Taste of Indonesia in Atlanta. Joy sparked, all over this adorable food mart with discoveries on every shelf from homemade treats like Peyek (rice flour peanut crackers), Kentang Kering (fried potato strips with anchovy, peanut and savory spicy sweet seasoning), to authentic prepared foods in the fridge, homemade sambal, to packaged goodies like coconut pudding, fried banana strips and peanut rolls, noodles including Indomie of course, to Teh Kotak boxes, to dozens of sauces and seasoning packets for those who want to try their hand at making dishes at home.
There are also other fun snacks from other parts of SE Asia like Sweet Corn puffs from the Philippines that have perfect flavor intensity and are my favorite corn puffs yet.
It’s a neighborhood gem that’s a foodie wonderland in one, a fun adventure and escape that’s just up Buford Highway. Definitely making my way up for another visit, and to support small Asian business, when I’m through with the giant haul from my first run! (Or maybe even sooner since I already inhaled the Peyek and corn puffs basically in...
Read moreMy husband and I were in the Georgia area several days ago and found an Indonesian store IndoEats Foodmart on Google. The review for the store on Google is 4.9 stars! This is the reason I wanted to go despite the crazy traffic. As we entered the door, I noticed there were 2 females sitting inside the store, talking. They continued talking with each other as we were browsing the store and completely ignored us, not even bothering to ask if they could help us or not. We were the ONLY customers in the store at that time. Finally, my sweet hubby started asking them, "where are you from?" and they said, "Jakarta." Then, my hubby said, "oh my wife is from Jakarta too." They were silent. This is very unusual for Indonesian people to behave this way. It's considered RUDE! If you can't do the hard part, at least do the easy part like BE NICE! I don't think I will be back to this store. That was the first and the last time I would ever spend my hardworking money at this store. ...
Read moreOld Town White Coffee and other 3 in 1, a whole aisle of sambals like sambal ijo, sambal tauco, sambal mentah, ready mix packets for laksa, maggi, lots of kerepik options including tempe kerepik and pisang. Some canned drinks like Yeos Chrysanthemum, mangga, lychee, teh botak. No options for fresh produce except maybe pandan or lemongrass in a small fridge. Family from Jakarta and very friendly. Im unsure if the prices are good, $9 for 3 in 1 kopi, but I can’t find it...
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