Claudia in Germany

Wonton Soup, € 4.50 So this weekend we went to Main-Taunus-Zentrum , which is for now my favourite mall in the area. It has a nice atmosphere and tons of shops to browse! We stopped at  Tao Tao Ju a 'China Restaurant' just across the cinema building, Kinopolis. It is a bit away from the crowd of the mall visitors, I think the location is a bit unfortunate. People would most likely not wander into this area of the mall unless they're heading to the cinema. My first impression: It looks pretty authentic for my Asian eyes. It's pretty much how Chinese restaurants look back on my home continent. The menu looks pretty authentic as well, they even have some Indonesian food. Black Tea + Lemon, € 1.90 The restaurant is not directly behind the entrance door, but rather you are greeted by a spiral staircase which leads to another door upstairs, and then you arrive at the actual restaurant. They display the menu on the glass window by the entrance door downstairs,...

Apart from the obvious: my family and friends, I do end up missing a few things about Indonesia once I don't live there anymore: The crazy convenient food delivery Most restaurants provide delivery service anyway, and even for the ones who don't, there's always Go-Food. You can order literally anything you want, and they will be delivered to your doorstep in no time. I miss the convenience, but I also miss... ...the variation of food you have in Indonesia Which brings me to another thing I miss about Indonesia: there's a plethora of food you can buy! Any kind of cuisine is available, usually not too far away from you. From the cheapest food hawker to the most luxurious fine dining restaurant, they're all available. This does not apply only to meals but snacks are also aplenty, maybe because it is our culture to snack a lot? You can find Taiwanese bubble drinks, Thai tea drinks, Japanese mochi, Korean fried chicken, pretzels, ice cream, yoghurt, and a...