Culinary in the Northern theater of Yogya

COMPASS/FERGANATA SENSES RIATMOKO place of business of the culinary in Yogyakarta, more and more popping up in some places, one of them on the road, Thursday Palagan Tentara Pelajar (9/8/2012).

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FIVE years ago, the road still flanked Palagan Tentara Pelajar and rice fields. Today, the various restaurants flanking a narrow road in the Regency of Sleman, Yogyakarta special region, it is. The area used to be silent now becomes crowded.

Enter the Path, we entered the Theater as a complex maze of restaurants that are growing. On the left the road about four kilometers in length that stands the great restaurants, among other things, Pecel Solo, Sasanti, Ikan Bakar Cianjur, Taipan, Suki Naniek Resto, were subjected to stone Njajah DESA Milang Kori, Cardamom, Klezmer, Sea Paripari, Sego Abang Bale Kedhaton, Crushed Chicken, Vegetable, Extraordinary village of Dae Jang Geum, Seasoning rice Pecel Yu Djawa, Sri, and Family Restaurant Asfira. Beyond that, there are dozens of classy dining place to eat there.

Not only grow on the side of the road, but the restaurant even penetrated to the paving that used to be the most silent in villages in the Sub-district Ngaglik. Grilled fish restaurants in Jimbaran Bali and beef, for example, grew up in the area of paddy fields and sugar cane fields. To achieve the second restaurant, we had to turn off the road and entered the village Sites are cramped.

Down the street from our Theater, Tuesday (31/7/2012), when the shadows of Mount Merapi volcano in the North began to sink behind the night. This area really has changed. Pieces of rice fields turned into restaurants and housing. Kerlap-kerlip thousands of fireflies have replaceable light thousands of neon lights are much brighter. The Aroma of rice paddy mud renamed aroma spice has evaporated from the kitchen-kitchen restaurant and eating House.

That night, we stop by the Restaurant were subjected to stone a natural conception of Njajah DESA Milang Kori. The restaurant can accommodate over 200 people at the same time it passed Time Buntung — a tributary from the source in the Trasi Merapi mountain. Lodges built overlooking the place to eat the edges still lush times by trees. Lights glow a soft yellowish presents an atmosphere of calm.

The Menu we select that night is the sweet dates, carp and flavorful spices. There is also a plate of fried shrimp in salted egg savory wrap. The second menu is suitable when consumed with chili sauce, sautéed vegetables, and warm rice. More Menu quite interesting. There are various marine fish with fresh fruits, assorted sauces ranging from papaya, oranges, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, young coconut, and mango. It was crowded, savory, sweet, and sour.

Another time, we stopped at the restaurant Solo thick with Pecel atmosphere. Building joglo wooden restaurant is filled with intricate carvings. The Menu is presented, among others, pecel kampung bersaus peanut or sesame. The second menu that when consumed with luscious jerked, fried chicken, and rempeyek.

If you want to taste dash of Bali in the middle of the countryside of Sleman, you could opt for grilled fish Restaurants in Jimbaran. You can eat various marine fish with sambal matah typical Balinese consisting of sliced raw shallots, Lemongrass, chilies, vegetable oil, lime juice and fresh nan.

If you are bored with the menu, you could choose a restaurant that provides a menu of Western Japan, Korea or Thailand.

Culinary Center

So, the area that is now the center of rural new culinary in North of Yogyakarta city. A similar phenomenon also occurs in the region previously Seturan, Sleman, which were once rice acreage and has now turned into a culinary Center and the young man's hangout.

Thomas Soegiarto, owner of Gus were subjected to stone Njajah DESA Milang Kori, say, restaurants began to grow in the region since the five annual Street Theater. "Slowly the area also became a new culinary Centre," said Thomas, who founded the Njajah DESA Milang Kori were subjected to stone in 2006.

Previously, he had been twice to open restaurants in other areas, but both are bankrupt. "After I go on the road, the restaurant business Sites I smoothly," said Thomas.

That night, Thomas and their employees are busy serving hundreds of people coming in for breaking the fast. All the places to eat in the restaurant owned by Thomas has been occupied by guests. "An atmosphere like this take place starting the second week of the month of fasting each year. Its peak is usually on the day of the second and third when many incoming Lebaran pemudik Yogyakarta. Customers really membeludak, and we often panic, "said Thomas.

I was so membeludaknya, last year, Thomas had to implement open systems up close. He opened the gateway when seating is still available in the restaurant. If the seat is fully all, he soon shut the gate restaurant.

Other restaurants are generally also invaded thousands of guests during the fasting month and Idul Fitri holidays. Palagan Road area will be a "theater" or "battlefields" thousands of people are fighting over where to eat.