Oseng-oseng mercon name originally from its customers. They named mercon, Javanese word for firecracker, because its extra hot and spicy taste will give burnt and explode sensation in tongue, mouth, and stomach just like firecrackers. This dish containing of stir-fried small sliced-beef and cow's fat served with few spices, brown sugar, and a lot of cayenne pepper. If you dare enough to try, you can find this dish in KH.Ahmad Dahlan Street.
Wedang Ronde is a hot Javanese dessert containing floating glutinous rice balls stuffed with peanut paste, kolang kaling (palmfruit), pieces of bread and peanuts in a hot and sweet ginger and lemongrass tea. This hot drink can warm the body and it is believed to be useful for our health. You can drink wedang ronde along Malioboro or Northern Town Square at night.
Empal preferably using cow shank. First the beef is boiled then being cut along the muscle fiber. The cutlet beaten mildly until flattened then boiled in spices such as shallot, garlic, chili pepper, coriander, palm sugar and salt, mixed with bruised lemongrass, galangal, daun salam (Indonesian bay leaf), a little coconut milk and turmeric water. The last step is to fry the cutlet until dark. Empal served with a sprinkling of fried shallots and steamed rice. This delicious dish can be found in Beringharjo market, Ngasem market, and in many restaurants in Jogjakarta.
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