The jewel lost its shine

Nook? Warung Cobek more like it! After our experience at Nook, a most enjoyable dining experience, we felt more comfortable trying a typical warung (the Indonesian “diner”), typically run by a family who cook a selection of dishes which are ready by 11am and then kept for the rest of the day at room temperature, for the enjoyment of family members and customers alike. The usual dishes are: boiled curry egg, various delicious vegetables, deep fried crispy fish, curry chicken, tuna, and the most famous beef rendang, with a selection of white and brown rice. These are all kept in a glass display cabinet (at a market these are probably more open then at warungs targeting the Western clientele). There is one of these warungs on our way to the beach, overlooking rice paddies. After a lazy sleep in, we decided it was time to try it. We were the only customers, and the owners were delighted in having us and answering all our questions as to what each dish was. We tried the boiled eggs, the spinach, the potatoes with chicken hearth, the corn fritters, the crispy deep fried fish (of which you eat bone and all), the home cooked chilli sauce (not for the Swiss lad) and we tell you, the food was OUT OF THIS WORLD! It was a taste extravaganza! Dishes we have had before in Australia and elsewhere, but here they tasted so authentic, so astronomically delicious! And the cost of both our meals? A$5.50 total for both meals! Once again, following our instinct and taking the risk of experiencing the local food, at a local venue, has provided us with another experience of a life time! Thank you Warung Cobek, our Indonesia Food Safari just got better!