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Do you want to find Asian specialties besides rice? The answer is of course noodles. The noodles have a chewy texture that is filling and a taste that can be accepted by all people, both children and adults.

Noodles originating from Chinese culture certainly have many types. Various noodles have also experienced a mixture of cultures in various countries, so the dish made from noodles has many interesting variations and is worth trying.

One noodle that is worth trying is rice. Noodles made from rice flour have various designations in various regions. The noodles come from Chinese culture.

Rice noodles are served by frying, boiling, or watering with thick sauce with a mixture of beef, chicken or seafood.

Ah Mei Cafe

Ah Mei Cafe is a Singapore concept cafe Kopitiam Culture (a coffee shop in Malay and Shop in Hokkien is commonly found all over Singapore and Malaysia). Ah Mei Cafe introduced themselves as "THE TRUE TASTE OF SINGAPORE HAWKER FOOD".

Ah Mei Cafe offers Asian dishes that have the character of "Chinese Food". Peranakan Food is a food menu that is the result of a mixture of cultures because Interracial Marriage of Chinese immigrants who inhabit Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

So, for those of you who want to enjoy unique Chinese cuisine, Ah Mei Cafe is the right choice.

The Atmosphere

Ah Mei Cafe atmosphere seems warm with good lighting for the indoor part. Bench material uses wood to confirm the specialty of the coffee shop.

In the open-style kitchen area, it is arranged like small outlets that are usually Street Food. This was confirmed by signs in the names of typical food menus from Ah Mei Cafe.

In addition to the indoor which seems warm, there is also an outdoor section that can see the outside view I often come to this place, and I often move seats.

Usually when I'm eating I choose to sit in the outdoor area. After eating I will move to an indoor place that is more comfortable for me to spend time continuing my online work.

Menu

The menu presented by Ah Mei Cafe is of various types. Although dominated by "Peranakan Food", but Ah Mei Cafe also provides authentic Chinese dishes.

Roti Prata

Explanation from of the Ah Mei Cafe's book menu about Roti Prata:

“Roti Prata is a fried flour-based pancake that is cooked over a flat grill. It’s usually served with a vegetable or meat-based curry and is from Malaysia and Singapore. Roti Prata is also commonly cooked upon request with cheese, onion, banana, chocolate or mushroom. Some people also eat prata with mutton curry, fish or chicken-based curry.”

Roti Prata served by Ah Mei Cafe:

• Boom Prata Lava Cheese (Roti Prata with exploding cheese sensation)
• Boom Prata Golden Lava (Roti Prata filled with salted egg yolk, then waiting to explode)
• Original Roti Prata
• Roti Prata Set Kari Ayam (Plain Roti Prata with Chicken Curry)
• Roti Prata Set Kari Kambing (Plain Roti Prata With Mutton Curry)
• Roti Prata Telur (Roti Prata With Egg)
• Roti Prata Bawang (Roti Prata With Onion)
• Roti Prata Keju (Roti Prata With Cheese)
• Roti Prata Telur Bawang (Roti Prata With Egg and Onion)
• Roti Prata Coklat Chip (Roti Prata With Chocolate Chips)
• Roti Prata Pisang (Roti Prata With Banana)
• Roti Prata Pisang Cokelat (Roti Prata With Banana and Chocolate)
• Roti Prata Pisang Keju (Roti Prata With Banana and Cheese)
• Roti Prata Ovomaltine (Roti Prata With Ovomaltine Spread)
• Paper Prata Nutella (Roti Prata With Nutella Spread)
• Paper Prata Madu (Roti Prata With Honey)
• Paper Prata Cokelat (Roti Prata with choco Melted)

Nasi Briyani

Explanation from of the Ah Mei Cafe's book menu about Nasi Briyani:

“Nasi Briyani is a traditional Indian Rice-based dish accompanied by meat, vegetables and a gravy or curry. Tje long grain basmati rice is cooked with garlic, yogurt, aromatic spices, onions, and sometimes with ghee.”

Nasi Briyani served by Ah Mei Cafe:

• Briyani rice with india style fried chicken and curry
• Briyani rice with chicken curry
• Briyani rice with mutton curry
• Plain briyani rice

Nasi Ayam Hainan / Hainanese Chicken Rice

Explanation from of the Ah Mei Cafe's book menu about Hainanese Chicken Rice:

“Hainanese Chicken Rice is ad dish adapted from early Chinese immigrant originally from Hainan province in southern Chine. It is considered one of the national dishes of Singapore.”

Hainanese Rice served by Ah Mei Cafe:

• Hainanese Roasted Chicken Rice
• Hainanese Steamed Chicken Rice
• Plain Hainanese Steamed Chicken Rice

Fried Rice

• Fried Rice With Mutton Kebuli
• Fried Rice With Tom Yam / Thai Fried Rice Style
• Signature Ah Mei Fried Rice

Noodles

• Ipoh Chicken Horfun
  Rice Noodle with chicken, mushroom, and vegetables in chicken gravy.
• Lau Pa Sat Kuey Teow Mee
  Stir fry rice noodle and yellow noodle with egg, beansprout, and cai sim served with sambal.
• Singapore Hokkain Mee
  Egg Noodle and rice noodle stir fry with egg, seafood, and vegetables in seafood gravy.

Kuey Teow

• Ah Mei Char Kuey Teow
  Stir fry rice noodle in spicy dark soy souce served with prawns, cockles, fishcake, egg, and beansprout.
• Kuey Teow Goreng Sapi
  Stir fry Kuey Teow with tender beef, egg, and vegetables
• Kuey Teow Goreng Seafood
  Stir fry rice noodles with prawn, fish cake, egg and vegetables.
• Kuey Teow Siram Seafood
  Rice noodles with prawn, squid, and fish cake in chicken gravy
• Kuey Teow Siram Daging Sapi
  Rice noodles served with tender ginger, spring onion in beef gravy.
• Kuey Teow Siram Ikan Telor
  Rice noodles with fish fillet and egg in chicken gravy.

NASI LEMAK

Explanation from of the Ah Mei Cafe's book menu about Nasi Lemak:

“Nasi Lemak is a Malay Fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan beef. Traditionally, it’s served with a hot spicy sambal, cucumber slices, fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, boiled egg, fried chicken, fried fish, squid sambal or beef rendang."

Nasi Lemak served by Ah Mei Cafe:

• Nasi Lemak Set
  Spiced coconut rice served with sunny side up, fried chicken wing, fried fish and condiment.

• Nasi Lemak Sambal Cumi
  Coconut fragnant rice dish with egg, anchovies, peanuts, emping and squid sambal

• Nasi Lemak Sambal Udang
  Coconut fragnant rice with egg, peanuts anchovies, emping, and prawn sambal

SINGAPORE BITES

• Fried Fish Ball
• Fried Squid Ball
• Fried Chicken Ball
• Fried Mushroom Ball
• Fried Vegetables Ball
• Ngohiong Telor Asin / Fried ngohiong roll with salted egg

PORIDGE

• Chicken/Fish/ Porridge

TOASTS

• Set Of Toasted bread with egg and coffee/tea
• Peanut Thick Toast Set
• French Toast Set
• Traditional Kaya Toast (Crispy toasted slathered with kaya/aromatic coconut egg jam and a thin slice of cold butter)
• Peanut Thick Toast
• Old Time Steam Bread (Authentic old fashioned steamed bread, served with kaya and butter.

DESSERTS, Served Traditional Dessert

• ICE Chendol
• Talas Rubies
• Ice Kachang
• Ice Champion
• Thai Rubies
• Rojak Special
• Bo Bo Cha
• Bubur Talas
• Bubur Kacang
• Kolak Pisang
• Bubur Ketan Hitam

BEVERAGE

Ah Mei Cafe provides tea, coffee and milk based drinks served by adopting the Chinese serving style.

MY EXPERIENCE

The Kwetiau / Char Kuey Teow is the right choice when I am not in the mood to eat rice but really need a filling meal.

Even though I am not Chinese, but I am quite familiar with this dish and since childhood I have liked Kwetiau, because I am in an area inhabited by Chinese immigrants. In fact, me and my mother often make rice noodles at home.

I ordered "KWETIAU SIRAM SAPI". This dish is Rice noodles served with tender ginger, spring onion in beef gravy.

Look! I didn't expect the presentation of the Kwetiau to look so much. Spoons, forks and chopsticks are also provided. Very appetizing this Kwetiau.

"KWETIAU SIRAM SAPI" contains more green vegetables, mustard greens. This is an important point because I really like green vegetables. The gravy is pretty thick.

The portion that looks a lot turns out I was able to spend it! About the taste, actually I'm not too satisfied because the gravy feels lacking in spices. As my favorite menu, of course I have delicious taste references elsewhere before. But it didn't matter because in the end I was able to spend my favorite noodles.

For drinks, I order drinks that are served typically in the style of Chinese society. I ordered a drink called YinYang which was served cold.

YingYang is a blend of tea and coffee. In some cities in the China Plain, this drink has been around for a long time and is touted as an energy-enhancing drink that encourages drinkers. YingYang has become the ancestral drink of Chinese people a day. They drink YingYang in the morning and enjoy it served with ice when the weather is hot.

The taste of YingYang is quite unique. If I usually get used to enjoying a mixture of coffee and milk, then this is the first time I enjoy coffee and tea.

The dominant taste is bitter, but not too bitter because there is additional milk in this drink.

I prefer the taste of Teh Tarik which I usually order when I go to Ah Mei Cafe.

CONCLUSION

Ah Mei Cafe, which has the concept of a warm traditional coffee shop, is suitable to be a gathering place for friends, to just chat or take your family to enjoy authentic cuisines inspired by Chinese culture.

The prices offered by Ah Mei Cafe make sense for mall areas in big cities. Ah Mei Cafe Outlets are available in several locations in Jakarta. The Ah Mei Cafe location that I often visit is Ah Mei Cafe at Pejaten Villange Mall, South Jakarta.

BONUS PART

I will show you some other menus that I enjoy at Ah Mei Cafe. There is Nasi Lemak Sambal Cumi (Coconut fragnant rice dish with egg, anchovies, peanuts, emping and squid chili) and Hot Teh Tarik (Tea mixed with milk, with its unique manufacture)

I also included a video when the noodles will be eaten. Hope you like this short video.

SHORT VIDEO

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Restaurant Information

Ah Mei Cafe

Pejaten Village Mall Jalan Warung Jati Barat No. 39 1 5, RT.1/RW.5, Jati Padang, Ps. Minggu, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12510, Indonesia

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