Hello guys,
How are you doing? Hope you are in a good condition wherever you are.
Apparently, June has some festivals coming and i came to a Tea Festival event.
So, on 2nd day of June, I went to Pantjoran Tea House, located at Glodok, close to the old Jakarta town and some ancient museums.
It was a nice and fun experience.
There, I saw a video about Gong Fu Cha ceremony or the Chinese Tea Ceremony* that is usually done for sangjit/proposal tradition that has an objective to pay attribute to the elderly or to the people that we honoured.
What an interesting tradition to watch.
I also got the opportunity to try several tea variants.
They were :
1. Xi Hu Long Jing (a green tea - occasional/seasonal type of tea because this one only available once a year during the after tea festival period of time);
2. Jin Jun Mei (a red tea - that has a herbaly-flavour may be because of the plum content inside; it taste like a tea that we usually have at home);
3. Dong Ding Oolong (an oolong tea - it’s quite similar to the Jin Jum Mei, but this one is originated from Taiwan and it was planted close to the mount Dong Ding. It terms of flavour, I would say that this one also taste like a usual tea that we have at home but this one has a lighter taste compared to Jin Jun Mei, a very watery type of tea).
I also taught that every tea has its own way to absorb the heat when it’s brewed, that’s way the green tea and the other leaves put on different type of teapot. The green tea was placed at ceramic type of pot, while the other two were placed at a clay pot.
I also learned about some tea equipment that found interesting and it give me a sense of novelty in many things.
Sometimes we need to know how things are supposed to be done right, so we will be able to make the best out of them.
An important lesson learnt.
And the other thing that I want to highlight is the cozy ambiance of the place. I spent hours there because the place was super comfy eventho’ the lightning could be made brighter but a dim light might support the ambiance better.
I also tried several foods there and they are quite tasty. The Seafood Fried Rice/Nasi Goreng Seafood taste like a typical Chinese fried rice with a delicious taste and I love it. The small portion is really perfect for a person, even more for me. I would rate this 4.5 out of 5.
I ordered the hot honey lemon for the beverage and it’s okay. A more sour-y lemon-y taste but the I can sense the honey scent that is so nice and sweet, eventho’ it’s quite sticky. As for this drink I would give 3.8 out of 5.
There are some variety of foods and beverages. And I also gave their side dishes (some dumplings and dessert) a try. I tried the Klepon Pantjoran which unfortunately I’m not a big fan of. The Klepon has a very sweet suji/pandan leaf scent and looks good. But taste-wise, I’m quite disappointed because idk why but something is off. There was some kind of unpleasant bitterness in the Klepon that I don’t really like.
And then I also try the dumplings (three dumplings) and I had been loving it.
Eventho’ one dumpling that is made of glutinous rice cake/flour is too chewy for my liking, but I enjoyed the fillings.
So, last but not least, I would definitely recommend you to visit this place, especially with friends and family because I’m sure that you can have so much fun here and also good food. The ambiance is also comfy and cozy. Maybe the only thing that would be my concern is the place is quite small (well there are 3 floors or 2.5 floors but every spot is quite small and I don’t know if there is any parking spot available. There are some outdoor seating, but I’d prefer the inside.
Next, if you are looking for a place to shop tea merchandises or equipments, this is a perfect place to visit and find your tea souvenirs!
And as for the transportation, it’s not quite far from the train station - Jakarta Kota station- and there is also a Transjakarta shelter - I don’t exactly know which one but the one that is located in front of Pasar Glodok I think is the closest from the place. Unfortunately, there is an ongoing development in the area, so it’s a bit noisy and not so comfortable to go through the alley if you are from the station. So, always be careful and stay healthy. Would really like to come back some other time.
Bye!
Stay healthy to everyone!
Note :
* : only reference video, not the video that i watched there
All pictures are taken by myself.
