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This one is now my fave soup based Indomie. This is based on my fave Indonesian beef soup called from East Java called Rawon. The black soup is from keluwak, fermented Pangium edule seed. The seed is boiled in water then buried in ash and banana leaf and earth for 40 days. This is to remove its hydrogen cyanide contents (fresh seed and fruits are deadly). The taste is savory and earthy flavor.

Rawon is typically served with salted egg, rice, bean sprouts and kerupuk udang (prawn crackers). Unfortunately this time I only have the salted egg and instead of stew meat, used shabu-shabu beef.

The word mercon means fire crackers and supposed to signify that the noodle is spicy. I say its pretty spicy. If Indomie goreng is 2, buldak is 8, this noodle is at 5-6.

Mi kocok is a beef boodle soup from Bandung, West Java. Normally served with beef tendon, slices of cow’s trotters, bean sprouts and asian stye meatballs.

I have none of them so settled with egg, salted duck egg, andouille and emping crackers.

Coworker just arrived in Houston from Jakarta and brought me these. Excited to try the rawon mercon

Sehari bisa 2-3 jam ngaca

Had some leftover brisket from a local bbq house. Figured it would work with this noodle.

The regular mie sedaap is ok for me. Indomie still better. BUT, this one tastes pretty good. You could pick the level of spicyness as they come with two sachets, one for regular spicy and another for extra spicy. If regular buldak spicy level is 10, this mie sedaap is somewhere at 8.

Cup version of Buldak carbonara for noodle and soup base. Added gochujang, gochugaru. Tofu, sausage, asian meatballs, cabbage and enoki added

Someone decided to make a nest in my mini watering can on my patio. I first spotted it more than 2 weeks ago with momma inside. r/animalid identified it as a Carolina Wren. Decided to stay away from my patio. But looks mom never seen again after my initial encounter.