UNREAL Indonesian Food Tour in Berastagi! 🇮🇩 Indonesia Village Food

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My Indonesian Food Tour in Sumatra continues with the small town of Berastagi, in the Karo Highlands, 60 miles from the city of Medan. Here I meet Hendra, the lovely tour guide who took me to a beautiful culinary and cultural journey. I sampled some of the local Indonesian Cuisine from the Karo region, starting my day with a tasty breakfast of teh talua (raw egg tea) and Nasi Campur, surrounded by locals in a typical cafe.

Next we went to the local Berastagi fruit market, were tropical fruits is displayed in all it's beauty. I could sample 2 varieties of passion fruit, the mangosteen, the strange but tasty 'snake skin fruit' (or salat, in local language) and the terong belanda (Dutch Eggplant).

Getting around Berastagi, it's easy to notice that street are covered by local barbeque places setting up their grills in the open air. The fumes are incredibly inviting but you need to pay attention at what exotic meats could be possibly cooked. Typically, these local grills will have either 'B1' or 'B2' meat, the latter being pork, the former dog meat. I went for typical pork as I didn't feel to courageous ( :D ). The pork is called Babi Panggang Karo and it's marinated in herbs and spices before being slowly grilled over the charcoal.

Finally, in the evening, when the atmosphere becomes quite cold, in the streets of Berastagi it is possible to sample some local Bandrek, an infusion cinnamon, galangal and lemongrass, which then I thought to top up with an egg and condensed milk as well, for a very creamy and warming beverage. As I was sat close to a stall selling a variety of Indonesian dishes, I ordered my Ikan Asam Manis (sweet and sour fish).

Apart from its hearty food, Berastagi is famous for its active volcano 'Mount Sibayak', which can be climbed, and it's hot springs which I encourage you to visit.

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This is a travel for food channel and I enjoy eating street food around the world! Eating street food from different countries is what keeps me alive :D

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Boom - Anthony Lazaro
Wake - Sean Williams
Solitude - Sean Williams