Going Spicycrazy At Kamikaze Chicken

Hi fellow Biters and Wanderers. How's your weekend? I hope you had a terrific one just as I did. My formula of a blissful weekend is simple : good friends + good food. And this time I got to taste the newly opened Kamikaze Chicken. Tried it out the first time out of curiosity, this is the story of my second comeback. And you know what that means. Mmhmm. It is that good, let's start.

This beautiful cup of cold ocha (pictured above) welcomed me in less than a minute (plus point for the service). I took a quick sip of it, letting the aroma sink deep into my palate. It was one interesting ocha, tasted different than any other, a bit more powdery than leafy. In a way it reminded me of chef Rinrin Marinka's green tea cake at Jakarta Culinary Festival 2010. It was one good cup and the best thing is of course the free refill. A short while after the set menu arrived in a well presented wooden tray. It wasn't photo friendly though, so I'm leaving it as a surprise for you when you get there. =) Here's what on my tray:

Kimchi Chanan (Kimchi Fried Rice). Its sticky form, minor kimchi flavor, and ungenerous portion of kimchi topping slightly impaired my mood as I was truly expectant for this new dish. Good thing I also ordered the Kani Corn Salad and Sishito as the side dishes. Sweet, creamy, savory sauce mixed with fresh fresh veggies always delight my tastebud. At this moment, I've bounced back to my gleeful mood only to be dissed again on the Sishito. Maybe it was my Javanese-inclined tongue that has always been poor in accepting soft mushy textured dishes.

 

I saved the best for the last. =D The signature dish of this food place, Tebasaki (Chicken Wing) with Kamikaze Sauce. Rated the hottest sauce in their menu, this is exactly what I expect to pamper my taste buds and my belly with. Simply looking at the mouth watering reddish coating has jump my appetite to a level I can't contain. I finished all five in less than five minutes (oops =p). That's how good it was for me.

I liked how they managed to keep the inner deep fried chicken crunchy after all the thick spicy coating, and not to mention the extra pepperish-tabasco-like sauce. Word on the street says it is made of Naga Jolokai (ghost chili) grown in India. This Guinness World Record winner chili claimed to taste 400 times hotter than Tabasco. It wasn't that hot for me, but still I remember sweating my face out while savoring every tiny bit of this Tebasaki. Only one thing I wasn't in favor with, after biting off the crunchy layer, the meat was baretaste. Almost like the seasoning was skin deep only. The rest was one good dish. Paid 48k for one fulfilling set menu. I'd surely coming back for more hotness I couldn't find anywhere else.


Cheers to all who love spicy hot food,

Fellexandro Ruby
Food Enthusiast & Photographer

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Kamikaze Chicken
Grand Indonesia Shopping Town
Fashion District Level 3A
Ph: 021-2358 1878

Now Cooking - Hachimaki Ramen

Hello Wanderbiters! Its good to be writing and sharing more frequently as this holiday season gave me a surplus of hours to work on new post =) This blog is indeed a labor of love. Have a jolly Christmas to you all and in case we didn't get to meet, Happy New Year as well. In that spirit, please welcome a new segment dedicated solely for newly opened food place - "Now Cooking". I'll be sharing the first bites so you'll have a decent idea of it and a certain expectations before trying =)

The lucky foodplace I visited just yesterday is Hachimaki Ramen, located at Rukan Cordoba Pantai Indah Kapuk (just across the Waterbom). I googled the word and found hachi means 'a bowl' and maki means 'volume'. So doing the math, I suppose it intends to say a huge bowl of ramen? It appears to be. Judging from the photo, you'll imagine a good portion of ramen to fit the belly of a young man in puberty. But nope, na'ah, its almost 65% soup and 30% ramen noodles and the last 5% of the meal, predictably the beef and the egg.

This Karai Ramen is rated two on spicy-o-meter. Yes, you can customize how hot you want your ramen to be (hmm, reminds me of...) Lucky I didn't tried number nine as I always do at Ramen Sanpachi cause number two is pretty-darn-hot already. They have the levels until ten, I dare not to try! Meat wise it was okay despite the un-generous portion. Presentation was very disappointing, its just too far from what I see on the menu. As for the soup, the broth has a mild meaty flavor that I can barely taste having the spicyness predominates the soup. However, getting spiced up and sweaty was what I came here for. So, I'm satisfied with this one, and I'll keep my mouth shut until I tried the other ramen.

The second menu I tried was the Chuka Wakame (Seaweed). I enjoyed this as I'm always a huge fan of seaweed. On the side note though, I felt that it was too salty. Tried to tilt the bowl, squeeze the seaweed and found a good dose of sesame oil and soysauce. Aha! In my opinion, plain seaweed already bear a distinctive flavor of its own. A sprinkle of sesame seed is more than enough. I like it raw.

Last but not least, the atmosphere here is quite enjoyable especially the outdoor section where you could sit under the shades and next to the greens. Its just nice for me, and it gave me a good natural lighting to take my photos. =) I might come back to try out some more menus, until then, give it a try on your own and have a good holiday all.

Smile on, Shine on

Rubs
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Email me at fellexandro.ruby@gmail.com

Grilled Pork Ribs at Warung Ubud

Sekilas mendengar nama Warung Ubud yang terbayang adalah berbagai hidangan khas Bali seperti ayam betutu, sambal matah, babi guling dan sejenisnya. Namun sayangnya saya justru tidak menemukan satupun yang berbau Bali dalam pilihan menu-nya. Hanya satu yang mendekati yaitu Iga Babi Bakar. Sudah kepalang tanggung dan kepalang lapar tetap saya pesan iganya dan tidak lupa sebotol Badak. Minuman yang sudah beredar semenjak saya kecil ini memang selalu membangkitkan nuansa nostalgia yang menyenangkan. Ditambah lagi hari itu saya ditemani salah satu sahabat yang baru kembali dari Sydney. Jarum mood kembali bergerak ke tanda positif. =)

Menunggu, dan menunggu sampai kurang lebih durasi dua lagu habis akhirnya dihidangkan juga iga ini. Panas, fresh, dengan french fries sebagai side dish-nya. Setelah meneteskan beberapa remasan segar lemon, saya pun siap mencicipinya. Untungnya, penampilannya yang menarik dan membuat lidah bergoyang setara dengan rasanya yang juga cukup enak buat saya.

Daging babi-nya lembut seperti hasil presto, kaya bumbu dan rempah yang meresap, walaupun agak sedikit didominasi oleh wangi merica, namun semuanya masih flattering untuk lidah saya. Apalagi setelah dicocol dengan sambelnya. Wow. Saya harus nih ngomongin sambelnya dengan lebih detail karena fungsi dia cukup menentukan. Sambal terbuat dari potongan-potongan cabe rawit yang dihaluskan, dicampur dengan bawang, merica, dan beberapa rempah lainnya sampai berbentuk sedikit padat kemudian dilarutkan dalam saus kecap kental manis. Deliciously sinful! Haha =P

Anyway, untuk harga yang menurut saya cukup murah, 70K, kalian akan mendapatkan at least tujuh slices ribs dalam satu rack. Good value for money. Lokasinya pun cukup strategis, di deretan Rukan Cordoba Bukit Golf Mediterania, tepat di seberang Waterbom PIK. Nah, boleh tuh bermain air seharian lalu ditutup dengan iga ini, serasa di Bali yah. *ngarep.co.uk*

Overall, saya cukup puas dengan menu ini, walaupun sebenarnya masih berharap kalau mereka lengkap dengan menu-menu khas Bali lainnya. Alrighty, let me know what you think of after you gave it a try.

Smile on, Shine on,
Fellexandro Ruby
Food Blogger & Photographer
Twitter: @captainruby
E-mail: fellexandro.ruby@gmail.com