Anyone know where I can buy Mi Goreng packet noodles in Shanghai?
I've checked local supermarkets and non-locals can't seem to find it!

Good luck with that, you might want to post this on the Indonesian forum on Shexp...you might get some hits because I could never find any, or packs of Indofood spices, Nazi Goreng, Rendang, Soto Ayam and the like.

umm.. what Indo forum..?
Also miss freaking cabe cap jempol..~

ooops.. got the indo forum - thnx

sama sama

actually taobao'd Mie Goreng,.. and they sell it...
gonna try it out~

That's a win !!

How about cabe, are you a cabe (chilli) eater? Shitty Shop when they sold it was amazingly expensive and very poor quality. Also I could not find sambal saus as well, but I was more a cabe fan.

cabe mera yang kecil..? hell no... that just kills me..
i like telor belado type of cabe... if that make sense... hahaha... my indo is sh!te~
can't find cap jempol in taobao.. but ketchup manis is pretty hard to find too..
on the indo forum theres the indo cafe which i need to check out,.. didn't know it existed.

Haha ya, cabe merah (red chilli) are hotter than the green ones - I love 'em!

Well don't get your hopes up too much, Indonesian food in Shanghai sucks...but good luck, ya?

I remember an indo restaurant I believe in Jing'an where I could pick up the Indo mie brand and other little things.

This was many yrs ago, don't know if it is still around.

For restaurants, there's Bali Bistro and also Bali Laguna (inside Jingan Park). I quite like Bali Bistro for food, although the setting is not as good as Bali Laguna.

chingiskhan wrote:For restaurants, there's Bali Bistro and also Bali Laguna (inside Jingan Park). I quite like Bali Bistro for food, although the setting is not as good as Bali Laguna.

Yea, but its not really Indonesian food mate, especially Bali Laguna. Its the same as going to an upscale Taco Bell and calling it Mexican food. Bali Bistro is "alright" (hand twisting back and forth). Been to both with some Indo mates and we all had a laugh as they weren't even sure where this food was from. AND both places did not have chillies - cabe rawit.

The point being for real authentic Indonesian food there are certain spices you need, and you cannot substitute them. In addition you need someone who really knows how to cook Indonesian food, so even with the correct ingredients its still not correct. In addition there are some signature dishes which are lacking at these "Indonesian" restaurants such as Soto Ayam (Chicken soup) Sup Buntut (Ox Tail soup), Sate Ayam, Kambing (Chicken and Goat) and desserts such as Martabak which is a very thick folded pancake with various fillings and about 10,000 calories too! hahaha

Several of my friends here have all thought about opening a REAL Indonesian restaurant with a Indo chef and kitchen staff (No Chinese allowed in the kitchen whatsoever), and importing the ingredients. However no one wants to have to live in Shanghai to do this (haha) and no one trusts Chinese, so it looks like it'll never fly.

^ Yes, I am fully aware of that. The same could be said of just about EVERYTHING in China. Even the McDonalds is not as good as it is in the US, the draft Guinness is not as good as in Dublin, the fish and chips in Shanghai is not as good as in Blackpool etc etc. I simply meant that Bali Bistro is for me a better place to eat than Bali Laguna.

^ Yea, that's right.

I saw in the Indo thread the "Made In Indonesia" restaurant, have you tried it?

That was the restaurant (Bali Bistro) where I could buy Mi goreng instant noodle packages and some sauce/spices.

^ Nice one,.. thnx.. I'll check it out too..
I've only had Bali Bistro delivered..hehe, never been to the actual place yet.

hey rezzie,

try Ole supermarket in Grand Gateway which is located in Xujiahui. Line 1 exit 12.

I remembered getting the mi goreng noodles from there. Good luck!!!

Yup Thnx..
Gotta few suggestion of places which i'll check out!