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The Explorers -
a year ago
Location: Grogol, Jakarta Barat, Indonesia.
Bakmi Acang is one of the oldest noodle sellers in the Grogol area because it has been selling it since 1969. Initially, Loa Uncang worked to help his uncle push a cart selling noodles. In the late 1960s, his uncle passed away, so Loa Uncang thought about continuing his uncle's business. At first he sold noodles using a mobile cart, until in 1973 he only occupied the building and did not sell around anymore. Loa Uncang sells with the help of Alok, who will later open Bakmi Alok. Not surprisingly, the noodles in these two places have similar characteristics. Similar but not the same.
There are three bowls on the table, the first is a bowl of noodles, while the remaining two are bowls of gravy and a bowl of fresh lettuce. The appearance of the noodle dish is very simple, there is only noodles with pieces of boiled chicken on it.
The texture of the noodles is different between Alok, Acing, and Alung. Three noodle restaurants that both serve boiled chicken noodles in Grogol. The noodles used are not “bakmi karet”, but smooth noodles which are slightly thicker than regular smooth noodles, so the texture of the noodles is not as thick as the rubber noodles.
While the presentation of the boiled chicken is also not accompanied by the skin, it's really only the meat. If we want skin we have to ask for it again.
The taste of the noodles is quite good. The seasoning uses chicken oil, but it is mixed well so that the noodles are fragrant and taste delicious. In terms of taste, what distinguishes Acang noodles from the three noodles mentioned above is the use of pepper. The aroma of pepper in Acang noodles is quite strong. The chicken meat used is boiled chicken meat, boiled well so that the texture is soft.
Fresh lettuce is also quite interesting, because usually noodle dishes use boiled green mustard or boiled dumplings.
The broth is very delicious, it doesn't use too much MSG so it feels more natural.
Indeed, the aroma of the broth is not overwhelming, but the taste of the broth is enough to satisfy our appetite. Don't forget to add chili sauce which has a spicy and sour taste to add dimension to the taste.