! | ||
| #52 | Desita - Website | 9-Feb-2008, 12:39 MYT |
| Uhhh bikin ngiler ajaaaa! Ayam penyet di Singapore? Kejauhan dari sini! Hehehehe. | ||
| #51 | Fairy | 4-Feb-2008, 10:00 MYT |
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JAX: Sudah tau & sering ke Waroeng Penyet Curve for makan. Thanks for sharing. |
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| #50 | jax | 3-Feb-2008, 00:38 MYT |
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mungkin fairy ud tao kl di KL pun jg ud ada resto ayam penyet: 1. ayam penyet ria, depan pyramid 2. waroeng penyet, the curve |
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| #49 | Fairy | 28-Jan-2008, 16:31 MYT |
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Hey ASHA, thanks for the head's up. Kapan2lah kalau aku ke Surabaya. I'm sure they've got awesome penyetans there. Ox lung penyet? Woah. Sounds intense! I'm not a fan of jeroan and babat, but I can definitely handle lele penyet. What's a bandeng? |
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| #48 | asha | 26-Jan-2008, 13:08 MYT |
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Hi Fai,saya di surabaya sekarang.ngomong2 soal makanan penyetan,orang disini lebih suka lele(cat fish) penyet.ayam mahal sih. kalau ada waktu,mainlah ke warung penyetan di surabaya.yang di sisi timur DTC itu enak banget lho? nggak cuma ayam.ada telur,bebek,lele,ika n pari,ox's lung,bandeng macem2 lah |
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| #47 | agnes | 4-Jan-2008, 11:03 MYT |
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Hello, can you give me the recipe of this so called " ayam penyet" |
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| #46 | Fairy | 22-Oct-2007, 17:33 MYT |
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Hey PETER, I see you've arrived Singapore! Hope you get a chance to hang out with Indi and Rani and baby Noe. |
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| #45 | peter - Website | 22-Oct-2007, 15:25 MYT |
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Hi Fairy, I'm at the internet cafe opposite ayam Penyet Ria in Lucky plaza, Singapore. Just had a ayam penyet. See you Peter |
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| #44 | Fairy | 11-Sep-2007, 12:37 MYT |
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AREED: Oh yeah, I did hear about that ayam penyet place in Sunway. No teh botol or alpukat jus you say? How can! That's like going to eat roti canai at a mamak and they don't have teh tarik! |
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| #43 | areed - Website | 11-Sep-2007, 10:16 MYT |
| i just try this ayam penyet at sunway last weekend. taste good but I found it quite expensive for just an ordinary friend chicken. plus, they're no tehbotol or alpukat jus there. | ||
| #42 | Adrian | 5-Aug-2007, 02:26 MYT |
| compare to Teh Botol in US.. they charge $2 sumthing... so, that's the priciest i guess. haha | ||
| #41 | tajeyda | 20-Apr-2007, 16:24 MYT |
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hauahuaa..ayam penyek the bomb!!! tapi ayam pop pun ok gak what..yang penting.....i love indo food..hauahuahauaa.. .. |
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| #40 | azimah | 16-Feb-2007, 16:58 MYT |
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Yeah.. I went to taste it at Marine Parade area....its sambal is hot, but too much aju no mottao, made me thirsty after effect of eating the ayam penyet.. i wish they dont add that stuff....  |
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| #39 | PakDin - Website | 9-Oct-2006, 13:02 MYT |
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wwookaayy linguistically speaking..ewah ewah..smashed the chicken? should 'em be slaughtered oklah saya cuma bergurau saya juga pernah mencicipi (rasa) this chicken kalau di PeReLih ni "ayam penyet" or "ayam pulaih (pulas lehernya)" refer to unslaughtered. Nih saja-saja... nanti ada yang marah pula kurang pahala posa. Cek Farah bukan tak tau depa belah sana sensitif...bila depa pekena gelak kat kita depa kata tu melawak tak pa....bila kita pula gelak kat depa, depa jadi emosional abang Din hang ni pernah 5 tahun di sana buat first degree tahu sangatlah perangai depa ni....he he he he he |
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| #38 | Fairy | 9-Oct-2006, 09:39 MYT |
PAKDIN: Obviously I do not know enough 'Perlisian' to know what you're referring to exactly. Care to shed some light?  |
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| #37 | PakDin | 9-Oct-2006, 09:32 MYT |
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"ayam penyet" he he he nasib baiklah "restaurant" itu lokasinya tidak di Perlis, Kedah atau Pulau Pinang he he bahaya...(in term of terminology "penyet") I knew you speak several "Perlisian" right miss Fai!? |
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| #36 | faizal | 6-Oct-2006, 06:28 MYT |
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jauh bandingannya kalau mahu makan ayam penyet wong solo dgn ayam penyet sri bistari. kalau di wong solo ayam bakar nya sedap...ayam penyet masih jauh lagi banding sama sri bistari.. jgn marah ya... |
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| #35 | yudanto | 14-Aug-2006, 15:14 MYT |
| Ayam penyet ada tuh di wong solo KL, daripada ke SG, jalan-jalan aja ke daerah Ampang nyari Ayam Bakar Wong Solo. | ||
| #34 | faizal - Website | 18-Jul-2006, 05:14 MYT |
hi u guys... ever heard of Sri Bistari famous changi village nasi ayam penyet? try out guys.. the best there is and the price is very cheap!! i dare u to try out.. then u know why we sell 300 over chicken per day. our branch is located at changi village and malay village geylang serai.  remember the name Sri Bistari |
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| #33 | Cenik Kemboja - Website | 5-Jul-2006, 08:52 MYT |
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yup...i love to... wuenak .. ternyata org spore banyak yg suka ya?? |
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| #32 | kazz | 26-Dec-2005, 11:32 MYT |
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Smash! yummy i love ayam penyet... my friend from Jarkata she told me theres a nice place to eat,she recommend me there...i love the cat fish pecel leleh...great! the sambal spicess.. had been there more than 5 time! at Lucky Plaza Singapore the only things Place is small...need to Q... anyway love the food there.. Kalau Bisa tempatnya besar, supaya..enggak perlu Q ya... |
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| #31 | Penyet | 20-Dec-2005, 22:50 MYT |
| Smashing! | ||
| #30 | bigg - Website | 5-Nov-2005, 01:46 MYT |
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hey you were in sg? Cool! Ayam penyet all the way! |
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| #29 | omecool20 | 2-Nov-2005, 15:22 MYT |
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Looks ravishing SELAMAT HARI RAYA, Fairy ;-) - a regular blog visitor - |
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| #28 | Fairy - Website | 28-Oct-2005, 09:53 MYT |
Mbak SYL: Urusan teh botol, mataku sentiasa jeli.  |
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| #27 | SyL - Website | 28-Oct-2005, 00:29 MYT |
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Fai.... kok jeli amat matanya, sampe bisa nemu signage itu. was in sin last may, jalan ke lucky plaza juga tapi gak lihat he..he..he... kalau kebetulan ke sin mau cari, biar mahal akan dibayar juga deh teh botolnya. salam. |
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| #26 | sunshine | 27-Oct-2005, 18:46 MYT |
| ergh..20 minit lagi nak buka, uish tergugat!! | ||
| #25 | basri | 27-Oct-2005, 16:58 MYT |
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macam tu caranya memenyet ayam. 1 tone tu.. |
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| #24 | Azys | 27-Oct-2005, 12:19 MYT |
Bulan puasa nih.. teringat pulak pada Mee Bakso eh.. terbatal pulak puasa nanti...  Mungkin boleh lepas gian di food court KLCC tu nanti... Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri |
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| #23 | Fairy - Website | 26-Oct-2005, 15:52 MYT |
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MOE: Tak sempat usha Geylang, permaisuri harus kembali ke istana di Malaysia. AWANG: Thanks for the explanation, panjang bener. Nanti kapan2 saya try itu tempe penyek. Eh, tempe penyet. AZYS: Apa yaa.... FITRA: Kepotong ya? Ga tau tuh kamunya donk, bagian saya cuman approve, though it did seem weird message kamu itu agak2 hanging. Wah saya suka nama baru ayam penyet: AYAM INJEK! Nanti saya bikin animasi flash ayam diinjek kaki bau. Gimana? |
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| #22 | Fitra - Website | 26-Oct-2005, 13:53 MYT |
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Eh Fay, message saya kaya nya kepotong ya...BTW Saya dan teman di kantor biasanya kasih nama lain untuk makanan ini Ayam Injek...heheh |
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| #21 | Azys | 26-Oct-2005, 13:10 MYT |
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Kalau ayam mati kena lenyek tayar lori 10 tan masa melintas jalan di panggil apa ya??? |
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| #20 | Awang | 26-Oct-2005, 09:16 MYT |
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Penyet or Penyek whatsoever-lah.. they mean the same kok, artinya Dihimpit or ditekan or ditumbuk or “pressed by something hard but not necessarily big malah usually sesuatu yang kecil je”. Indonesians love sambal right? And we make sambal in a plate from batu kali, batu gunung or tanahliat called “Cobek”, in Sumatera they call “Batu Lada”, we put cabai (chili), onion, lil salt, tomatoes into cobek and we tumbuk’em all with another batu kali called “ulekan”. After the sambel is ready, put ayam goreng ke, tempe goreng ke, tahu goreng ke, ikan lele ke…ape je yang kita minat ke cobek..then here it is… we press it hard with that ulekan, so the dish is mixed with sambal. Weih…makan with lalapan (fresh vegetables, like timun, kacang-panjang, labu kecil) and nasi putih panas…Hmm pasti nasi sebakul juga abis…Coba aja kalo berani… So..next time u go to Jakarta Farah..try also Tempe penyet…or Lele goreng penyet…and also try the Pasundan restaurant (Sundanese/West Javanese style)…the sambal+lalapan really rule!! |
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| #19 | jai | 26-Oct-2005, 00:12 MYT |
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i fell in love with the Ayam penyet the 1st time i tried it. And now i regularly visits them at least once a month. Their soto's a killer too. And it must compliment with Tehbotol of course.. Just a thought, many famous faces have dine there.. Ari Wibowo, Dewa to name a few. |
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| #18 | moe - Website | 25-Oct-2005, 23:20 MYT |
| ha ha pemenyet ayam is contagious..so u tak turun Bazaar geylang ke? | ||
| #17 | Fairy - Website | 25-Oct-2005, 15:35 MYT |
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Eh tolong lah, you all memang suka memenyekkan ayam tu, kan? |
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| #16 | enda - Website | 25-Oct-2005, 14:25 MYT |
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ini bulan puasaaaa, aaaa lapaaaaarrrrrr! |
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| #15 | Azys | 25-Oct-2005, 13:45 MYT |
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Sungguh kejam kau memenyekkan ayam tu!! Kenapa 1 ton aje...guna la 10 ton ke 100 ton ke???? |
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| #14 | lutfi | 25-Oct-2005, 05:42 MYT |
| hahaha kesian ayam tu. kene penyet | ||
| #13 | Fairy - Website | 25-Oct-2005, 05:31 MYT |
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SILIA: Ternyata sadis juga lo, seneng penyet2in ayam. |
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| #12 | siLia - Website | 25-Oct-2005, 01:24 MYT |
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haha...I just love to press the 'penyet' button, fai..wahhaha..this is amazing and makes me starve of eating sambal..dan tentunya...ayam penyeeeettt..... untung di cyber ada teh botol |
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| #11 | Fairy - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 23:41 MYT |
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CECILIA: Yes it would have been MUCH cheaper to use the Sosro tea bags. Entah kenapa Ayam Penyet didn't think about that - it'd have been easier to import in! No need to worry about heavy Tetrapack boxes. But let's let their business manager worry about that. |
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| #10 | cecilia | 24-Oct-2005, 18:53 MYT |
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Hi Farah, just want to add something, If i'm not mistaken, Sosro is also selling their tea bags which makes it really cheap as compared to the one in botol. Of course, you have to serve it in your own glass and with ice cubes. So that Ayam Penyet Ria is making more profit |
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| #9 | Fitra - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 15:38 MYT |
| uhhhh you made me starving badly! You know, me and friends used to call this food | ||
| #8 | Fairy - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 09:47 MYT |
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Hi COKELAT-RAWKZ: Thanks for linking to my website. Actually ada dua lagi lagu that they sang, but I have to recheck my video archives. I only managed to find time to convert 4 video je. Tengok lah kalau rajin nanti I'll convert the other 2 for downloading.I forgot to mention this in my ayam penyet artikel, but the lunch was generously sponsored by TANTE SAFE. Thanks Tante S! |
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| #7 | cokelat-rawkz - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 09:41 MYT |
| Ayam Penyet??? adeh deh.. aku penah dpt resipi ni dari member yg dok singapore... lucu lah nama tu. | ||
| #6 | cokelat-rawkz - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 09:38 MYT |
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Wachaaa Fairy! ala.. takkan derang tak nyanyi lg 'Untitled' tu.. suke gile la.. satu lagi yg feat. Camelia tu.. Sampai Kapan ke tajuk dia? ahaks.. aku minat gile Maliq&D'E ni.... suke giler... auuuwwww... p/s: Fai, aku dah link kan website nko ni kt aku punye blog. cantekkkk.... |
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| #5 | Fairy - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 01:18 MYT |
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ADHE: Iya betul, di mana lagi kalau bukan myindo.com! Only gokil things happen around here. I don't think my flash animations layak untuk dihost di youtube.com. Very crude! |
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| #4 | Natali Ardianto - Website | 24-Oct-2005, 00:59 MYT |
Huaaa ayam penyet with special animated effect! Dimana lagi kalau bukan di MyIndo hehehe.. Never cease to amaze me.. jgn lupa, skrg upload film bisa lewat youtube.com Fai, lumayan running on Flash dan di host moviesnya hehehehe. |
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| #3 | nonie - Website | 23-Oct-2005, 17:28 MYT |
| where i work, teh botol is the favourite beverage... but it is served in kotak instead... | ||
| #2 | MK84 | 23-Oct-2005, 15:50 MYT |
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Smashed fried chicken.... smashed potatoes... smashed roti canai.... smashed.... |
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| #1 | snydez - Website | 23-Oct-2005, 12:12 MYT |
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yea,, teh botol is better served with the bottle! and never taste ayam penyet either |
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