Category: eating

  • Manfaat Konsumsi Sambal Terasi*

    Sambal Terasi | Hola Darla
    Siapa yang tidak kenal sambal terasi? Sambal terasi merupakan salah satu resep masakan tradisional yang berupa bumbu pelengkap saat makan, terkenal dan mudah ditemui di Indonesia, saat membeli pecel ayam, pecel lele, ayam penyet dll. Tidak bisa dipungkiri bahwa terasi merupakan komponen utama yang membedakan sambal ini dengan sambal tradisional lainnya di Indonesia. Terasi adalah hasil awetan dari ikan atau udang rebon yang diolah melalui fermentasi (penggilingan dan penjemuran yang berlangsung lama) dengan bentuk padat dan memiliki aroma tajam yang gurih. Bukan hanya terasi komponen-komponen lain yang membentuk sambal ini adalah: cabe merah, cabe rawit, tomat, gula dan jeruk limau. Cita rasa yang khas dari terasi dan sensasi pedas dari cabe merah dan cabe rawit membuat penikmat kuliner jadi ketagihan, namun selain rasanya yang lezat, ternyata sambal ini juga bermanfaat bagi kesehatan. Berikut adalah penjelasan mengenai manfaat masing-masing bahan-bahannya:

    Cabe merah
    Cabe merah mengandung vitamin A dan C, dehidrokapsaisin, carotene serta beberapa zat lainnya, yang berfungsi untuk mengobati beberapa penyakit: mengobati rheumatic, luka dan bisul serta meringankan rasa sakit kepala, mengandung antioksidan dan juga berperan dalam menghambat penuaan.

    Cabe rawit
    Cabe rawit juga mengandung banyak vitamin, seperti vit A, B6 dan vit C dan betakaroten. Dimana kandungan tersebut berkhasiat untuk: mempercepat metabolisme tubuh, membantu pertumbuhan rambut, menjaga kesehatan jantung dan membantu menurunkan berat badan serta mencegah masalah tekanan darah tinggi dan terakhir berfungsi menyembuhkan kanker.

    Terasi udang
    Mengandung jumlah protein yang banyak sehingga berfungsi bagi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tubuh manusia serta membantu pembentukan sel-sel jaringan baru dalam tubuh. Disamping itu bahan sambal terasi yang satu ini juga mengandung fosfor dan kalsium yang tinggi sehingga bermanfaat bagi pertumbuhan tulang dan mencegah osteoporosis.

    Tomat
    Buah tomat mengandung vit A dan C serta K, kalium, folat, vit B6 magnesium fosfor dan tembaga, dimana konsumsi buah tomat ini dapat menyehatkan sistem pencernaan, melindungi wajah dan kulit, memperkuat tulang serta pencegah diabetes secara alami dan pastinya menjaga kesehatan mata.

    Gula
    Gula merupakan salah satu sumber energi bagi tubuh manusia sehingga gula dianggap sebagai pembangkit energi instan dan berguna untuk meningkatkan fungsi otak, disamping itu konsumsi gula pada kadar yang cukup akan menyembuhkan seseorang dari perasaan depresi.

    Jeruk limau
    Kandungan vitamin C dalam jeruk limau berfungsi sebagai antioksidan yang diyakini bisa melawan penyakit-penyakit berbahaya seperti jantung, stroke dan kanker. Disamping itu juga bermanfaat bagi orang-orang yang berniat untuk menurunkan berat badan, karena bagus untuk pencernaan kandungan jeruk limau berguna untuk mengatasi masalah sembelit serta mengatur kembali gerakan usus dan menyembuhkan luka-luka yang berhubungan dengan sembelit.

    Dari semua komponen tersebut diolah menjadi sambal yang mengandung kira-kira 147 kalori, 30 gr protein, 3.5 g lemak, 3.5 g karbohidrat dan kalsium sebanyak 100 mg serta fosfor 250 gr. Berdasarkan kandungan tersebut bisa dilihat bahwa unsur kalsium yang tinggi sebanyak 100 mg dapat menjaga kesehatan tulang bagi yang mengkonsumsinya, bukan hanya itu kandungan protein sebanyak 30 gr juga membantu pembentukan sel-sel baru di dalam tubuh. Selain baik untuk tulang konsumsi makanan kaya kalsium seperti dapat membantu kadar kolesterol dalam darah.

    Itulah manfaat konsumsi sambal terasi bagi kesehatan. Tidak hanya lezat dan murah, ternyata sambal juga mengandung banyak manfaat bagi kesehatan lho! Karena itu, cintailah kuliner tradisional milik bangsa sendiri. Semoga postingan ini bermanfaat. Baca juga berbagai resep masakan tradisional dan modern di resep masakan terbaru 🙂

    Image adapted from here.

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  • The Easiest, Simplest, Quickest, Cheapest Pizza Recipe

    The Easiest, Simplest, Quickest, Cheapest Pizza Recipe | Hola Darla
    There are times when you crave for pizza but it’s just the wrong time, i.e. midnight or raining. But fear no more, my friends, because you can actually make the easiest, simplest, quickest, cheapest pizza ever by using what you usually have in your kitchen. These are what you’ll need:

    What You'll Need For The Easiest, Simplest, Quickest, Cheapest Pizza Recipe | Hola Darla
    Cheese, instant bolognese sauce, and bread. Sorry for the price label :p

    You can use any kind of cheese you have at home, but if you have mozzarella then it’d be better. If you don’t have bolognese sauce, any other kind of spaghetti sauce or even tomato ketchup is okay. Also, I prefer bread with crust but this is the only kind of bread I have at home, so . . . .

    I toast the pizza using a pan over low heat. You can also use an oven, but it takes more time. I don’t have a microwave so I can’t recommend using it.

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    And yay for pizza!

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  • Dinner in Donwoori

    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla
    All things Korea have been popular quite a while now in my country. I remember all the hypes were started when I was in junior high. One of my best friends introduced us to Super Junior, a Korean boyband. Since then, everyone seems to be infected by this Korea fever, except me. I can even say that I hateeeeeeeee this trend. I can’t stand K-Pop and K-dramas. To me, all those Korean celebrities look like the same person. I really can’t wait for this trend to end already and being replaced by the comeback of Bollywood or telenovela trends (Thalia, anyone?)

    Besides the rise of fame of K-Pop and K-dramas, K-food becomes popular too. Many Korean food restaurants start their business in the past years. And because of my hatred towards K-whatever, I’m not interested in trying any. However, I finally give Korean food a go when my girls met up for dinner in Donwoori last night.
    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla
    Donwoori is a suki and Korean food restaurant located in 53 Lombok St., Bandung. The menu consists of all the popular Korean food like (bear with me, I don’t really know how to correctly spell them) Topokki, Bibimbap, Kimchi, Ramyun, and the likes. We ordered one plate of Topokki, which was enough for the four of us because the portion was quite large. Surprisingly (to me. Haha!), it tasted good! Not really unique because it tasted similar to a local dish called ‘seblak’, but still good. I may buy it again someday. May. Haha!
    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla
    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla
    We also had Suki with Tom Yam and chicken broth sauce. The Tom Yam sauce was super yummy, while the chicken broth was so so. If you ever come to Donwoori, I suggest you try the Tom Yam sauce because it’s the best Tom Yam sauce I’ve ever had so far. No kidding.

    The place was quite packed as it was Friday night, but it was cosy. The waiters and waitresses were very nice and we didn’t have to wait for too long for our order to come. The food and drinks were a bit pricy but still affordable. I’ll definitely come back, specifically for the Tom Yam sauce! 😉
    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla
    Donwoori Jalan Lombok Bandung | Hola Darla

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  • Jurasik Fest 2015*

    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    I just love Bandung so much. Like, so, so much. Bandung is a food heaven; even with hundreds of cafes and restaurants everywhere (some are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), Bandung still offers you food festivals every other weekend. If last month I told you about Keuken, now I’m telling you about Jurasik Fest.
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    Jurasik Fest combines food with music and arts. We can buy various foods from food trucks and booths, and then sit on the chairs to enjoy local street bands’ performance. The available food and drink are not too variative, but the price is affordable! Cheapest among all the other food festivals, I’d say. There are plenty of chairs and tables, so we don’t have to eat while standing up (which is something I’m not comfortable of doing).
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    We had chicken satay, fried ice cream, apple smoothie, and slushies. I loveee all of them. I especially love the chicken satay. It was very tasty and very different than regular satay. The slushies were the kind I had never tried before. They were strawberry and grape flavoured. The grape one was too sweet for me, so I had the strawberry one. The packaging was very unique; it was a pouch instead of a cup.
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    Jurasik Fest 2015 | Hola Darla
    Jurasik Fest will be held until this Saturday. If you’re in Bandung, you really should come! It’s located in the parking lot of Hollywood Bar, 38 Sumatera St. Cheap food and drink plus good music in just one place? Yes, please! 😉

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  • Keuken #6 Taste in Transit

    Keuken #6 Taste in Transit
    Keuken #6 Taste in Transit
    Keuken #6 Taste in Transit
    Keuken #6 Taste in Transit
    Keuken #6 Taste in Transit
    Keuken was back! This year, the annual food festival was held in the Husein International Airport, which is located just a few minutes away from my parents’ house. Being the hipsters that we are, we didn’t miss our chance to go. The festival was located in one part of the airport’s runway, so it was super spacy, but there was no roof above us. It rained a little bit and the crowd dispersed, looking for a shelter. The food was not too unique; it was all the same like last year and two years ago. We bought french fries with nori sauce, taco (my very first taco), chicken rice, thai tea, milk shake, and takoyaki.

    I think Keuken needs to be re-evaluated and re-arranged for future festivals. It got boring and boring each year. Same food, only different venue. If not, I don’t think I’ll go next year 🙁

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