WARUNG WARUNG

A warung-warung is a small food corner along the street, Indonesia's version of our turo-turo, says Tess Doctora, who lived in Indonesia for 13 years. She and her daughter Gladys, who loves to cook, love Indonesian food so much that they started their own warung-warung in Legazpi market. Her sister and family still live there, so they get a steady supply of all the Indonesian ingredients and spices. "This way, we can see to it that the taste is really authentic," Tess confidently says.

Her best-sellers are the Gado-Gado (P50) salad with the peanut dressing, Terong Belado (Eggplant, P30) and Telor Belado (Egg, P30) served with tomato, chili and spices, Bakwan ( vegetable fritters ) and Jagung Perkedel ( Corn Fritters) eaten with peanut sauce or vinegar (P12 per piece), Beef Rendang beef stew with coconut milk and Indonesian spices (P80 with rice), Ayam Goreng or chicken cooked in a combination of nince spices (P60), Kari Ayam or chicken curry (P70), Sate Ayam or chicken barbeque with peanut sauce (P25 per stick) the Tahu Telor or tofu omelette (P20) with peanut sauce and sweet soy sauce, and the Nasi Goreng or fried rice (P30). In short, says Tess, "everything sells!"

• Contact: 926-1920, 0917-5347089
• Email: tess.doctora@gmail.com
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