Located at the heaven for Chinese Food Lovers, Bubur
Ayam Mangga Besar has been long well known as one of the best chicken porridge
in Jakarta. You will almost always meet a long queue before able to get a seat
here. Similar to any typical traditional Chinese restaurant, the venue doesn't
have any particular design theme and it's indeed hot inside.
One unique fact, you cannot see any menu and there is
no waiter who'll come to your table and ask for your order. Instead, you have
to immediately tell your order by yourself right to the owner, who's stand by
at the front part. At first, I was quite confused which one should I order as
I’ve never dined in this restaurant before and I was totally clueless. Thanks
to the queue, I could see what the people before me ordered and I then knew how
to do so.
Basically, you were given several options for the
carbo-dish; jasmine rice, Hainanese rice, plain porridge, and fish porridge;
all of which would come with cakwe. Then
for the toppings, there were lots of choices, which can be mixed and served
together in a big plate together with sliced ginger and fermented pak choy (sayur asin). They were steamed chicken,
fried chicken, chicken liver, grilled duck, boiled egg, and even century
egg/preserved egg (telur pitan).
Another signature dish they had was tofu with sweet sauce. You were free to
choose which toppings you desired, including the quantity for each.
So here was what my family and I opted for our supper
at that night.
Tofu with Soy
Sauce
If I might say, this tofu could be called as the appetizer here. As I mentioned before, it was also the signature dish here, which all guests would definitely order. This dish might look so simple but once it entered your mouth, your mind would immediately be blown away as it was SO SO GOOD! The tofu was so moist and you could strongly feel the soy sauce taste even until the middle part of the tofu. As the sweetness level was impeccably balanced, this light dish was surely able to be a seamless starter.
Fish Porridge
with Cakwe
I always love eating hot porridge. In fact, I find it hard to eat porridge if it’s not served hot, yes extremely hot is actually my most favorite. This time, the porridge served here perfectly suited my preference. The texture was precise as well as it’s neither too dry, nor too watery. Unfortunately, I could barely find fish inside the bowl. Thanks to the abundant toppings in front of me, because they did come as flawless substitutes to the fish.
Boiled Egg
I actually did not know how to call this one in
English as in Bahasa, it’s called as Telur
Kecap. I just felt it weird to mention it as ‘Egg with Soy Sauce’ or ‘Soy Sauce
Egg’. Thus, I called it as Boiled Egg instead. Actually, they did serve
plain boiled egg here, for which they used duck’s egg. While this Telur Kecap was actually boiled egg,
which was cooked with soy sauce. It was slightly sweet and the texture was
chewy. The egg yolk’s color was orange as it was duck’s egg.
Chicken Liver
I personally hate chicken liver so this one was not
going into my bowl. It’s my mom’s order since she is the only one in the family
who loves to eat liver. She said that it was well-seasoned and she really
enjoyed it.
Steamed Chicken
If you were a Chinese cuisines lover or maybe
Singaporean dishes enthusiast, I believe you’ve been very familiar with this
steamed chicken. Yes, usually people enjoy it with Hainanese rice. The steamed
chicken served in this restaurant was so lovely. It was perfectly boiled that
the texture was so tender. It was well-seasoned as well, making this healthy
dish tasted so yummy.
Fried Chicken
If previously I said that the steamed chicken was
great, then this fried chicken was way even better! Similar to the steamed one,
the texture was unquestionably soft as well. But, this one came with one plus
point, which was the heavenly crispy skin! Cooked with the sweet sauce, it was
just unexplainable by words. Please note that I was not over-exaggerating this.
Wait until you try it by yourself and don’t blame me if it causes you
addiction.
Overall, I really enjoyed my dining experience in
Bubur Ayam Mangga Besar. I was so happy that finally I could try this super
well-known Chinese dish, which so many people have told me since long time ago.
The taste was indeed superb as what people have said. It surely deserved
repeating visit :)
Taste: 9/10
Place: 7.5/10
Service: 7.5/10
Price: 8/10
Thanks for Reading! :)
BUBUR AYAM MANGGA BESAR
Address: Jl. Mangga Besar 1 No. 46A
Phone: (021) 6280 474
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun 10.30am – 2.30pm, 5.00pm – 00.30am
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