Culinary Info: Cuanki and Batagor Serayu Sensation of Crispy Siomay

(Cuanki Serayu)

In Bandung, there are so many places to pamper the stomach and tongue, there are countless. From places to prices vary, just choose the one that fits your budget and taste. Hmm.. Maybe this is also the reason Pak Ridwan Kamil makes a regular event for Bandung Culinary Night, which is specifically for selling and buying delicious and unique food in Bandung.

There are some places whose names are already quite famous, maybe because many people have visited, it could be because they are old or because the food has a good taste, or it could be a cheap price.

Incidentally, I finished a health check at the Bandung City Health Office, the queue took quite a while, my stomach was rumbling. The idea was born to try a culinary close-by, he said, "Cuanki and Batagor Serayu" are pretty good and they are said to be famous.

(Address of Cuanki and Batagor Seeayu)

It turns out that the name Serayu is taken from the name of the location where this shop is open, namely in the Jl Serayu area. If the shop itself is really a street-style shop, you could say it's also quite simple. When I arrived, it was already busy, even though it wasn't in a rush, I had time to see photos on a neighbor's blog, and I queued up outside.

I didn't have time to take a photo of the shop, because I was hungry and embarrassed too.. Hehe (the problem is that when you take a photo, you have to come from across the street.. )
I think the place is a bit dark inside, there's a long bench to sit on, that's how it looks like it's a street meatball baker.

Because this is the title of trial and error so I tried the half portion first. Half a portion consists of 3 seeds: tofu meatballs, small meatballs, and dry dumplings.. Hmm.. Not bad. The price for half a portion is 10 thousand, while for a normal portion the price is 17 thousand. This is how the half portion looks like:

(Half portion of Serayu cash)

Those are the small meatballs hiding behind the dry dumplings, oh yes, the dried dumplings are bigger than the others, so my brother sells them in two pieces. At first I thought I would give one bonus.. Hehe

Hmm.. For the taste, I think the price offered is quite expensive, especially for the "pure" size of five feet. Because I also buy quite often at roadside stalls, for this type of food I only spend 6-7 thousand for a serving of cuanki or batagor, and some even offer flavors that I think are more kicking. (Maybe I'll review sometime...)

Specifically, there is no special taste, I don't even understand.. Hehe, maybe the dry dumplings don't crumble right away when they are doused with hot gravy. If it's a cuanki who likes to pass by the front of the house, right, the dumplings usually break right away. So you still get that crunchy sensation when you're bitten. The rest is okay, at least for the price of 10 thousand it's not full.. Hehe

Since it's not full, I also ordered the batagor version, the same.. Afraid it would disappoint me, I ordered a half portion. Sorry.. I didn't have time to take a photo, because it looks the same as the cuanki, only this version without gravy.

The dry dumplings are 100% the same as the ones used for cuanki, and the tofu meatballs are fried first, and don't forget the peanut sauce. The contents are the same as 3 seeds, the price is the same.

Hmm.. In Bandung, there are two types of batagor snacks to choose from: batagor gravy (batagor+meatball soup) and dry batagor (batagor+peanut sauce), well.. Cuanki a la Serayu maybe the version of batagor gravy, right?

And because the dumplings were too dry, they fell right when used for batagor, in my opinion, they became hard... Hikz, so maybe it's better for cuanki stuffing. But I don't know, if anyone has an appetite for batagor, the dumpling model is really dry like this. It's just me personally, no, I prefer the ones that still have a chewy-chewy texture even when fried, maybe it's better to make your own batagor next time, so you can adjust it to your liking

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