Oseng Mercon

Thea March 29th, 2008

Last time going home, I tried a unique food from Jogja, a hot culinary heritage named Oseng Mercon. My favorite seller is located in Kridosono stadium, Kotabaru area.

On Thursday night I went there with Ogi. We ordered two portions of Oseng Mercon, with white rice. Fifteen minutes later, the oseng mercon was served in front of us. Its appearance was brownish, with a lot of chilli seeds everywhere. Can u imagine how hot it was???

I picked a spoon of oseng and put it on the top of the rice. Then I ate just a little bit with the rice. Whuuuhhhh…it’s defenitely hot. Just like a “mercon” goes bombing in your mouth.
Ups.. I forget expalining what’s oseng mercon made of. The main ingridients are kikil (from joint part of cow) and of course chilis. Some people say, the comparison between kikil and chilii is 1:1. For cooking 1 kg of kikil, you need 1 kg of chili. However, other says that it’s 1:2, meaning you have to put 2 kg of chili for 1 kg of kikil. When my mom cooked oseng mercon, she used 1:1 comparison.
Okay, let’s back to my previous story. Once trying to finish the oseng, I didn’t realize that my eyes watered. And so did my nose. However, it’s really fascinating. Ogi and I never stopped moaning how hot it was. But, we continued eating anyway:D. Then, we rewarded ourselves with hot tea. Sluuurppp… our tongue went hotter:)). Lucky us in that night, the wind breezed cool, so it helped “wiping” the sweat in our head.
For you who can’t stand hot flavor, better never try this food. But if you insist, just try a little bit because you may have unbearable stomachache just like my friend. The capsaicin (the chemical contained in chilli) will make your tongue fiery as well as your stomach.

12 Responses to “Oseng Mercon”

  1. # speakupon 29 Mar 2008 at 10:43 am

    Hi Thea…
    Thank you for visiting my blog,hehehe…
    kapan ni aku diajak makan-makan,hahahaha….

  2. # speakupon 29 Mar 2008 at 10:43 am

    Hi Thea…
    Thank you for visiting my blog,hehehe…
    kapan ni aku diajak makan-makan,hahahaha….

    warmest Regards,

    Ivana

  3. # tri ison 29 Mar 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Lam kenal mbak.
    Oseng merconnya pasti maknyos ya mbak…hot sih.
    Btw, ur english makyus…he..he..jadi minder nih. Bacanya mumet (just kidding)
    Kapan2 kalo ke Yk nyoba ach!

  4. # sastion 30 Mar 2008 at 10:32 pm

    kapan2 aq brkunjung ke rumah thea aj,nanti dimasakin oseng mercon sm thea.
    Thea kan pinter masak. Umm..pasti maknyuss rasanya :) ya kan thea?
    Eh tp boleh g ya?

  5. # Theaon 31 Mar 2008 at 12:47 am

    @ Ivana & Tri Is…ayo ke Jogja. Ntar aku ajak maem oseng2 mercon.

    @Sasti…monggo ke rumahku Sas:)

  6. # ogion 31 Mar 2008 at 4:26 am

    perutku langsung puanas dan muless dehh..
    bikinan mama sama di dkt kridosono pedes an mana?

  7. # Theaon 31 Mar 2008 at 5:49 am

    @ Ogi…punya mama masi manusiawi, biar semua keluarga bisa maem. Eh tapi kamu gak kebagian yaaaa….?!?!?!?!

  8. # Evieon 02 Apr 2008 at 2:45 am

    I’m sure if i eat the food, i will get a diarhea for couple days. too risky.. :D better another food.

  9. # sitampandarimipaselatanon 02 Apr 2008 at 6:09 am

    yang di kotabaru belum begitu terasa, mbak. coba jajal yang di kauman. beuh…tobat2 deh pokoknya :mrgreen:

  10. # Theaon 02 Apr 2008 at 12:12 pm

    @evie..maksudnya gudeg?hehe
    @sitampan…wah besok ta jajale

  11. # bebexon 06 Apr 2008 at 4:08 pm

    the
    ama cak koting lebih yahud mana? :D

  12. # Theaon 09 Apr 2008 at 5:47 am

    @ Bebex…aku malam blom pernah ke Cak Koting tuh Bex:))

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