Went for the Soto Betawi. A very nice meal in a bowl. Really tasty and nicely presented. The photo above does not do it justice (the lighting with the phone is always tricky).
The Soto Betawi is a curried coconut milk soup with fried potatoes, vegetables, tomato, and lime. I ordered it with a side of rice (since at home Mom always served EVERYTHING with rice). I lamented the fact that in order to keep in line with Swiss tastes beef had to substitute for the a more robust goat meat (a sentiment shared by the chef).
But the lack of goat did not take away from the richness or nor home-care level cooking that clearly went into the soup. Dayan hand grinds the chilis for her sauces and takes care to see if people would like it mild (like her european clientele) or hot (like the natives). Unfortunately, I did not ask her to "kick it up" to my mom's levels; Next time I surely will.
Größere Kartenansicht
Definitely due another visit. Terima kasih makan

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