Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine February 2015

Travel | Alor 129 5 Senses – Taste RESTO MAMA The house special of Mama’s spiced fish soup at Resto Mama is a favourite among regular patrons. Spoil your taste buds and your eyes as Resto Mama enjoys stunning views facing out on to white sands and blue waters. Another popular dish here is ikan belame, a fish soup made with a hotter blend of local spices and a twist of lime. Resto Mama on Jalan Buton, Kalabahi, is known for its speciality ikan kuah asam mama (Mama’s spiced fish soup). Sri Inang Ananda Enga, known among patrons simply as ‘Mama Inang’, is the friendly proprietor of the restaurant. She tells me the secret to her slurping-ly good fish soup is her own special blend of local spices, with a fiery, tamarind-infused broth; it’s healthy and supremely delicious. The restaurant also serves us tasty seafood done right, and the dining room is a charming wood and bamboo space perched over the bay on stilts. Resto Mama di Jalan Buton, Kalabahi, terkenal dengan menu favoritnya yang diberi nama ikan kuah asam Mama. Sri Inang Ananda Enga, yang lebih dikenal oleh pelanggan sebagai Mama Inang, adalah sang pemilik restoran yang ramah. Dia memberi tahu saya rahasia sup ikannya yang lezat, yakni bumbu khas buatan sendiri dan kuah yang sedikit asam; hidangan bergizi yang sangat nikmat. Rumah makan ini juga menyajikan menu seafood yang enak dalam nuansa rumah panggung berdinding kayu dan bambu, yang berada di tepi pantai. JAKARTA TO KUPANG Frequency 14 flights per week Via Denpasar and Surabaya • Alor • Kupang

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