I Ate Mollusk..... (so many times)

An idea suddenly popped up in my mind while I was writing a post about Blitar.

Why don't I dedicate one posting about mollusk as a culinary dish?

So, here we are.

Note: this post will be updated as long as I eat other type of mollusk. Just pray that I won't get too many rash during the process. (LOL).

Escargot

As a person who was born in French, of course I know that there is the famous escargot.

Fortunately, in Jakarta you could find escargot in several French restaurant or international restaurant.

I ate this one at Boka Buka ( twitter, instagram)

Escargot from Boka Buka

The price is 75k IDR for 6 escargots, or 140k IDR 12 escargot (include tax and service charge).

The escargot at Boka Buka were cooked with garlic butter and parsley. They also served fried rice with escargot.

The other place that served escargot is Loteng Cikini.

Unfortunately, when I came to this place last year, it was not during their open time. Maybe I'll try it in another opportunity.

O2 Satay

My husband told me that in Blitar, there is a culinary dish named O2 satay.

Why is it named O2?

In Indonesia, there is a famous gambling method called "togel".

I'm not familiar enough with togel, but my husband told me that O2 is the symbol represented by "bekicot" (=snail)  in togel. That's why snail satay is known as O2 satay.

*update...
my sister sent me a picture of togel that she found (source: link )

The satay is seasoned with honey . For the sauce, not like the usual satay which use peanut sauce, O2 satay is accompanied by petis sauce.

Since the bekicot and petis sauce are high in protein, the food stall that served O2 satay usually sell kelapa ijo (green coconut) or degan (young coconut) also. Kelapa ijo is known as the natural remedy for allergy.

In Blitar, O2 satay could be found in the warung (food stall) at the front of Taman Makam Pahlawan Blitar.

The price is 3k IDR for 10 tusuk (one plastic bag)

 

O2 Satay

O2 Satay with Petis Sauce and Cabe Rawit

Kupang Lontong

Another delicacy from East Java is Kupang Lontong.

Kupang isn't a snail like escargot and bekicot. It is actually more a shellfish.

Kupang Lontong is served in a plate with petis, kupang's broth, garlic cabay, salt, sugar, lentho (fried cassava) and of course lontong.

Depend on your preference, you could also add kerang satay. It is also common for the seller to provide degan and/or kelapa ijo since it's an allergen.

You could find it at Kupang Kraton in Malang city.

Or maybe you could find it from some local people who sell around.

My husband's long time favorite is buying from a seller who walk near his parent's house twice a week.

preparing the Kupang Lontong

Kupang Lontong

The price is only 7k IDR per portion (without the kerang satay)

Ốc

Another type of snail that I've ever eat is the Ốc (river snail) at Ho Chi Minh City during my trip in Vietnam. 

Unfortunately, I don't actually remember the taste and the price since it has been a long time ago.

I tried it at a little restaurant near Metropole Saigon hotel (near Tran Hung Dao Street, District 1, District 1 - Pham Ngu Lao / Tay Balo, Ho Chi Minh).

Ốc
courtesy of my sister

Just beware, my father got some rash after eating this snail. I'm not really sure if the place in Vietnam also sell coconut water or not. But if you are prone to allergy, be cautious.

Tutut

Tutut is another name of keong sawah in West Java.

This time, its my turn to got some rash T_T.

----to be continued-----