Via Via Cafe
Trip Start
May 04, 2011
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Trip End
Oct 08, 2012
Where I stayed
What I did
Learn to cook Javanese
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Today was a great day. I was already registered for a private cooking class at Via Via at 4:00PM since the other evening one was already full. It worked out in my favor, I got to pick exactly what I wanted to make and had Mana, the instructor who has been working here for 16 years, give me her undivided attention. I had selected the following dishes: Sate Ayam (chicken Sate with peanut sauce), Terong Balado (eggplant with chili sauce), coconut rice, fried tempe and tofu as well as the fried fish crackers and chili dipping sauce. We slipped on our aprons and I used some muscles to grind all of the fresh ingredients. We finished right on schedule, at about 5:15PM, in time for me to take the 5:30PM yoga class. Mana kindly packed everything including the prepped chicken not yet cooked, so that I could heat and eat after the class.
The stretching and few poses were a nice re-introduction for my muscles to stretch. Especially after the hike, already my quads were tender to the touch so nothing too strenuous was fine by me. Of course normally I would think anything less than power yoga isn't worth my time but boy how my body has changed.
I rolled out of yoga and right into Via Via café. The restaurant was already starting to fill up, as always. I joined one of the girls from the class and her boyfriend (both from Holland). I shared a bit of my gourmet meal as we chatted about Nepal and traveling. I basically remained on the rooftop café even through the live band, until closing time.
