2 Tekwan
When you have a cold, a nice bowl of warm ‘tekwan’—soup consisting of fish cakes shaped into bite-sized balls, a fistful of vermicelli, wood ear mushrooms, and sliced jicama—should make you feel better. The soup is made of shrimp stock which gives the dish an aromatic fragrance. Breathing in its comforting smell makes you feel like being at your grandmother’s house, enjoying her home-made meal. Tekwan tastes very light and is therefore suitable for an in-between-meal snack. You can add some chilli relish ‘sambal’ to make it hot and spicy, too. Also, most pempek shops include tekwan in the menu, so you know where to go if you are craving some.
Tekwan Toshiba, Jalan Dempo Luar no. 923, Kelurahan 15 Ilir, Kecamatan Ilir Timur I, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Pempek 161, Jalan Radio Dalam Raya no. H5 C, Kelurahan Gandaria Utara, Kecamatan Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia | (+62) 21 7228971