Kediri (ANTARA) – Soto is an Indonesian culinary dish made from both chicken and beef broth. This food is very suitable to eat both in the morning and in cold weather. The hot sauce is perfect for warming the body.
Soto is also prepared with various main spices according to their respective characteristics. There are those who like to use coconut milk, but there are also those who prefer clear.
In Kediri, East Java, there is a very famous chicken soto culinary dish. Established in 1926, this shop still exists today.
Is Rukmiani, owner of Soto Ayam Podjok, a Kediri culinary delight. He is the third generation who still continues to maintain this shop.
Rukmini admits that she still maintains her ancestral heritage of selling soto. The main ingredient is free-range chicken which is cooked until tender and the sauce becomes broth.
The sauce is then mixed with soto spices such as shallots, garlic, turmeric, and various other soto spices. After it is cooked, it is tasted and when it is just right it is sold.
“I’m the third generation. It started with my grandmother, when I was small, and has maintained it until now. I’m still as loyal as before, seedy and tasty,” he said in Kediri, Thursday.
He admitted that he cooks around 30 kilograms of rice for soto every day. On weekends, the amount of rice cooked is even greater, up to 65 kilograms.
He is grateful that customers keep coming back to buy the soto served at his stall. The soup he makes is made clear, from chicken stock.
“This is its characteristic, the soto is clear and tastes delicious,” he said.
One portion of chicken soup is priced at IDR 20 thousand. Apart from soto, there are also many side dishes available such as boiled free-range chicken eggs, perkedel, skin crackers and various other side dishes.
This soto is legendary and is often a reference for figures. Including former PBNU Chairman KH Said Aqil Siradj who also likes to eat this legendary soto.
Kiai. Said admitted that he always patronizes soto at this place, because it tastes delicious and tasty.
“It’s delicious, I often come here. It tastes delicious, after I eat it,” said Kiai Said while in Kediri.
Aji, another buyer also admitted that he was addicted to eating this soto. Even though there are many soto that can be used as references in Kediri, Soto Podjok’s culinary delights are still legendary.
“The price is a bit expensive compared to other soto, but the taste is delicious and savory. I like it,” said Aji.
This soto stall is also easy to find, because it is on Jalan Dhoho Kediri, which is the main route in this city. The location is on a street corner, according to the name Soto Podjok.
For those who are curious about enjoying soto soup that has seeds and a delicious taste, this stall is highly recommended to try the taste.
