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S O T O A Y A M The classic Indonesian Chicken Soup with so’un (cellophane rice vermicelli). Chef Wan-wa @chefonewa has tweaked It’s Java’s soto ayam to make it their best rendition yet. The chicken soup is lit with tumeric and a substantial spicy stock base flavoured with kaffir lime leaf & coriander, topped with boiled egg and deep fried shallot. Today's soto is named after the famous Soto Ambengan Pak Sadi eatery in Surabaya, near where Chef used to work. It is thickened with Koya (crushed kerupuk). The Soto Ambengan comes with rice and a slice of lemon, which is squeezed over the soto. Totally enak! Soto Ayam is a popular breakfast dish but you can have it anytime of the day or night. And you can have it at It's Java. #sotoayam #sotoambengan #tumeric #chickennoodlesoup #itsjava #vinegarlane #greylynn (at IT’S Java) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Pz0IVpOF8/?igshid=1hf9edsczg1qj

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Apa kabar? | How are you? Kabar baik! Very well! It’s Java is bringing Indonesian fare to Auckland. About time too. Owner Zemmy is from Bandjamasin, Kalimantan. Pakcik and him have a jolly good natter, sometimes in Bahasa Indonesia as its on the island of Borneo and Pakcik comes from Kuching up north, in the Sarawak part of Borneo. Current menu is a mix of Western and Indonesian. There’s Gado Gado, Bakshi (meat ball soup), Nasi Goreng, and Soto Ayam. Come February next year the menu will transition to predominantly Indonesian. Weekends, a more comprehensive Indonesian menu swings into play: Babur Ayam Komplit (chicken porridge), Nasi Uduk (coconut fragrant rice), Chicken/Beef Satay and Roti Bakar (bread toast) You can ditch your lattes and go for Kopi Aren (with palm sugar and coconut milk or Es Kopi Kokos (cold brew). Today, Pakcik had the Soto Ayam (Chicken Soup) - with vermicelli, cabbage and boiled egg in a rich turmeric chicken soup served with steamed jasmine rice, krupuk and sambal chilli (hot!) it's a robust Soto.Ayam with the stock rich with spicy rich flavours. So glad for It's Java. Vinegar Lane, Grey Lynn. Thank you to Indonesian food guru Dewi Schmidt @yaniscookingclass for alerting Pakcik to It’s Java. #itsjava #indonesianfood #sotoayam #gadogado #satay #bakso #nasigoreng #kopiaren #vinegarlane #greylynn (at it’s java) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jr761pz__/?igshid=15ehqdhgkyaw8