The famous organic noodle of Sedap Alami
Dian Kuswandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
| Sat, 02/21/2009 1:43 PM | Life
The belly rules the mind, according to an old proverb. If that is true, don’t worry – there is plenty of tasty fare out there made for guilt-free eating.
Things are getting easier for health-conscious eaters, with a growing number of food outlets offering environmentally friendly and healthy dishes.
Whether you’re turning to organic or vegetarian eating, or looking for foods free of monosodium glutamate (MSG), or sticking to a blood type-based or other diet, you can find them all. And the reward for looking is that your belly and mind can find a healthy compromise in your culinary experience.
This is just what Erdian Fahmarini enjoys when indulging her favorite bakso (meatball soup). After years of worries about bakso – because of the use of MSG and harmful chemicals such as borax and formaldehyde in most meatballs – Erdian was finally able to put her favorite dish back on the menu, thanks to Bakso Atom, which has outlets across Greater Jakarta and Bandung, West Java.
“We now feel safe indulging in bakso. [Bakso Atom] is not only delicious, but also free from MSG, borax, formalin and other preservatives,” Erdian, an account manager at a private company, said.
Adopting the tagline “healthy bakso”, Bakso Atom uses the meat of Bali cattle, which is more fibrous and contains less water.
And forget about bakso simply being a lump of mixed up cow liver, heart and intestines. Unlike regular bakso, “Bakso Atom has delicious and nutritious fillings of cheese, tofu and prawn,” Erdian said.
| Sat, 02/21/2009 1:43 PM | Life
The belly rules the mind, according to an old proverb. If that is true, don’t worry – there is plenty of tasty fare out there made for guilt-free eating.
Things are getting easier for health-conscious eaters, with a growing number of food outlets offering environmentally friendly and healthy dishes.
Whether you’re turning to organic or vegetarian eating, or looking for foods free of monosodium glutamate (MSG), or sticking to a blood type-based or other diet, you can find them all. And the reward for looking is that your belly and mind can find a healthy compromise in your culinary experience.
This is just what Erdian Fahmarini enjoys when indulging her favorite bakso (meatball soup). After years of worries about bakso – because of the use of MSG and harmful chemicals such as borax and formaldehyde in most meatballs – Erdian was finally able to put her favorite dish back on the menu, thanks to Bakso Atom, which has outlets across Greater Jakarta and Bandung, West Java.
“We now feel safe indulging in bakso. [Bakso Atom] is not only delicious, but also free from MSG, borax, formalin and other preservatives,” Erdian, an account manager at a private company, said.
Adopting the tagline “healthy bakso”, Bakso Atom uses the meat of Bali cattle, which is more fibrous and contains less water.
And forget about bakso simply being a lump of mixed up cow liver, heart and intestines. Unlike regular bakso, “Bakso Atom has delicious and nutritious fillings of cheese, tofu and prawn,” Erdian said.