The indomie toastie finally debuts in London

I am always up for trying something different and exciting which landed me at Ngopi!

They are serving the Indomie toastie which hit the got famous in Sydney.

Ngopi is a modern Indonesian coffee shop so they have some home comforts like bakso as well modern Indonesian treats to the next level.

The whole concept is really good and unique in London as it is mostly Indonesian restaurants and you rarely come accross any Indonesian coffee shops especially with Millenial vibes.

If you are dining in, there is seating at the back so you can eat comfortably whereas the front more for a casual drink and catchup area.

As a coffee shop, the drinks selection will blow your mind with specialty coffees and lattes with an Asian twist to scented coffee beans roasted by them offered as filtered coffee.

I got to smell these beans and the sweet scents were so heavenly especially the jasmine, pineapple and mango one!

Started off with Indomie toastie which is filled with Indomie, cheese, fried egg and corned beef.

An extra side of kimchi made by Onggi can be ordered which I did.

Taking a bite, the toastie was just sensational, it was perfectly toasted so that it was crisp to hold the filling well and the fried egg, noodles and corned beef altogether were just so moreish!

I couldn't believe how they made Indomie so delicious as normally I find it too sweet with the thick sweet soy sauce sachet.

From the kitchen to the table, they did a brilliant job as everything was hot because there are so many components to the toastie such as noodles, fried egg, toast and corned beef which involves many steps from cooking the noodle to assembling it. 

The optional kimchi by Onggi just took the whole experience to another level because it was perfectly pickled with tangy and savoury tones.

I must admit, it is now my favourite kimchi as it tastes and looks good and different to Korean kimchi which I am allergic to.

Finished off with this ombre pink banana latte which was to my liking and not too sweet.

I loved the banana notes and latte along with the creamy whipped cream on top!

Will definitely be returning and hope to see something with pandan or another indomie creation like Indomie Scotch egg.

Definitely a heads up to Ngopi who are going to make it big in the UK from their first cafe in brums.

Who knows, we might see another branch in Camden town.

Ngopi

78 Dalston Lane, London E8 3AH

instagram: ngopiuk

Ngopi's own roasted beans:

Ngopi merchandize:

Indonesian Sweet treats lapis and pineapple cake:

The Menu:

Video:

https://youtu.be/gf10OiDRrww

Turkish Grandma's freshly made Lahmacun at Ella's Rose Cafe, Walthamstow High Street

Went here ages ago so I don't know if this Turkish joint still exists but on Walthamstow High Street there are so many places for Gozleme.

I was tempted by the freshly made gozleme by the Turkish grandma but I decided to order a Lahmacun as it has been ages since I had one.

Fresh Salad and onions are served with it.

Lahmacun is basically like a pizza topped with minced meat, parsley, onions and tomatoes.

The Lahmacun here was really tasty and the dough base was thin and crispy.

Overall, it was enjoyable dining here but wasn't impressed by the strand of human hair in the salad hence the reason it took so long to write about this!

Chickless strips at IKEA

Last month, IKEA rolled out some chickless strips so I gave them a try.
I went at the right timing as they were freshly out of the cooker.

You can get 3 for £1.50 or £3.00 as a meal with fries and a drink.

The chickless strips were quite big in size and good for value at that price.

As they were freshly cooked, the coating was just right but I felt that the coating was a bit bland for Southern style.

The texture and taste could have been better because it was like eating a really soft nugget with a konjac texture.

Overall, not my cup of tea but if there was some mayonnaise or BBQ sauce, it may have improved the taste but there was only ketchup, mustard, lingonberry jam available being IKEA.

Ikea milkshake

Ikea strawberry soft ice (vegan)

Softserve

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJOezjlfx0

Traditional English food could be history

As I have loathed in the past, so many traditonal English dishes are disappearing because the demand of these dishes are decreasing.
It was recently made a subject again when the papers wrote about how the Z generation just haven't tried these dishes and a list was made.

Fortunately as a serious foodie, I have tried 99% of these dishes because whenever I see anything different I just have to try it especially traditional dishes to document it.

Thankfully, Morrisons is keeping the traditional going by still selling them such as spotted dick which no other supermarket sells as well as Haslet and stuff like that.

Here are pictures of traditional English food that I have had except for Steak Diane.

I'm also missing a picture for steak and kidney pudding (not to be confused with steak and kidney pie).

1. Jellied eels 65%

2. Kedgeree 54%

Strangely, it was served at Wagamama in 2015 for breakfast

3. Haggis 46%

4. Steak, well done 42%

5. Welsh rarebit 40% (minus the eggs)

6. Baked Alaska 39%

7. Steak Diane 36%
(hope to try it soon)
8. Liver and onions 35%

9. Pie, mash and liquor 32%

10. Black pudding 32%

11. Spotted dick 31%

12. Saveloy sausage and chips 30% (saveloy with pease pudding)

13. Lancashire hot pot 30%

14. Steak and kidney pudding 7%
Sadly not sold anymore except steak and kidney pies
15. Ploughman’s lunch 23%

16. Bubble and squeak 21%

17. Bread and butter pudding 20%

18. Gammon with a pineapple ring 20%

19. Arctic roll 20%

20. Pork pie 18%