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Pondok
Mutiara Restaurant
--By Shanzi Chen Translated by
Sho Huang
Lu Peng-Ying, better known as
"Dinan Lu" to her regular customers,
always greets guests with a smile. She's been
running this restaurant for 28 years, drawing
plenty of local customers as well as Taiwanese-based
Indonesians with her authentic Indonesian cooking
and warm atmosphere.
The main distinguishing characteristic
of Indonesian food is a huge variety of spices,
coconut milk and curry. Compared to Thai cuisine,
Indonesian food is spicier and sweeter. The food
is served with a fork and a spoon, which is used
to scoop the vegetable and the sauces as well
as cut meat.
Pondok Mutiara Restaurant provides
common Indonesian dishes, such as Gado Gado (Indonesian-style
salad), composed of lettuce, boiled eggs, bean
sprouts and shrimp cakes, all topped off with
peanut sauce. The results are spicy, crunchy and
good. The Ba-Dong beef dish is another spicy item
that features beef cooked in chillies, coconut
milk, lemon grass and ginger. Curry Fish Head
exudes a strong curry and sweet coconut fragrance
that stimulates your nostrils as well as taste
buds. All sorts of fresh vegetables and squid
balls are also mixed in with this dish and its
thick sauce is a delight with rice. Indonesian
Sate is also very popular, with a peanut-based
barbecue sauce for the meat and mild, sweetened
sauce for seafood--both specially made by the
restaurant.
One of Dinan Lu's best desserts
is the Thousand-Layer Cake, which is created through
a long process. It's a must-try for diners and
and is also available for take-out (NT$260/box).
As thousands of happy diners will attest over
the past couple decades, a trip to Pondok Mutiara
Restaurant is a good way to experience authentic
Indonesian food and hospitality that you certainly
won't regret.
Curry fish head(NT$490)
Gado Gado(NT$120)
Indonesian
style salad Shrimp Sate ( 8 servings NT$260)
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292, FuXing North Rd., 1F
(02) 2504-5791?2504-5793 FAX: (02) 2502-8697
Hours: 11 am-3 pm, 5-9 pm
Credit cards accepted. 10% service charge. |
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