"Pak Slamet" Javanese Chicken Soto

Assalaamu'alaikum, wonderful people. Long time no see! I hope you are all doing well. It’s been a while since I posted anything, but luckily, last Saturday I finally found something to share. Aside from misreading the information about my friend's wedding party, this Saturday experience was a blast.

Last Saturday, I was invited to a wedding party. The invitation stated it would start at 10 a.m. However, when my wife and I arrived at the venue, it was not fully decorated, and there was no food yet. So, I had my wife call our friend. Surprisingly, he told us that we were supposed to be there at 1 p.m. My wife got a little mad at me for misreading the information.

Since she was already hungry, we decided to find something to eat. Finding a place that we both liked was quite a struggle since I have a lower tolerance for food. After a bit of an argument, we decided to eat at "Soto Lor Bale," one of our favorite soto warungs. Unfortunately, when we got there, it was already closed.

Without hesitation, we went to another popular soto warung not far from Soto Lor Bale that we hadn't tried before. It is called "Soto Pak Slamet," located near the level crossing of Pathukan, just north of it.

When we arrived, it was already lunchtime and almost full. Many people were having lunch. After ordering, I was surprised to find that the soup was not light; it looked like it had some coconut milk in it. Soup with coconut milk is something I can’t stand—it tastes weird.

However, after trying it, I found it was not that bad. It tasted good, though Soto Lor Bale still tastes better. One of the keys is that it uses Javanese Kampong Chicken, which explains why it tastes good. One bowl of chicken soto was enough to fill my hunger. Alhamdulillah. Although it is pricier than Soto Lor Bale, it can be an alternative for Javanese chicken soto. Try it out if you haven't; you won't regret it.

Wassalaamu'alaikum, wonderful people.