Fyi, not many Indonesians can actually succeed in making their own Martabak at home, especially to get exactly like it is sold on the street. (Thats why we prefer to buy it lol!) Anw, you did a good job, Beryl! 👏😊
I am Dutch-Indo. I was raised in the USA. My grandmother (Oma) always had chocolate muisjes aka chocolate sprinkles that she would make on white bread with butter like a sandwich and put it in my school lunch. I was the only kid that had chocolate sandwiches.
Yooooo samee, Indonesian American but living in Hong Kong, and this was something my Indonesian grandma would always make for us as kids when she visited!
@@nochujeykeyy3793 We have a lot of words that come from other languages. Like I just found out that "keju" is from Portuguese word "quiejo"; found out years ago that "gratis" is a Spanish word that's pronounced and means the same. Our language has very interesting origins!
“This is so sinful” is pretty much the description of Martabak manis right there. To a lot of us Indonesians, it truly is our guilty pleasure. (Edited for specificity due to the arguments in the replies)
I was travelling Indonesia with a friend and we were looking for a motorbike rental company. We heard what we thought was someone shouting "motorbike" through a crowded marketplace. Turns out it was martabak, but it was delicious. We eventually found a place to rent some motorbikes - and had full bellies.
This is why Indonesia is where my heart is.. because of Martabak Manis. Especially the Pizza version! I fly to Indonesia 3x a year since 2017 prior to the pandemic just to get a taste of their food. It's 4.5hrs away from my country The Philippines. Planning to build my own Martabak Business here this year with the help of friends I met from there. 🙂
@@TheIndonesianPride Thank you! Yes.. Filipino's will definitely love it. Not only this, even the Nasi Goreng I made were highly appreciated by my friends. Indonesian restaurant are very expensive here because the ingredients to make the food are not widely sold here. So I'm planning to open an affordable and authentic restaurant so people from my country can more appreciate Indonesian Cuisine.
1. I'm impressed by your research about martabak history and chocolate sprinkles 2. It's not fair that you made it first time and you succeeded making it fluffy, thick, and it looked perfect!!! I'm jealous 😂
I'm so impressed you include some research in this too. not just focusing on making food from recipes. not all people willing to do that, kudos to you.
Fyi Beryl, Actually this food has several names and the popular one (in many regions) is Terang Bulan (Moonlight) 🌒😄. Martabak itself is referring to the stuffed fried egg, you can search it, which is very different with Terang Bulan, but commonly they always being sold in the same store/stall. But in Jakarta, people commonly call Terang Bulan as Martabak Manis (sweet martabak) and the egg Martabak as Martabak Asin (Salty Martabak). That's why I got confused when first time buying Martabak manis in Jakarta, I thought it would be the fried egg Martabak with chocolate topping 😂
In Indonesia, Parents consider the quality of Martabak brought by their daughter's boyfriend as reflection of how the boy will treat their daughter. If he buys cheap low quality Martabak, it means he's a cheapskate.
All the videos including Indonesia makes me soooo happy! I’m Australian and American and Indonesian but I feel like Indo culture deserves so much more appreciation!!
I'm half Indonesian and haven't been back to Jakarta in over 2 years, so I've been missing home and all the food so much! I've been making martabak manis ever month since the beginning of lockdown 😂 The best thing ever!
i'm Indonesian and I think the savory martabak has a different history from the sweet one. As you mentioned the savory martabak has a lot of influences from Muslim conquest in Indonesia but martabak manis (the sweet one) I think originally comes from Chinese culture as it mentioned in the video it's called hok lo pan or sometimes terang bulan which is also very popular in Malaysia and Singapore
@H S The Dutch Make us craving for Chocolate Sprinkles, Condensed milk, cheese, and why not... Margarine. Having butter and fresh milk are way too expensive for us
@@llama2745 I was grown up in Sulawesi Island a place far away from Malaysia peninsula. I Just realise that "Terang Bulan" is called "Martabak manis" when I visited Jakarta.
While the name 'martabak' comes from Arabic, the 'martabak manis' or 'terang bulan' itself is actually influenced by a Chinese pancake. See 'Min Jiang Kueh'. But of course Indonesians put their own twist on it. While the Chinese only put peanuts and sugar, we Indonesians would put cheese, hagelslag, nutella, jams, banana slices, and pretty much anything you can find on the fridge.
I really hope I get to try all Asian cuisine and also visit their place one day after pandemic ends .....love from India to all Indonesian reading this😘🇮🇳 ....
This made me so nostalgic for Indonesian food, thank you Beryl! I do want to add that another Dutch influence is the brand of margarine used when making martabak manis, it’s called Blue Band and it’s originally from the Netherlands. My family believes it makes a difference in flavor (tbh I can’t tell) bc it almost reminds me of cultured butter, despite being margarine. When my aunties would make martabak in the states they’d actually invest in getting a huge can of Blue Band margarine to try to get it tasting like home as much as possible. This was such a great video, thank you! Also P.S. to anyone making this at home, be as inventive with your fillings as you would a pizza. I’ve eaten some martabak where people put shaved toblerone, Nutella, and even durian inside. Chocolate, cheese, condensed milk, and peanuts is standard but it’s totally normal to opt out of an ingredient you might not enjoy.
when i was younger i used to go with my dad to our local martabak stall. the older gentleman would scold my dad when he asked for less butter. he would say “if you’re going to eat martabak, you have to do it right! otherwise it won’t be as good!” before adding even more butter 😌😌
Tip for not using plastic wrap to cover your bowl while dough or batter is resting: put a plate over the bowl and then drape a towel over it. If the batter or dough rises, it's easy to either scrape what is stuck on the plate back into the bowl. If it's just resting, not rising, just drape a towel or put the plate alone. Much more earth- friendly than plastic wrap!
Hi, Beryl! Can’t belive that we, Indonesian, learn the history of martabak from you! 🤣🤣 And you’re right that it’s “freaking sinful”. You should try the original version here. 😚👌
The savoury Martabak looks very similar to Mughlai Paratha Edit: As the video proceeded and you mentioned Martabak had Middle-Eastern influences, I realized why it looked similar to Mughlai Paratha. These parathas were the Mughal version of Mutabaaq, and are typically folded flatbreads with eggs and spicy minced meat in them, deep-fried in oil.
I am impressed that most of the people reminds the fact that Martabak is something to "bribe" the parents so you can take the girl out. As if any foreigner who wants to date an Indonesian girl must do it And to be fair. It does. That's unwritten law that every Indonesian understands
@@dianaberlianti7238 steal your future inlaws heart is more like it not bribe 😁 to bribe a father to hand over his daughter you need 100g solid gold 😆😅😀😊😎
I need to praise her as sweet martabak is one of the dessert that really hard to make correctly even if the ingredients are simple Thumbs up for you berryl
Loved the history part. Have seen Martabak when in Indonesia, but never tried it. Was kind of a turn off having cheese and chocolate together. But you've demystified it, so I will try to make your version. Love your vlogs.
I love seeing more local filmakers. Also I wonder if there's a way to do this backwards by just picking a random dot on the map, finding a local, and asking what's good? Like, I have no clue what street food is in Congo but would love to find out.
Indonesian Me seeing Beryl try to make martabak: I doubt she can do that, that one is tricky Indonesian Me at 8:30 : *HOLY MOLY SHE CAN MAKE MARTABAK, ON HER FIRST TRY!*
I'm so happy when Beryl tried make a video abt Martabak and coincidentally I watched this while eating martabak too! How cool is that?! Anyways as a fellow indonesians, enjoy breaking your ramadan fast.
It is not only choco cheese top filling, but also triple combinations such as banana choco cheese or choco cheese peanut crushed. You can also combine only 2 ingredients for the filling such as choco banana, choco peanut crushed, and banana cheese. The batter itself can be mixed with pandan flavor and durian vla or cheddar cheese for the filling. Traditional filling is the black sticky rice and shreded coconut.
Actually this food has several names and the popular one (in many region) is Terang Bulan (Moonlight) 🌒😄. Martabak itself is referring to the stuffed fried egg, you can search it, which is very different with Terang Bulan, but commonly they always being sold in the same store/stall. But in Jakarta, people commonly call Terang Bulan as Martabak Manis (sweet martabak) and the egg Martabak as Martabak Asin (Salty Martabak). That's why I got confused when first time buying Martabak manis in Jakarta, I thought it would be the fried egg Martabak with chocolate topping 😂
Ikr that part lowkey scares me because how accurate it is. If you wanted your video to get more views, just put Indonesia in the title. Works like magic 😂
Martabak is one of the things I miss most about my trip to Indonesia 🥺♥️ Ultimate guilty pleasure in the midnight - still remember those nights standing next to a street vendor waiting for that freshly made Martabak covered in tons of butter, cheese and chocolate 🤤🤤🤤
As someone who grew up in Jakarta and can't get it where I live now in the US, I've tried to make it many times with many recipes and have had mostly mixed results, which is why I find myself very impressed at your success at it, which in turn encourages me to try again as I remain unable to go back.
@@aneliaperdana9488 so do I!! I love how the chocolate transform from melted to frozed in the next morning, and of courae with a lot of frozed butter too! You could actually taste the sin rightafter 🤣🤣
I'm fairly new to your channel and I'm LOVING it! All my ancestor's came from the Netherlands and I always wondered about the strong indonesian influence in their food. Thank you for the history lesson! Now I want to delve in more and also visit Indonesia. 🥰
I've lived in Indonesia for a very long time and this is by far the most popular and delicious street food. You should try Rendang for the best beef dish you will ever have as well.
2:25 What Fathoni said was definitely true,, my father convinced my granny with martabak so he can take my mom on a date. and here they are happy with three child
I love that you included some historical background on the food you are showcasing. Congrats being successful making it on the first try. Love your video, as always.
Am I the only person who is jealous of Beryl not gaining an ounce eating all these delicious food, while here I am, gaining 2 kilos just by passing a restaurant.
I really appreciate that you make a whole video dedicated for martabak. Martabak deserves it. And, your food choice is always on point! As an Indonesian I'm really glad that you represented my country accurately
02:30 nope, that's not the classic ones. Chocolate and cheese is a new addition to martabak. When I'm in elementary school, martabak manis only have 2 options: Ketan hitam kelapa (sweet sticky rice and coconut) and kacang (peanut).
Not really. I remember I eat Martabak with cheese and condensed milk when I was 3, and that is well over 18 years ago. So no, chocolate, cheese, and peanuts were definitely the classics.
@@novrendy After I do some quick search on Wikipedia about the origin of Martabak Manis, I think that the only one which qualified to be the classic one is Peanut, it was the original creation. Sweet sticky rice probably also a new addition, but it was added before my time to take my girlfriend out. My children will probably consider cheese and chocolate martabak manis as "classic recipe", but in my memories, I just probably too old to call them classics. Btw, it was 1998, before that year, cheese and chocolate was considered a luxury.
@yusuf nelwandi yeah I remember the sweet black sticky rice and coconut I think it's in the 90's/nineties and I think not many people like it (including me, I don't like it, I only have seen my big family buy it only once at my aunt family) may that's why it's going down and not so popular, maybe it's already extinct now I never seen again for a long time or maybe it's survived somewhere in the corner 🤷♀️ , unlike the peanut one that still popular to this day but not as popular as Choco chese or choco peanut .
I tried making martabak here in the UK with local ingredients and all. Can't seem to make it after multiple tries. The top commenter was right; not many Indonesians can actually succeed in making martabak themselves. Kudos to you for successfully making it on the first try!
The street foods from back home in Puerto Rico are "frituras" which mean fried finger food. There's quite a few: Alcapurrías Pastelillos (beef, chicken or different types of seafood) Cheese dogs (hot dog wrapped cheese and in a thin dough) Píononos (sweet plantain stuffed with beef) Sorullitos Relleno de papa (less common these days is made with breadfruit) Anywhere in the island you can find some of these being sold :)
Ooohh .. You can put any filling for martabak, you can put peanut butter, chocolate chunk like toblerone or cadburry, strawberry jam, matcha cream, banana, even with durian jam!! Soooo goooooddd...👍👍👍
the classic topping/filling for martabak actually not the chocolate sprinkle one but the one with crush peanut and condense milk. the chocolate sprinkle variant are the one that most people, especially millenials, nowadays grew up with. my mom told me the original martabak back in the day only have one flavour, the crush peanut.
I remember tasting this for the first time at the World Street Food Festival in Manila & can't forget it ever since! I'm still looking for someone who sells this (even though my blood sugar will be in danger xD)
Beryl, you did a great job from asking opinions from fellow Indonesians, calling a friend who is a videographer, filming it, then cooking it. I feel like Indonesia has a special place in your heart. Thank you..
It reminds me, when my late father and grand parents still alive, sweet and savoury martabak was our weekend or Sunday night food, we used to go there (martabak pecenongan 65A) so full of memories
WOW. You, as a non-Indonesian or someone who never tried martabak before, successfully made martabak for the first time. Me, as an Indonesian who has already eaten martabak many times but failed when tried to make one, SO IMPRESSED.
OMG< I fell in love with this DISH when I travelled to Indonesia in the 1990s. THANK GOD YOU brought this to your channel Beryl! It's very sinful and you have to ad more butter!
liked it sooo much about the video style. its kinda remind me of "great big story" kind of editing and love how beryl's notebook is back. as always good videos and your passion about foods always make me craving for some 😁. 👍
I FEEL SUMMONED!!! Also, for better heat distribution you can use an iron cast pan to make martabak, it will give you crispy outer layer while keeping it juicy and pourous
actually I'm quite surprised that in Philippines there's huge diaspora of Indonesians! I got my first savoury Martabak in Philippines from an Indonesian-owned shop as well, the owner was originally from Surabaya (a city in Indonesia) but he already stayed in Philippinnes for years!!! and now, I'm craving Martabak :)
You did really well for such a first timer, Beryl. Even for Indonesians, it could be hard to achieve that bubbly looking pancake. Hope you enjoy that little piece of our food culture. Wish you all good luck, Maam. Sending love from Indonesia ❤
Surely i am impressed in how you cook martabak and succeed in one try (unlike me), but i am more impressed on how you brought up a history of Dutch-Indonesian which brings similarities in culinary, one of them is hagelslag and chocolate sprinkle, others like bitterballen and risoles, or ollie bollen and odading, etc.
You should try different fillings, Beryl! My favorite is chocolate sprinkles, crushed peanuts, and roasted sesame seeds, which is still on the "original" side. Many martabak stalls have crazy fillings these days--Toblerone, Silver Queen (another brand of popular candy/chocolate bar here), crushed Oreo, sliced bananas, Nutella, Kitkat, Ovomaltine, sweet corn, you name it! They also add stuffs like Thai tea, green tea, and charcoal to the batter. I personally think the original batter with original fillings like chocolate sprinkles/cheese/peanuts/sesame seeds is the best, but it's fun to venture out to and try the "hip" fillings once in a while. And great job making it yourself! I tried several times in college and failed and had to wait until I went home to Indonesia to eat one again.
The sweet kind looks kinda like very big dorayaki with chocolate and cheese instead of Anko (azuki beans sweet paste) :) I love how you seek for roots of different kind of food from all over the world 🌎🌍
Oh my goodness!! 1st time ever I can say that I’ve actually tried something from one of your videos! I’ve tried the savoury kind! My uncle makes this and it’s delicious! 😆💕
Canada: Beaver Tails. Growing up in Ottawa, our nation’s capital, my family enjoyed skating on the canal in the winter and beaver tails, a fried whole wheat pastry topped with butter and cinnamon sugar, and hot chocolate were a warm treat after the activity. The smell still reminds me of wonderful family outings embracing, rather than hiding from, the winter season.
actually apam balik is different with martabak. in my area in riau (indonesian provinces with lots of melayu people) there are 2 types of this sweet pancake. apam balik and martabak manis (sweet martabak). martabak manis has crispy edge on the outside with more porous textre ( honeycomb texture) so more height but fluffier with variety topping such as chocolate cheese sesame peanut. meanwhile, apam balik slightly densier and more flat without crisoy edge. it has slightly bouncy/cake like texture. usually has topping sugar + peanuts or sticky rice. both of them kinda look similar but actually different. ingredient differents such as types of flour, riser agent, etc and different ratio. therefore, different taste created. even savory martabak in indonesia also has 2 types: martabak telor (egg martabak) and martabak kubang. martabak telur usually has no sauce paste in the filling and the thin skin was created by frying the thin dought. however, martabak kubang was using rendang paste, rendang beef, and egg with other ingredients as mix of filling. the thin dough is not fried but cooked or grilled with butter/ margarines. so the different types of crispy is created by this technique. Martabak telur usually more popular in java (including jakarta), bali, and kalimantan. however, martabak kubang is more popular in sumatra as martabak kubang was influenced by Minangnese cuisine.
@@detroit7543 nope, theg are different. martabak manis, martabak tipis kering (thin crispy martabak), apam balik, and lekker are different. lekker is more similar to crepes.
U wrong martabak manis first is from bangka belitung thats why is said martabak bangka... and is invented by chinese peranakan bangka...different from martabak asin that brought by india merchant ....also with apam balik is invented by chinese peranakan malay ...
If you try to make it at home, use a heavy-bottom pan such as a cast iron, since it retains and distributes the heat really well. It's the key to make it porous:)
there's this adorable joke turned into habit where people would often bring martabak manis as a gift when visiting their girlfriend's parents for the first time! this dish is sweet, warm, welcoming it feels like a hug. and who doesn't like hugs, right?
Fyi, not many Indonesians can actually succeed in making their own Martabak at home, especially to get exactly like it is sold on the street. (Thats why we prefer to buy it lol!) Anw, you did a good job, Beryl! 👏😊
IKR, she did really well, I couldn't make it as fluffy
Same
Don't say that. I was hoping to make it at home. 😭
@@sumitghawali6428 its ok. the enjoyment of the process is what counts 😂😂
What's the hard part? Then I will make sure to concentrate during that when making it. Lol
"It's hard to put that much butter on yourself, it's easier when somebody does it for you"
you really hit the nail on the head there
I just wanna comment that she forget to put the butter,but after hear what she said....make sense😅🤷♀️
I am Dutch-Indo. I was raised in the USA. My grandmother (Oma) always had chocolate muisjes aka chocolate sprinkles that she would make on white bread with butter like a sandwich and put it in my school lunch. I was the only kid that had chocolate sandwiches.
Yooooo samee, Indonesian American but living in Hong Kong, and this was something my Indonesian grandma would always make for us as kids when she visited!
It's very interesting how Choco sprinkles were called muisjis in dutch bcs in indonesia we call it 'meses' 😂
@@nochujeykeyy3793 muisjes is different from hagelslag (choclate sprinkles) though.
@@nochujeykeyy3793 We have a lot of words that come from other languages. Like I just found out that "keju" is from Portuguese word "quiejo"; found out years ago that "gratis" is a Spanish word that's pronounced and means the same. Our language has very interesting origins!
I thought chocolate sprinkles are very common around the world😯
As a Filipino who has been replicating roti bandung for weeks now and lovin it, itu makanan enak 🤤
“This is so sinful” is pretty much the description of Martabak manis right there. To a lot of us Indonesians, it truly is our guilty pleasure.
(Edited for specificity due to the arguments in the replies)
Ok but, who ask?
@@jebait1073 you just did
True !
I hope you'll try durian martabak yuuuummm
@@jebait1073 you
I was travelling Indonesia with a friend and we were looking for a motorbike rental company. We heard what we thought was someone shouting "motorbike" through a crowded marketplace. Turns out it was martabak, but it was delicious. We eventually found a place to rent some motorbikes - and had full bellies.
this is so funny
lol what a great story!!
Such a wholesome story 😂
lol motorbike became martabak no connection what so ever but hai is good food better enjoy it
This is so funny
* laughing in Indonesia : WKWKWKWK *
This is why Indonesia is where my heart is.. because of Martabak Manis. Especially the Pizza version! I fly to Indonesia 3x a year since 2017 prior to the pandemic just to get a taste of their food. It's 4.5hrs away from my country The Philippines. Planning to build my own Martabak Business here this year with the help of friends I met from there. 🙂
Good luck with your business! Maybe Indonesians and Filipinos are both sweet toothed :D :D.
@@TheIndonesianPride Thank you! Yes.. Filipino's will definitely love it. Not only this, even the Nasi Goreng I made were highly appreciated by my friends. Indonesian restaurant are very expensive here because the ingredients to make the food are not widely sold here. So I'm planning to open an affordable and authentic restaurant so people from my country can more appreciate Indonesian Cuisine.
Good luck! Spread the happiness!
don't forget there is a sweet martabak and a salty martabak, two foods that are quite different but both delicious
@@margahart good luck !!!!
1. I'm impressed by your research about martabak history and chocolate sprinkles
2. It's not fair that you made it first time and you succeeded making it fluffy, thick, and it looked perfect!!! I'm jealous 😂
I think it's mostly because she used a pan that is similar to the pan used by vendors at the street. Most of us just don't have that kind of pan
Terimah kasih indonesia 🙏
acu cinta indonesia ♥️
greetings from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Nice bro👍
Thank you. But the true word for 'i' is "aku" not "Acu" or you can write "Asu" . Lol.
@@aienyu9900 don't even say the word 'Asu' lmao, 'Asu' is basically a bad word that usually indonesian use, like saying "oh shxt"
Thank you.
Mabuhay
I'm so impressed you include some research in this too. not just focusing on making food from recipes. not all people willing to do that, kudos to you.
That girl with glasses who eats Martabak Telur with rice:
"Ah I see. So you're (Wo)man of culture as well"
Yep that's me too haha
Astaga, aku baru tau disini kalo ada yang makan martabak pake nasi.
Baru tadi sahur, makan pake martabak asin + nasi 😂
Yeah been there done that... 👍
Its nothing unusual the unsual ones that i've done is eating Pizza with rice yes Pizza with tice
My father is a martabak seller, and when i see the dough start bubbling i just like
" you got your martabak in a good way girl "
Ahh masa sih
@@happycooking7381. YES
Fyi Beryl,
Actually this food has several names and the popular one (in many regions) is Terang Bulan (Moonlight) 🌒😄.
Martabak itself is referring to the stuffed fried egg, you can search it, which is very different with Terang Bulan, but commonly they always being sold in the same store/stall.
But in Jakarta, people commonly call Terang Bulan as Martabak Manis (sweet martabak) and the egg Martabak as Martabak Asin (Salty Martabak).
That's why I got confused when first time buying Martabak manis in Jakarta, I thought it would be the fried egg Martabak with chocolate topping 😂
Whenever i make terang bulan it's never bubling 😭 but i don't really care it taste delicious 🤤🤤
She used the right kind of pan and fire
I'm going to come up with a rule about dating my kids and suitors bringing me food, that's brilliant 😂
In Indonesia, Parents consider the quality of Martabak brought by their daughter's boyfriend as reflection of how the boy will treat their daughter. If he buys cheap low quality Martabak, it means he's a cheapskate.
Hahahaha
Yaahh..
Ask them bring the best one,the expensive one...
No debat - no negotiation..
👍🤣
agreed..
i will apreciate the girl and her family with my best.. Martabak is the option muahaha :D
brilliant indeed
All the videos including Indonesia makes me soooo happy! I’m Australian and American and Indonesian but I feel like Indo culture deserves so much more appreciation!!
I'm half Indonesian and haven't been back to Jakarta in over 2 years, so I've been missing home and all the food so much! I've been making martabak manis ever month since the beginning of lockdown 😂 The best thing ever!
I know the feeling, missing indo food😭😭😭
I missed tempe mendoan sooo much..
Martabak still can be made.. but with tempe?💔
Do you speak Indonesian?
It's basically everything your dietician would advice against 😆
I’m a student dietician and I’d say eat what you love and eat with variety (so maybe don’t eat this everyday haha)
@@lily2064 yep
And assuming it's butter and not margarine it's actually healthy. :)
And that's why it is so good 😄
yoi ..tapi kan endulitaz... hehehehe
In old days ,Indonesian fathers let boys dates their daughters for a box of martabak.
So you know how precious it is.
Haxxx one of the sacred item for every boyfriend that want to visit their girlfriend's house
The legend say
The quality of martabak can effect your chance to get permission from your girlfriend's parent to marry their daughter
According to some friends, it still works that way for them even today. LOL.
That was funny 😂😂
It's a sacred item tho🤣🤣
i'm Indonesian and I think the savory martabak has a different history from the sweet one. As you mentioned the savory martabak has a lot of influences from Muslim conquest in Indonesia but martabak manis (the sweet one) I think originally comes from Chinese culture as it mentioned in the video it's called hok lo pan or sometimes terang bulan which is also very popular in Malaysia and Singapore
@H S I'm not sure but I'm guessing it's the cheese part
@H S I suppose the dutch introduced the toppings especially the sprinkles and cheese. We basically put chocolate sprinkles on every dessert and toast
this is why we shouldn't called it martabak manis, terang bulan ftw.
@H S The Dutch Make us craving for Chocolate Sprinkles, Condensed milk, cheese, and why not... Margarine.
Having butter and fresh milk are way too expensive for us
@@llama2745 I was grown up in Sulawesi Island a place far away from Malaysia peninsula. I Just realise that "Terang Bulan" is called "Martabak manis" when I visited Jakarta.
"Indonesian, you have been summoned" , this is so true. Any video that related to Indonesia always got a lot attention from us 🤟
While the name 'martabak' comes from Arabic, the 'martabak manis' or 'terang bulan' itself is actually influenced by a Chinese pancake. See 'Min Jiang Kueh'.
But of course Indonesians put their own twist on it. While the Chinese only put peanuts and sugar, we Indonesians would put cheese, hagelslag, nutella, jams, banana slices, and pretty much anything you can find on the fridge.
fun fact : martabak manis is better to be served at night, it feels different than eating it on daylight 😂
hahaha... I could eat it day or night, especially if no other food 😄
Definitely! It screams calories yet too good to refuse
Honestly tho
Like cereal 😁
THIS IS 100% TRUE hahahah
I love how Beryl's videos could be just recipes, but in the end the "how to prepare" is like the least important thing in the whole video.
can someone appreciate the martabak man making a whole stand mixer from one legged had mixer? He's legend
baru sadaaarrrrr 😂
I really hope I get to try all Asian cuisine and also visit their place one day after pandemic ends .....love from India to all Indonesian reading this😘🇮🇳 ....
Thanks bhai. Hope things get better in India in the midst of current tsunami of Covid.
Om namah shivaya🙏
❤ from Indonesia
@@geschmackj209 thanks brother and stay safe and good to get wishes from u......jai Bhavani 🙏
This made me so nostalgic for Indonesian food, thank you Beryl! I do want to add that another Dutch influence is the brand of margarine used when making martabak manis, it’s called Blue Band and it’s originally from the Netherlands. My family believes it makes a difference in flavor (tbh I can’t tell) bc it almost reminds me of cultured butter, despite being margarine. When my aunties would make martabak in the states they’d actually invest in getting a huge can of Blue Band margarine to try to get it tasting like home as much as possible. This was such a great video, thank you!
Also P.S. to anyone making this at home, be as inventive with your fillings as you would a pizza. I’ve eaten some martabak where people put shaved toblerone, Nutella, and even durian inside. Chocolate, cheese, condensed milk, and peanuts is standard but it’s totally normal to opt out of an ingredient you might not enjoy.
The expensive one is using weissman butter. I never tried one, but this exlusive food is truly amazing
You can also add fruits to it
Like banana slices
Bananas, dates, jackfruits work too
my favorite topping is black sticky rice, the texture when you bite them is the best.
I've also had oreo cream cheese martabak, it was great! Peanut Butter is becoming mainstream too. Be really creative with the toppings!
So glad more and more Indonesian food getting recognized. It is so underrated, people need to know how diverse, intense and delicious our food is.
I gotta say, martabak looks AMAZING!
The one that get the spotlight often are only nasi goreng and rendang tho :')
@@annbrookens945 it truly does, a guilty pleasure u mustn't skip.
@@echoessparks6104 because rendang deserves the spotlight. But come on, we have so many more good food that are to die for and ppl need to know that.
Same I’m super happy it’s getting the recognition it deserves
1:51 Eating martabak with rice. She definitely 100% Indonesian
Hahaha:D
In sundanese pronouncing, they called it "disanguan" 🤣
Lmao
No rice no life 🍚
Sanguan wa 🤭
when i was younger i used to go with my dad to our local martabak stall. the older gentleman would scold my dad when he asked for less butter. he would say “if you’re going to eat martabak, you have to do it right! otherwise it won’t be as good!” before adding even more butter 😌😌
Tip for not using plastic wrap to cover your bowl while dough or batter is resting: put a plate over the bowl and then drape a towel over it. If the batter or dough rises, it's easy to either scrape what is stuck on the plate back into the bowl. If it's just resting, not rising, just drape a towel or put the plate alone. Much more earth- friendly than plastic wrap!
Could you do an episode on some meals that you grew up on or your husband grew up on. Childhood memory meals.
I like this idea!
Hi, Beryl! Can’t belive that we, Indonesian, learn the history of martabak from you! 🤣🤣
And you’re right that it’s “freaking sinful”. You should try the original version here. 😚👌
I’m ready!!! Get me out of nyc
@@BerylShereshewskyYou should try to cook indonesian daily dish ; Sayur Lodeh, gado-gado, Soto Lamongan, etc. ua-cam.com/video/ZYaZa7o-qo0/v-deo.html
I'm Indonesian and the martabak I make never looked as good as yours!! I'm literally soo surprised and proud of you Beryl.. teehee :)
The way you make this video was so beautiful. Clips, audio, references, geography.
Perfect!
ahh thank you!!!
The savoury Martabak looks very similar to Mughlai Paratha
Edit: As the video proceeded and you mentioned Martabak had Middle-Eastern influences, I realized why it looked similar to Mughlai Paratha. These parathas were the Mughal version of Mutabaaq, and are typically folded flatbreads with eggs and spicy minced meat in them, deep-fried in oil.
Yes, indonesian food is very much influenced by India, Arab, chinese and Malay.. so yeahh, many of our food are similar with other countries😀
I am impressed that most of the people reminds the fact that Martabak is something to "bribe" the parents so you can take the girl out. As if any foreigner who wants to date an Indonesian girl must do it
And to be fair. It does. That's unwritten law that every Indonesian understands
hahaha it is indeed. In my time, if a boy/man want to date some girl, you should "steal" your inlaws heart first😂.
Lmao. U got it
Ngakak tp betul XD
"Cara nyogok camer"
@@dianaberlianti7238 steal your future inlaws heart is more like it not bribe 😁 to bribe a father to hand over his daughter you need 100g solid gold 😆😅😀😊😎
Ga pernah ngalamin itu, lebih suka dibawain buah. Lol
OMG, I’ve recently realised this is such a thing at the moment. All the hip young food instergrammers in Melbourne are posting pics of it
really?? 😱
does it look the same (as in how sinful it is with spoonful of margarine/butter lol)
I need to praise her as sweet martabak is one of the dessert that really hard to make correctly even if the ingredients are simple
Thumbs up for you berryl
Made the martabak today. It was so amazing. Everyone at home loved it. 💚💚💚❤❤😍😍
Loved the history part. Have seen Martabak when in Indonesia, but never tried it. Was kind of a turn off having cheese and chocolate together. But you've demystified it, so I will try to make your version. Love your vlogs.
I love seeing more local filmakers. Also I wonder if there's a way to do this backwards by just picking a random dot on the map, finding a local, and asking what's good? Like, I have no clue what street food is in Congo but would love to find out.
What a great idea!
Yess that would be interesting, works like a surprise
I would love to see that
yyes! including local filmakers is a great new part of the channel
Indonesian Me seeing Beryl try to make martabak: I doubt she can do that, that one is tricky
Indonesian Me at 8:30 : *HOLY MOLY SHE CAN MAKE MARTABAK, ON HER FIRST TRY!*
Ikr...
I failed on my first time, dang!!
Bener banget, gw buat bantet, plus gosong bawah dan buy is better
@@lenziany Same. XD
@@easyyoung2527 sama woi tengah masih agak lembab tapi bawah dah mulai sikit
I'm so happy when Beryl tried make a video abt Martabak and coincidentally I watched this while eating martabak too! How cool is that?! Anyways as a fellow indonesians, enjoy breaking your ramadan fast.
It is not only choco cheese top filling, but also triple combinations such as banana choco cheese or choco cheese peanut crushed. You can also combine only 2 ingredients for the filling such as choco banana, choco peanut crushed, and banana cheese. The batter itself can be mixed with pandan flavor and durian vla or cheddar cheese for the filling. Traditional filling is the black sticky rice and shreded coconut.
Actually this food has several names and the popular one (in many region) is Terang Bulan (Moonlight) 🌒😄.
Martabak itself is referring to the stuffed fried egg, you can search it, which is very different with Terang Bulan, but commonly they always being sold in the same store/stall.
But in Jakarta, people commonly call Terang Bulan as Martabak Manis (sweet martabak) and the egg Martabak as Martabak Asin (Salty Martabak).
That's why I got confused when first time buying Martabak manis in Jakarta, I thought it would be the fried egg Martabak with chocolate topping 😂
We called egg martabak as Martabak Telor not Martabak Asin
0:29 SHE KNOWS-
Ikr that part lowkey scares me because how accurate it is. If you wanted your video to get more views, just put Indonesia in the title. Works like magic 😂
lmfao :))
Dia emang udah famous btw
Martabak is one of the things I miss most about my trip to Indonesia 🥺♥️ Ultimate guilty pleasure in the midnight - still remember those nights standing next to a street vendor waiting for that freshly made Martabak covered in tons of butter, cheese and chocolate 🤤🤤🤤
As someone who grew up in Jakarta and can't get it where I live now in the US, I've tried to make it many times with many recipes and have had mostly mixed results, which is why I find myself very impressed at your success at it, which in turn encourages me to try again as I remain unable to go back.
They do sell it in the US! Its called Martabak OK, in Philadelphia. Idk if its near ur place or not tho, haha
Please look for devina hermawan's channel and watch her martabak video. She share all of screet to make perfect martabak. But she speak in bahasa.
You can get them from Martabak OK (@ martabakok on Instagram) in Philly, they ship across the country.
Fun fact : left over martabak from the fridge is also pleasing to eat in the next morning wkwkwk
Indeed.. Lol..
Actually I prefer ate my Martabak that way. Because it tasted very good after it sits on fridge overnight..
@@aneliaperdana9488 so do I!! I love how the chocolate transform from melted to frozed in the next morning, and of courae with a lot of frozed butter too! You could actually taste the sin rightafter 🤣🤣
HOW COULD YOU MAKE MARTABAK BETTER THAN MY FIRST TIME I MAKE IT!?😭😭 YOU'RE AMAZING!!
hahah awwwww
I love that Beryl always does her homework right
I'm fairly new to your channel and I'm LOVING it! All my ancestor's came from the Netherlands and I always wondered about the strong indonesian influence in their food. Thank you for the history lesson! Now I want to delve in more and also visit Indonesia. 🥰
Is it just me or does the pancake part of the sweet martabak look like a delicious giant crumpet?!
Looks amazing!
Same. The cross section totally reminded me of crumpets, also a little bit of japanese dorayaki.
Definitely not just you, I got crumpet vibes as well (although crumpets are usually yeasted, so the texture and taste probably isn't the same)
@@illfayted It is kind of like a 100-times sized dorayaki!
I was thinking the same thing, made want to make some and have butter and Golden Syrup all over them, yum.
I've lived in Indonesia for a very long time and this is by far the most popular and delicious street food. You should try Rendang for the best beef dish you will ever have as well.
2:25 What Fathoni said was definitely true,, my father convinced my granny with martabak so he can take my mom on a date. and here they are happy with three child
I love that you included some historical background on the food you are showcasing. Congrats being successful making it on the first try. Love your video, as always.
Am I the only person who is jealous of Beryl not gaining an ounce eating all these delicious food, while here I am, gaining 2 kilos just by passing a restaurant.
Haha I am a pretty active runner to be fair!
hahqhahahahahah,u need to control urself and ur portion more
Pass and furious inside the restaurant I guess?
@@BerylShereshewsky that's explain a lot..
You can tell she stays in shape
I really appreciate that you make a whole video dedicated for martabak. Martabak deserves it. And, your food choice is always on point! As an Indonesian I'm really glad that you represented my country accurately
02:30 nope, that's not the classic ones. Chocolate and cheese is a new addition to martabak. When I'm in elementary school, martabak manis only have 2 options: Ketan hitam kelapa (sweet sticky rice and coconut) and kacang (peanut).
Not really. I remember I eat Martabak with cheese and condensed milk when I was 3, and that is well over 18 years ago. So no, chocolate, cheese, and peanuts were definitely the classics.
@@novrendy After I do some quick search on Wikipedia about the origin of Martabak Manis, I think that the only one which qualified to be the classic one is Peanut, it was the original creation. Sweet sticky rice probably also a new addition, but it was added before my time to take my girlfriend out. My children will probably consider cheese and chocolate martabak manis as "classic recipe", but in my memories, I just probably too old to call them classics. Btw, it was 1998, before that year, cheese and chocolate was considered a luxury.
@yusuf nelwandi yeah I remember the sweet black sticky rice and coconut I think it's in the 90's/nineties and I think not many people like it (including me, I don't like it, I only have seen my big family buy it only once at my aunt family) may that's why it's going down and not so popular, maybe it's already extinct now I never seen again for a long time or maybe it's survived somewhere in the corner 🤷♀️ , unlike the peanut one that still popular to this day but not as popular as Choco chese or choco peanut .
ow yeah u right
I tried making martabak here in the UK with local ingredients and all. Can't seem to make it after multiple tries. The top commenter was right; not many Indonesians can actually succeed in making martabak themselves.
Kudos to you for successfully making it on the first try!
The street foods from back home in Puerto Rico are "frituras" which mean fried finger food. There's quite a few:
Alcapurrías
Pastelillos (beef, chicken or different types of seafood)
Cheese dogs (hot dog wrapped cheese and in a thin dough)
Píononos (sweet plantain stuffed with beef)
Sorullitos
Relleno de papa (less common these days is made with breadfruit)
Anywhere in the island you can find some of these being sold :)
Let's talk about how can she's cook literally anything on the world😭❤
Indeed ❤️
Ooohh .. You can put any filling for martabak, you can put peanut butter, chocolate chunk like toblerone or cadburry, strawberry jam, matcha cream, banana, even with durian jam!! Soooo goooooddd...👍👍👍
As Indonesian, I'm amaze by the skill on how you make that martabak. Bravo 👏🏻
the classic topping/filling for martabak actually not the chocolate sprinkle one but the one with crush peanut and condense milk. the chocolate sprinkle variant are the one that most people, especially millenials, nowadays grew up with. my mom told me the original martabak back in the day only have one flavour, the crush peanut.
I remember tasting this for the first time at the World Street Food Festival in Manila & can't forget it ever since! I'm still looking for someone who sells this (even though my blood sugar will be in danger xD)
Beryl, you did a great job from asking opinions from fellow Indonesians, calling a friend who is a videographer, filming it, then cooking it. I feel like Indonesia has a special place in your heart. Thank you..
It reminds me, when my late father and grand parents still alive, sweet and savoury martabak was our weekend or Sunday night food, we used to go there (martabak pecenongan 65A) so full of memories
WOW. You, as a non-Indonesian or someone who never tried martabak before, successfully made martabak for the first time. Me, as an Indonesian who has already eaten martabak many times but failed when tried to make one, SO IMPRESSED.
OMG< I fell in love with this DISH when I travelled to Indonesia in the 1990s. THANK GOD YOU brought this to your channel Beryl! It's very sinful and you have to ad more butter!
liked it sooo much about the video style. its kinda remind me of "great big story" kind of editing and love how beryl's notebook is back. as always good videos and your passion about foods always make me craving for some 😁. 👍
I FEEL SUMMONED!!!
Also, for better heat distribution you can use an iron cast pan to make martabak, it will give you crispy outer layer while keeping it juicy and pourous
I miss eating sweet martabak. An Indonesian cafe owner used to sell it here in the Philippines.
actually I'm quite surprised that in Philippines there's huge diaspora of Indonesians! I got my first savoury Martabak in Philippines from an Indonesian-owned shop as well, the owner was originally from Surabaya (a city in Indonesia) but he already stayed in Philippinnes for years!!! and now, I'm craving Martabak :)
You did really well for such a first timer, Beryl. Even for Indonesians, it could be hard to achieve that bubbly looking pancake. Hope you enjoy that little piece of our food culture. Wish you all good luck, Maam. Sending love from Indonesia ❤
Surely i am impressed in how you cook martabak and succeed in one try (unlike me), but i am more impressed on how you brought up a history of Dutch-Indonesian which brings similarities in culinary, one of them is hagelslag and chocolate sprinkle, others like bitterballen and risoles, or ollie bollen and odading, etc.
"That's freaking... sinful."
Yup. That's how I feel everytime I eat sweet martabak. But what can I do. It's soooo good. LOL
You should try different fillings, Beryl! My favorite is chocolate sprinkles, crushed peanuts, and roasted sesame seeds, which is still on the "original" side. Many martabak stalls have crazy fillings these days--Toblerone, Silver Queen (another brand of popular candy/chocolate bar here), crushed Oreo, sliced bananas, Nutella, Kitkat, Ovomaltine, sweet corn, you name it! They also add stuffs like Thai tea, green tea, and charcoal to the batter. I personally think the original batter with original fillings like chocolate sprinkles/cheese/peanuts/sesame seeds is the best, but it's fun to venture out to and try the "hip" fillings once in a while.
And great job making it yourself! I tried several times in college and failed and had to wait until I went home to Indonesia to eat one again.
Martabak is so good, but when you eat it you can feel your life span shortening
that is why people like to give it to future in-law. lolz
@@adrijenie4105 lol
worth it tho
@@adrijenie4105 reminds me of one of Irvan Karta's bit in SUCI season 6
@@adrijenie4105 LOLL
"I have never made this before..."
Just as most Indonesians...😁
This is more like the food we 'buy', instead the food we make our own lol..
The sweet kind looks kinda like very big dorayaki with chocolate and cheese instead of Anko (azuki beans sweet paste) :) I love how you seek for roots of different kind of food from all over the world 🌎🌍
Oh my goodness!! 1st time ever I can say that I’ve actually tried something from one of your videos! I’ve tried the savoury kind! My uncle makes this and it’s delicious! 😆💕
I'm from Pakistan and this is the first time I've ever even heard of Martabak. After seeing how much everyone loves it, I want it so bad now 😆
U HAVE TO TRY DUUDEEEE😫😭👍 SO DELICIOUS🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
You TOTALLY SUCCESSED 😆😆😆😆, thank you Beryl welcome to the Martabak lover Club 😍😍😍 love 🇮🇩
The way Beryl pronounce martabak manis correctly is warming my heart❤️
I met a group of American tourists bought Martabak Manis. And they were blown away by the taste. They said the best pancake they have ever tried.
Canada: Beaver Tails. Growing up in Ottawa, our nation’s capital, my family enjoyed skating on the canal in the winter and beaver tails, a fried whole wheat pastry topped with butter and cinnamon sugar, and hot chocolate were a warm treat after the activity. The smell still reminds me of wonderful family outings embracing, rather than hiding from, the winter season.
Okay. Watching this when fasting is a BIG BIG mistake 😂 Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you’ll be able to taste it in Indonesia
Haha yup, almost feels like a sin
Clicked so fast! I'm so excited! I'm very, very curious and want to make this so bad!
I love Martabak!!! Cheese and chocolate is an underrated combo! and the calorie overload with all that butter they slather on!
"Indonesian, you have been summoned", one of the most accurate line 😂😂🤣
I salute you Beryl! Not everyone in my country can make martabak,let alone at the very first try. Thank you for doing this. Greetings from Bandung.
actually apam balik is different with martabak. in my area in riau (indonesian provinces with lots of melayu people) there are 2 types of this sweet pancake. apam balik and martabak manis (sweet martabak). martabak manis has crispy edge on the outside with more porous textre ( honeycomb texture) so more height but fluffier with variety topping such as chocolate cheese sesame peanut. meanwhile, apam balik slightly densier and more flat without crisoy edge. it has slightly bouncy/cake like texture. usually has topping sugar + peanuts or sticky rice. both of them kinda look similar but actually different. ingredient differents such as types of flour, riser agent, etc and different ratio. therefore, different taste created.
even savory martabak in indonesia also has 2 types: martabak telor (egg martabak) and martabak kubang. martabak telur usually has no sauce paste in the filling and the thin skin was created by frying the thin dought. however, martabak kubang was using rendang paste, rendang beef, and egg with other ingredients as mix of filling. the thin dough is not fried but cooked or grilled with butter/ margarines. so the different types of crispy is created by this technique.
Martabak telur usually more popular in java (including jakarta), bali, and kalimantan. however, martabak kubang is more popular in sumatra as martabak kubang was influenced by Minangnese cuisine.
apam balik = martabak tipis kering/ lekker Surabaya?
@@detroit7543 no.. apam balik is more like terang bulan that sold by uncle in front of elementary school.. my childhood snack..
@@detroit7543 nope, theg are different. martabak manis, martabak tipis kering (thin crispy martabak), apam balik, and lekker are different. lekker is more similar to crepes.
As Malay in West part of Borneo (West Borneo) we call it Apam Pinang pretty close huh 😂
U wrong martabak manis first is from bangka belitung thats why is said martabak bangka... and is invented by chinese peranakan bangka...different from martabak asin that brought by india merchant ....also with apam balik is invented by chinese peranakan malay ...
If you try to make it at home, use a heavy-bottom pan such as a cast iron, since it retains and distributes the heat really well. It's the key to make it porous:)
Thank you hero ❤️
Well done Beryl!
Martabak's structure looks like crumpets & they are hard to get right.
That sweet martabak looks wonderful.
You did such a great job with making that! I'm not even from Indonesia and never even tried Martabak but that looked really delicious!
Thank you, Beryl!! Love your videos. Greeting from Indonesia🇮🇩...
me : indonesian
Also me : read the english subs😌
Yep. Martabak. The best 'offerings' for your future in-laws.
there's this adorable joke turned into habit where people would often bring martabak manis as a gift when visiting their girlfriend's parents for the first time! this dish is sweet, warm, welcoming it feels like a hug. and who doesn't like hugs, right?
its not a joke, it works lol
@@bobbyhendrawanto it really does lmao
I think after the pandemic is over, someone must take her to Indonesia just for tasting various Martabak from different vendor
I'm so impressed that you made this! Would love to try. Thanks for featuring this.