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Today, there was a festival at the international students' dormitory and people sold food from their various countries. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend, but my Indonesian friend brought back something that they had sold which was really a treat for me. I never knew the name when I was back home ( just point and order ) but now know that it is called 'bakwan' or 'ote-ote' depending on the region. You know, the fried dough fritter with one or two prawns on top that has a slight vegetable taste and also this inexplicable taste of oil? Inexplicable because there's something in this taste that I have never quite made out but just recognise. Eating it was a real treat. You will not find stuff like that in the shops here - it is hard enough finding an Indonesian or Malaysian restaurant here. Too bad they did not save any tahu goreng for me this year...

Hm, must try and find a picture of bakwan...