Resto Harmoni - Kapasan Surabaya

Posted by thefoodgrapher March 27, 2014

Resto Harmoni - Kapasan Surabaya

Best Vegan "Beef Empal" in Town

Nasi Empal Vegetarian (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 18.000

Saat diet vegetarian, kadang ada saatnya ingin mencoba menu-menu yang berbeda. Berikut salah satu resto vegetarian yang memiliki resep unik dan berbeda dengan kebanyakan resto vege lain.
Salah satu yang menarik di sini adalah penggunaan bahan pengganti daging yang variatif, tidak melulu dari gluten (daging nabati).

When on a vegetarian diet, boredom usually ensues, there's when this vegetarian restaurant comes in handy. Here's one notable restaurant, which is quite unique where they use a variation of ingredients for their meat substitute. Usually other restaurant just uses gluten, which is both boring and not really my favorite as far as meat substitute goes.

Depot Harmoni

Depot Harmoni ini termasuk resto vegan, sama dengan Resto Loving Hut yang juga vegan, bahkan ada juga siaran yang sama dengan di Loving Hut tentang veganisme.
Vegan di sini berarti tidak mengkonsumsi apapun yang berasal dari hewan, termasuk telur dan susu.

This diner serves vegan menu, which is similar to Loving Hut Restaurant which is quite famous around the world. It's even got the same channel such as what you'd find in Loving Hut chains.
Vegan here means that they don't use any animal by-products, which include milk and eggs.

Lumpia Vegetarian (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 4.500

Lumpia Vegetarian ini salah satu menu snack yang dipesan pertama. Rasanya biasa, tidak terlalu spesial, mending coba yang lain kalau bukan pengemar berat lumpia.

Lumpia is a springroll, much like the one you'd find in vietnam. It's filling are usually some vegetable and meat, in this case, there weren't any meat. It tastes ok, but I dont find it notably tasty.

Brengkesan Tahu (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 5.000

Sup Jagung "Kepiting" (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 21.000

Sup Jagung Kepitingnya layak dicoba, rasanya enak, tidak eneg. Walau pertama saat datang, saya juga ragu apa enak, ternyata setelah dicoba, lumayan juga.

This corn and "crab" soup is worth to try, it tastes good despite of it lackluster appearance.

Penyetan Campur (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 21.000

Penyetan Campur ini terdiri dari "Bebek" (dari kulit tahu), Ke kian (kedelai & gandum - mirip bahan gluten), "Ayam" (saripati terigu) dan yang paling enak untuk selera saya, "Empal" (dari jamur)
Kalau disuruh memilih antara menu penyetan dan nasi empal, saya bakal memilih penyetannya. Rasa sambalnya top untuk ukuran vegan / vegetarian.

This mixed up of Penyetan (which is protein, meat, egg or tempeh / tofu, served with chilli sauce) is a dish of "Duck" (made of tofu skin), Ke Kian / Fish (similar to gluten), "Chicken" (made of wheat) and my favorite, "Empal" (made of mushroom).
Having to choose between the two popular dish of empal, Nasi Empal and Empal Penyet (part of this Penyetan Campur or you can order as standalone) I'd pick the Empal Penyet. The sambal here is superb, specially for vegan cooking.

Nasi Empal Vegetarian (Depot Harmoni) - Rp 18.000

Hidangan yang paling populer di sini adalah empalnya. Di sini empalnya tidak dibuat dari gluten, tapi menggunakan jamur. Rasanya enak, pas dimakan dengan sambalnya. Untuk selera saya, sambal vegetarian di sini termasuk paling enak.

This is their quite famous for the Indonesian beef dish, Empal. This Empal dish is a cousin of the more popular Rendang. It's made with beef, salam (similar to bay) leaf, and some herbs. It's usually boiled then fried with the herbs.
This one uses mushroom for beef substitute, and it tastes great. So much so I'd prefer having this over reguler beef Empal.
Their chilli sauce / sambal is one of the best for vegetarian restaurant in Surabaya.