Monday, April 20, 2009

Rujak Juhi (Cuttlefish Salad)

After a little break from my street food posts, now I'm back again with the Rujak (Indonesian fruit salad) post :)

Rujak Juhi is another kind of rujak but although the name is rujak, it doesn't contain of any fruits except if cucumber is consider as a fruit.

Juhi means salted cuttlefish in Indonesian language.



The ingredients:

From left to right: Lettuce, cucumber, fried boiled potatoes, cabbages,noodles, fried tofu,


From left to right: peanut sauce (made from ground fried peanut, garlic, hot chili, shallot, sugar, salt, vinegar, water, sweet soybean sauce), fried shreddered cuttlefish, and kaffir lime.

You can ask Rujak Juhi for a "take-out".


Sweet soysauce and kaffir lime juice.

Final touch, kerupuk (shrimp crakers/chips) on the top plus hot red chili sauce on the side. Yummy! :)

A plate of Rujak Juhi costs Rp. 9.000
Currency:
1 USD = Rp. 10.800
1 MYR = Rp. 3.000

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48 comments:

  1. Big Boys OvenApril 20, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    wow "sedup" so delicious. so tempting, you are such a tempting madamme lol! nice one!

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  2. SelbaApril 20, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    BBO: Hahaha... thanks for the compliment ;P

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  3. backStreetGluttonsApril 20, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Other than the similar sounding but diff spellings the food is so like KL but so unique and so Indon !
    bet its better than a lot of similar but 10x more expensive Japanese/Taiwanese tidbits !

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  4. PearlApril 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    LOL i second bbo!

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  5. MicaApril 20, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    Wow, this sounds delicious in all the right ways--sweet, salty, crunchy, spicy! I want some NOW!

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  6. J2KfmApril 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    not a fan of cuttlefish. but looks decent enough!

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  7. SelbaApril 20, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    BSG: So Indo? Hehehe... Probably this one is more likely Msian rojak, ya?

    pearl: It's really tempting? Hehehe...

    mica: I wish I can send it to you by DHL! LOL

    j2kfm: Can eat this rujak without the cuttlefish ;)

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  8. Sugar BeanApril 20, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    Ooo, it looks a little different from the Malaysian version. Would love to try it out!

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  9. ElyseApril 20, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Mmm, everything looks totally delicious!

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  10. SelbaApril 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    sugar bean: The one is Msia also got cuttlefish, right?

    elyse: It's delicious indeed :)

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  11. Faye flyApril 20, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    i tried tis b4 at medan ..is tat same ? but tat one no have cuttlefish jus fried prwan cake n veggie..

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  12. SelbaApril 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    faye fly: I don't think it's the same as in Medan because this rujak is an authentic rujak from Jakarta :)

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  13. worldwindowsApril 20, 2009 at 3:36 PM

    I can see the crowd, must be really good. Is that noodles on the plate?

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  14. SelbaApril 20, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    worldwindows: Yes, very crowded. It's yellow noodles :)

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  15. Bangsar-bAbEApril 20, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    This reminds me of Malaysian rojak mee. And I love kerupuk! =)

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  16. AnonymousApril 20, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    Sounds excellent - would love to try!

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  17. UnknownApril 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    wow... with noodles.... never try it but seems very spicy. ^o^

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  18. Katherine Roberts AucoinApril 20, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    Everything looks so wonderful and fresh!

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  19. SaraApril 20, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    I love these posts because I enjoy learning about new types of food!

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  20. PamApril 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    What a hearty and delicious salad. We need more street food here in Portland.

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  21. JeffApril 20, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Nice! I have been trying to find cuttlefish around here and zero luck. sniff sniff.

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  22. theUngourmetApril 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    I can almost taste this! I imagine how great the sweet, tangy, salty flavors must come together for a fabulous salad!

    I am not sure where to get cuttle fish, I wonder if I could substitute another kind of fish.

    Thanks for finding my blog and for the nice comments!

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  23. pisang goreng 115,NFApril 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    you make me drooling lar.....

    here we use kangkung also in dish

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  24. ChristineApril 21, 2009 at 12:47 AM

    Yarghle...drool.... sorry, I think I drooled all over your lovely pics.

    Everything there looks so scrumptious!!!

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  25. Monica HApril 21, 2009 at 3:07 AM

    This looks so good, but I'm confused. Why is it called fruit salad if there isn't any fruit in there?

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  26. HairyBerryApril 21, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    i think it's called juhu here...but it's hokkien and i'm cantonese, so i'm not so sure..hehehehe...

    yummy stuff! salty cuttlefish with sweet vegetables and a tangy dressing. ohhh, peanut sauce for the aroma..yummy!

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  27. ClaudiaApril 21, 2009 at 4:55 AM

    This looks delicious. I have never had cuttlefish... must be time. I love the mixture of ingredients.... mmmm.

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  28. La Cuisine d'HeleneApril 21, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Delicious. I love all the pictures.

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  29. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    bangsar-babe: There’s rojak mee in Msia? Whoaaa… must be nice :)

    5 star foodie: Hopefully, you can try it someday :)

    food paradise: Rujak juhi isn’t so spicy like the other rujaks :)

    Katherine aucoin: And yummy ;)

    sara: I’m glad to share these authentic street food posts :)

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  30. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    pam: Believe it or not, most of the time, street food tasted better than food in restaurant :)

    jeff: Ah… too bad, maybe try to find it in Chinatown or Japanese store near your area?

    the ungourmet: Hi the ungourmet, welcome to my blog. Hmmm… I’m not sure whether you can substitute the cuttlefish because it has its own aroma and texture (very different than other fish). I believe you can find cuttlefish in Chinatown or Japanese store. Good luck!

    pisang goreng: Kangkung in rujak? Here in Indonesia, there’s another rujak called Rujak cingur with ox nose as the main ingredient, also got kangkung in it :)

    sam’s mistress: Hahaha… no worries, it dry up quickly!

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  31. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    monica h: Hehehe… I’m also confused!

    nic: Juhu? Eh.. Maybe the word “Juhi” came from that word? What’s the word in Cantonese?
    Nic, seriously… I think I really need to learn from you how to describe food! :)

    Claudia: Give a try to salted cuttlefish, it’s also nice for a snack :)

    helene: Thank you, Helene :)

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  32. Foodie with Little Thyme!April 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    YUM!

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  33. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    foodie with little thyme: *drool*

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  34. catherine @ www.unconfidentialcook.comApril 21, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    I've never eaten cuttlefish, but this definitely makes me want to try it.

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  35. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    catherine: the cuttlefish salad is yummy :)

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  36. SarahApril 21, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    How fascinating, I love learning about other cultures food!

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  37. Donna-FFWApril 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    Everything looks so lovely.. I have not seen cuttlefish here to try:( Gorgeous photos.

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  38. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    donna-ffw: Do you have Chinatown in your area? Usually, they will sell dried cuttlefish :)

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  39. foodbinApril 21, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    an odd combination dish but it looks tasty with extra Kerupuk!

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  40. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    foodbin: Odd? Hehehe.. you gotta try it first! ;)

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  41. SapucheApril 21, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    This is a street snack I could really get addicted to. Well, this and all the other rujaks you've shared! Looks great!

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  42. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    sapuche: You like cuttlefish? :)

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  43. SapucheApril 21, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    I love cuttlefish! I've had it a lot in Vietnam and Japan. :)

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  44. SelbaApril 21, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    sapuche: Great! Then you definitely will love this cuttlefish salad :)

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  45. gill gillApril 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM

    Indo Language sounds similair to malaysian. Rujak sounds Rojak, & Juhi sounds "Juhu" means cuttlefish in hokkien...haha.

    I guess this Rujak Juhi is a similar version to Pasembor in malaysia. Pasembor basically have cucumber, turnip, prawn fritter, taukua & potato. and many more additional ingrediants such as squid, big prawn, hard boiled egg...etc

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  46. SelbaApril 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    gill gill: Hi Gill, thanks for stopping by my blog.

    Yes, Indonesian language and Malay language is quite similiar because it comes from the same root :)

    Wow... the Pasembor sounds so delicious!

    camelia: Hi Camelia, thanks for bumping into my blog :) I'll check out your site.

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  47. CRIZ LAIMay 5, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    It did look like the combination of our mee jawa and pasembur and did not look anything like our rojak. :P

    http://crizfood.com/

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  48. SelbaMay 6, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    criz lai: Yup, even for us Indonesian, we are confused why at the first place it's called as rujak since there's no fruit (except if you consider cucumber is a fruit), hehehe...

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