Thursday 26 March 2009

es dawet...da what?

so on a recent trip to Yogyajakarta in Central Java, i simply had to try a local traditional drink...and here it is...it's called es dawet. it was absolutely delicious...a mixture of coconut milk (santen), palm sugar syrup (gula melaka or gula jawa) and rice flour. when it arrived it was all in it's layers...so you could see the dark brown of the palm sugar syrup, the white, creaminess of the coconut milk and the little bits of rice flour floating around...you give it a good stir and with a good serving of ice, this must be one of the most refreshing drinks i have had in a long time...slurp! very easy to make but with those delicious asian flavours...yummy!

8 comments:

The Caked Crusader said...

Yum. Looks like the sort of drunk that's practically a dessert!

Unknown said...

I make es dawet myself, although I am in New Zealand. Actually it is quite simple :) I'll be in Ubud 12 May-6th June. See you there?

nipsum said...

How do you do.

Faery said...

Hello Sinead. It is a mix of two traditional drinks we have in my country they are called chicha and cocada both are delicious, I'll try to make this one

Unknown said...

Mmmm!

Lynette said...

Looks delicious!

all in one printer said...

so refreshing

Boracay hotel said...

"es dawet.. da what?" this is really yummy!