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#TummyTales: Lontong Orari

Ok let me just be honest: I didn’t really like Banjarmasin. There wasn’t anything in particular that caught my eye, except for a few that required you to drive out. And since my dad didn’t want to drive, that option was out.

I thought the food would change my mind, but it didn’t really help. 

It’s a mix of rice cake, jackfruit curry and a protein choice between chicken or fish. I’m terribly against food that are sweet (unless they are desserts) and this one had manis all over. 

Another thing I’m not a fan of in Banjarmasin is how large food portions are. I might have been in a little unenthusiastic mood, because I could barely finish most of my meals when I was there, and this was one of it. 

So if you’re into large portions of sweet food, I highly recommend you to try it. I’m pretty sure if I had slapped 3 tablespoons of salt, I would have changed my mind. 

The restaurant seems a little popular for reunions and came highly recommended for tourists who are looking for something local. Just to note, the restaurant has no seats, which means you have to sit on the floor.

Would I come back?
Tbh, no. But it’s garnering a lot of local fame, so it must be doing something right!

#TrySomethingNew: Missing the floating market sunrise party

The tagline for South Kalimantan’s capital is “the city of a thousand rivers”, which is evident in Banjarmasin as the river is where some locals live, shop and even eat; it bridges small villages to another. 

On our last day in Banjarmasin, I knew I wanted to check out at least one floating market. At 6AM, we left for a floating market at Lok Baintan with our Grab driver who shared the same lack of knowledge of this floating market’s whereabouts.

We followed the map’s directions, only to find out that the roads were waaay too crazy for a small car to go through, and at that moment I knew we were gonna miss it. Even though 6AM sounds early, it’s hella late in terms of floating market time.

We got into a small village which was right next to the river, but saw very little boats carrying things to sell. It wasn’t until we stopped near a mosque and walked out to a little pier, and saw a group of boats hanging around.

The locals say we were too late (it was only 6.50!!!) and a lot of them left. We saw many boats passing by, and people heading home with their purchases of the day. Lots of bananas, fish and even food. If we were there much earlier, we could have rented a boat and be a part of the hype.

Oh well.

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