Supporting Local Business For Traditional Treats
There are lots of food and beverage businesses popping up right now. Especially to take advantage of opportunities for young people who like to show what they consume, on social media. This could be a very good opportunity for culinary business owners.
To be honest, as a content creator, I also like exploring the newest culinary places. Which has a place with a stunning design, and of course food that makes me remember that place.
Currently, it can be said that local businesses have to compete with business owners from outside the region, especially from abroad with large franchise businesses.
Indeed, it cannot be completely blamed. Foreign business owners usually have more capital and are more willing to explore unique themes for these culinary venues. Meanwhile, local business people will have difficulty competing due to minimal capital and limited knowledge about things that today's young people like.
Even so, I often visit local vendors in my area. I usually do this when I really want to enjoy food, not looking for places with nice or unique designs. Apart from offering cheaper prices, local vendors also have taste characteristics that are closer to my life.
Like this time, I visited an outlet that sells traditional desserts. The crazy thing is that this place has been open since I was a kid. Yes, that's crazy, right?
Even though it is just a simple place, this place that sells traditional desserts has many stories that are always remembered by local people, including me.
Long short story, previously this place was just a small cart. My late father often took me to this place after I came home from elementary school. I even still remember what my father bought me first.
In the past, my family didn't have enough money to even buy the traditional desserts sold in this place. So, a long time ago, my late father only bought me a slice of watermelon. Yes, just a slice but in the past I was very happy with what my late father could give me. :)
Back to the present, I can buy traditional desserts here. I ordered "Es Teller", a type of iced coconut milk menu that is filled with various types of jelly, avocado, also boiled banana, jackfruit, kernels, and sometimes with a durian fruit option.
The pink color of this dessert comes from pink syrup but has coconut and pandan leaves flavor. Overall, this dessert is very sweet but also refreshing which is suitable for serving in our area which always has hot weather, even during the rainy season.
Honestly, I like this dessert because it has durian fruit topping. My fav one. As I've gotten older now, I'm starting to not like things that are too sweet. Meanwhile, during my childhood, this dish was my favorite. It does not matter. It's not about the dish being bad. It's just a matter of our perspective and way of thinking that has changed.
Apart from iced desserts, I ordered another menu. This menu is still my favorite, always. Spicy fruit salad, a.k.a rojak. Fruit salad served with spicy peanuts with soy sauce.
We can see various pieces of fruit used for this spicy fruit salad. We can buy just fruit without sauce.
This place hasn't changed much. Just expanding the seating area for visitors. Because there are more and more visitors and fans of the dishes at this place.
Just a simple place, like places that sell street food in general. But, I grew up in the same area as this local business so I have lots of sweet stories about this place. Like this sweet dessert. :) not been forgotten.
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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The dessert is unique ma'am.😊 Having durian as one of the ingredients. I'm just wondering if it still had the smell of durian?
We can choose to enjoy the original menu with no durian topping :)
When we add durian topping, whole desserts will have durian smells :)
It's good that we have an option. 😊😊
Ah, I see.😊 Thnk you for the information. 😊
The coconut milk dessert looks delicious. I see there are ice cubes which helps to keep the milk cool and the bananas fresh looking. An interesting dessert. Your late father chose the best fruit for you.
I love watermelon when in season. But lately, I have been able to find one that tastes like the old days as a child. Something is definitely off with that.
Thanks for sharing. Take care.
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Thank you for reading my post :)
Here, I can also find watermelon every day in market :)
Somewhere or the other we all have seen a difficult time. Where we saw our parents struggling, But today with our hard work we can provide good facilities to our them
The new traditional dish is looking very colorful and tasty. I wish could have a bite of it 😜
Colorful and mouthwatering desserts as well :)
😃😀
Sometimes we give more importance to foreign dishes than to our own. It looks like a simple and pleasant place and for sure the food is very well prepared and of very rich flavors. Thank you dear @anggreklestari for sharing your culinary experiences. 🥰❤️
SImple but we know that's really comfortable food and also place
The dessert looks so yummy. Well supporting local businesses I think it's very important I always try to support the business of my village ❣️
yes that's good when we can support local business :)
"Es Teller" 😵💫 you can't imagine how intrigued I am by this flavor. The colors really catch my attention, in addition to what you describe here. I thought I saw ice at the beginning, but I hope it's transparent jelly 😅 When I read you I am very surprised at the gastronomic difference between our distant countries, although when you show us your vegetables I feel familiar. I send you a hug Anggrek 😘
Every country, areas has own unique thing and we are also learn different culture :)
Ehh, that dessert looks like a Halo-Halo in the Philippines, but minus the coconut Milk, we only use evaporated milk, hehe. Anyways, it's cool that lots of food shop are on the rise right now. People just love to explore, and surprisingly those are well taken by lot's of people. Thanks to social media too and those vloggers who vlog about them, they can become a little famous because of that. A huge support for those businessmen and businesswomen.
yes, a bit similar :) because we are Asian.
We should support local businesses, but the important thing we must share on social media so it will reach more people :)
It'll be a great story when those particular businesses will be surprised coz lots of people suddenly flooded them.🤩🤩✨
I always find these local business the better places to visit. Many of my favorite food places are the little holes in the walls or locally owned. The good part is often there isn't a lot of turnover either. So once you visit enough you build kind of relationship. The dessert looks very appetizing, love the colors 😊 The rojak looks good as well.
Local business is about memories of food from ourselves :)
Always be fun to know local business like a hidden gem :)
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your snack made me homesick :D
:)
This really made me melt rujak fruit salad is indeed a typical food and here is rarely found and I have tasted the pleasure of my brother @anggreklestari
We can making rujak at home :)
Eating at home is very good, my brother often buys spices at the stall and then eats at home healthy, always @anggreklestari
I like your dessert it looks very delicious in light pink with green pandan jelly. I haven't tasted durian fruit is it the same as jackfruit? Have an enjoyable Sunday. :)
Durian is really smelly and some people do not like the smell. Meanwhile, the jackfruit has a soft smell. Also, jackfruit has not sharpened thorns.
Have a great day :)
That's good to know. Thanks 🙂
Es campur and rujak, nice choice sis!