Few weeks ago, when I was granted a permission to take some days-off from the office, I went to visit my sister who now runs a business in Surabaya (in Gedangan, Sidoardjo to be exact).
While getting to know her business, I also had a chance to explore a little bit of Surabaya as well. We (my sister, me and my brotha) went to Tunjungan Plaza, known as the biggest mall in Surabaya, and some other places such as Pakuwon Mall, Sports Club, ACE Hardware and Hypermart (gya..ha..ha..ha. LoL).
We did not visit any tourism attraction since my siblings were not really interested to explore them. Only, we accidentally passed Jembatan Merah (red bridge) district, without the ability to see the bridge since we were in a car and had no intention to park and walk down... (sigh.... poor me....)
While my siblings were interested to taste the famous Soto Ambengan Pak Sadi (established since my father lived there before settling down) or Savory Donuts Lines (BBQing, Mushi-Mushi, Chicken Ragout) from Ring Master; I was the only one who had the courage to try the authentic Rujak Cingur, a traditional dish from Surabaya which mixes cow's mucus membranes (snout) with fruits and vegetables garnished with dressings made out of petis (dried shrimp) and other ingredients such as nuts, chili, Javanese sugar, etc.
In Javanese language, cingur = snout.
I've been longing to taste the dish ever since I heard it from a friend in 2004. Although I wasn't able to find the famous rujak cingur from Delta (a restaurant), I liked it and willing to eat it again whenever I return to Surabaya.
Pretty much, that was my experience spending 2 nights in Surabaya. Not really fun, eh? The day after that, we went on a road trip to Jogjakarta.... Now that's when the fun started to begin....
(to be continued)
I just remember that while I was in Surabaya I also became a handyman, helping my sister built a TV deck and cabinet for her clothings... a bit time-consuming.. that's why we didn't really explore Surabaya... hahaha (LoL)
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