The dikangenin Obama's Indonesian food is Meatballs (other than rambutan & fried rice) that was submitted to the SBY Obama by phone (25-11-2008) during transit in Seattle Tacoma after the APEC summit in Lima Peru.
Meatballs originally came from China, Bak = pork, So = noodles + soup. Or also known as Meatball in various countries. Malang itself at regular or called Bakwan OSKAB too, said meatball wrote reversed, this reverse flow language used for arek-arek keeseharian Ngalam (poor).
In Malang, meatball dishes reply to evolve, grow varianya, techniques of process them. Back when (childhood until high school) I was in Malang, there are meatballs, salad, meatball mix mix Rujak Cingur, nah lho? ... gimana tuh feel? ... then there was grilled meatballs, fried meat balls, meatballs, etc. claw. We have had countless variants and its name, there krikil meatballs, meatball tennis, rambutan meatballs, meatball cheese, chocolate, shrimp, meatballs thunder until I found its climax there is a meatball stall "no name".
As the second largest city after Surabaya in East Java, Malang has a stereotype of creative people (in terms of culinary to automotive) stereotype people like Bandung and Yogyakarta. With 12 Mall / plaza, dozens of mountain resorts to the beach, the city with dozens of university students, culture greatly influenced the sociology of jokes Kartolo (ludruk) that makes residents like ngebanyol, supple, less like a theory / small talk but love digress: D, first rock music barometer Indonesia and pretty solid persatuanya (tebukti enthusiastic supporter Arema teams).
So it's no wonder why Malang Meatballs growing cities in the country, because of his unique & seasonings that can practically taste latest achievements and down generations from time to time, because the touch of creativity the likes of Malang yg bertipikal mix of exploration and innovation of food. Other foods besides losing non Cingur known as Rojak, Rawon, Cwie noodles, pecel, as well as various kinds of fruit-flavored Kripik until crisp meatballs themselves.
In Jakarta, Malang meatballs that I often hung sambangi is a deket meatballs office, in front of the Hero Kemang, which is only Rp 5000, - perporsi. There other Meatballs Cak Man City (formerly in Malang meatballs Kedawung benama). There is also a poor Meatballs Karapitan BMK, Semeru-Ampera etc, just average these meatballs still ranged in value 7an, much poor taste with Meatballs there, like the president Meatballs, Meatballs Wood Hand, Meatballs Bakar market south ... etc. (no reply to nambahin?) the typical red tomato sauce plus plus lontongnya
