Kepala Ikan Manyung, The Biggest Fish Head

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The famous Ariidae / Ariid Catfish head (in Indonesian language, we call Kepala Manyung) restaurant from Semarang, Central Java opens their restaurant at Jakarta. Beside Kepala Ikan Manyung, they serve variant of Indonesian style and mostly spicy food, such as fried tofu, fried corn bakwan, fried shrimp bakwan, beef knuckle, mushroom, shrimp, squid, fried chicken, bitter bean, and many more.

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Bitter Bean, Botok Telur Asin, Botok Bandeng, Fried Shrimp Bakwan, Fried Corn Bakwan Tempe Mendoan
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Kepala Ikan Manyung, Beef Knuckle, Fried Tempe & Tofu
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Beef Knuckle, Fried Tempe & Tofu, Fried Chicken, Mushroom, Shrimp, Squid, Fried Fish, Bitter Bean
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The order system here is self service where a lot of food is served, then we take the plate, choose the food that we want, put onto our plate. For the rice, it is all u can eat per person. You could get it as many as you like as long as you do not take it home :smile:

If you order Kepala Manyung, you may ask the staff, so that they will warm and serve it first. After choosing and putting our food, the last step is paying what we order to the cashier, then sit and enjoy the food!

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In this first visit, here are what I tried :

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Kepala Ikan Manyung along with the broth
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Kepala Ikan Manyung (IDR 181,818)

The biggest fish head that I have ever eaten so far! This is the signature menu here that could be enjoyed by 3-4 person. It is a head part of the fish with a lot of meat to enjoy and “explore” along with its spicy broth and chili. If you are not a spicy lovers, it is better not eat too much broth because the more you eat it, the spicier and “hotter” taste you will get.

Bakwan Jagung & Rice
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Rice (IDR 8,182)

Bakwan Jagung (IDR 4,545)
A fried side dish with corn and spring onion. It is not a bakwan in crispy texture style, but is still tastes good. If you want the crispy texture, you may try Bakwan Udang (fried shrimp bakwan).

Next time I definitely will come back to try another tasty Indonesian food here :slightly_smiling_face:

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Wow @Velvel . You’ve taken some great photos of these dishes. It sounds like there is so much to try, you have to come back again and again. Fish head is not a very common dish in Australia, although you can get it in most Chinese restaurants. I don’t know if I would try it, but I would definitely be eating the shrimp and delicious looking vegetables. Is this one of your favourite restaurants? Also, when you pay for the food, do you pay by weight or by the types of food you served? Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for sharing @Velvel I often visit Sarawak Kitchen in Melbourne that serves this kind of food. I can’t say I’ve ever tried the fish head but I do enjoy lots of the other items.

Paul

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Hi @JustineE thank you for your interest.

For the next visit, I would love to try their beef knuckle because it is my favorite part from beef. If you come to this restaurant, you definitely have to try the fish head because it is their “must try” menu. They also provide smaller size of fish head for 1-2 person.

Besides Chinese restaurant, fish head menu is also served in a Japanese restaurant, such as steam or fried salmon head that is also my favorite. Have you ever tried salmon head?

Yeah, this is one of my favorite Indonesian restaurant. We pay based on the type of food that we take ourselves.

So, what is your favorite Indonesian food?

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich Is Sarawak Kitchen provide Chinese and Malaysian food? What is your favorite food there?

If you come to Jakarta or Semarang, you definitely should try this big size fish head menu.

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They have a blend of Malay, Singapore, Indonesian and Chinese foods @Velvel hard to say what the favourite is.

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Hi @Velvel . To be honest, I don’t know many authentic Indonesian foods. I love satay. When I was in Malaysia, I tried chicken satay sticks from a street vendor and they were delicious. I have never eaten Salmon head. I think it is the eyes that make it difficult for me to eat fish head. Do you have any satay dishes in Indonesia?

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@JustineE Yes,we have variant of satay dishes with different meat and sauce. The most popular that you could easily find as a street food, in a restaurant, or in a wedding reception is Madurese Chicken Satay and Padangnese Beef Satay.