Tasty Thursdays

I had the Murtabak with beef from the Malaysian place, which is a tasty concoction of beef and egg wrapped in a thin roti for $ 7. The stand is operated by a woman at the cash register, and a man making the murtabaks by hand. He spreads a ball of dough, flips it like a pizza to almost a crêpe-​like thinness, plops it down on a big hot plate, throws in a scoop of your chosen filling (veggie, beef, chicken, or fish), cracks open a fresh egg, smooshes it in with a spoon, and folds it up. It’s filling and tasty, even though it doesn’t look like much. My Malaysian friend, who ordered the same thing, and said it tasted pretty authentic. I feel like they could do a lot more business if they had another person making food, because while the guy was very skilled, it’s easy to get thrown off by how long the line up is.

Just wanted to put it into persepective, 7 bucks for a martabak is on the expensive side, but until there is more selection in terms of malay/​indonesian street food this is the only place you can get them other than making them at home.
Also wanted to add, I wish that they offered martabak manis in addition to their martabak telur.

Tasty Thursday. Every Thursday.
July 14 — September 1, 2011
Tasty Food 11:00 am — 2:00 pm
Tasty Concerts Noon — 2:00 pm
Met with hundreds of my fellow T. O Tourists, White Collars (majority).
Queues are random but we were very civilized, friendly, patient.
Mostly familiar Foods and the occasional unfamiliar.
Malaysian ~ Pondicherry Caterers
Mexican ~ Mis Amigos Festival Catering
Caribbean ~ The Real Jerk
American ~ Woody’s Burgers
Peruvian ~ La Cocina de Dona Luz
Indian ~ Kathmandu Restaurant
Thai ~ Na Siam Thai, Coco Rice Thai
The most unusual to myself was Pondicherry’s Martabak (
).
It provides the most STREET Food visual sensation compared to other vendors.
Observe the Cook prepare the Dough, add Fillings, fried on both sides.
Chicken Martabak ($ 7.00) — Crêpe (external)/Samosa (internal) Hybrid?
Thin thin Dough wraps Peas, Potatoes, Beans, Chicken.
Seared in Ghee until Filling is cooked and exterior Dough is crispy.
Dip in your choice of sauces (2); Tomato Chutney, Coconut Chutney
Thirsty? Water Water Water
FILL-​UP and GO mobile Tap Water is available for sips and Bottle refills.
Bring your own re-​usable Water Bottle!
Vendors might have limited selection of Soda for sale.
Fixes please:
More seats for Concert enjoyment. Food (tables) enjoyment too.
Food Menu disappears in the sea of peeps. Place it above the crowd.
What happens on Rainy Thursdays in this outdoor event?
For your information, not all Foods are good as Street Food.
Some are best cooked to order or served in a Restaurant setting.
i.e. overcooked/over-Citrus’d Ceviche Mixto ($ 5.00)