If by chance through Jalan Joglo Raya, West Jakarta, for sure you will meet a Vegetable Gang Asem. Right beside the path, stood the house to eat vegetables tamarind legendary. Besides been around since the 1970s, building the restaurant is also still retain their original shape, style Betawi. The structure of the building material made from wood with a porch on the front.

Matalih claim when the eating is always crowded by customers. In Plasadana.com monitoring, parking area is fully occupied stalls Matalih customer vehicles. Even out of the vehicle tamarind vegetable lovers Haji Matalih create traffic in front of the shop was a little choked up.

At first glance, the menu is not much different Matalih blend with tamarind vegetables in general. Contains beans, green eggplant, melinjo, and young jackfruit. The difference is vegetable soup that looks more clear. And so taste it, wrapped in spicy sour taste was very fresh in the mouth. According Matalih, is due to the use of raw sour fruit crushed and mixed with a little water.

Another thing that differentiates it from other sour vegetables, Matalih said, the lack of a mixture of paste or other condiments. He only wears red onions and peppers are eroded rough. Not surprisingly, when it feels a tinge of spicy broth. Interestingly, indirect Matalih processed spice mix into the batter. But just blackmail. "So that the sauce stays clean and can be enjoyed until the end with no fear concerning the seasoning in the teeth," he said.

To maintain customer loyalty, it also does not reduce the keeping quality of the material. Was still cooking in the traditional way. "But, now wearing a baseball firewood again," he added with a Betawi accent thick.

As a complement to the enjoyment of vegetable tamarind, Matalih provides a variety of side dishes. Such as tofu, tempeh, peanut brittle salted fish and shrimp, fried fish, and any kind of spiced. About the price, certainly very friendly to the pocket. Food is available can you eat with money Rp 5 thousand to 7,500. It's cheap.

One customer, Marna always took lunch at a vegetable stall Haji Matalih tamarind. Fresh vegetable flavor tamarind and various additional menu as the main reason this guy 45 years to release the hungry there. Marna is a menu favorite vegetable with anchovies and tamarind spiced know. Not to forget the bitter tea as complementary.