Enjoying Medan's signature Koteng Ice

Hi drink lovers.. this time I want to share one of my favorite drinks.

A drink that I definitely buy at least once every 2 months. Yes, this drink is one of my favorites since I was little. There are many stories from a drink that are always stored in my heart.

A story that I will remember very much when I was 10-15 years old, when night fell, my father often took us to town just to buy this drink. Yes, we were not rich people. But my father, whenever he had a little money, would always take me and my mother to walk around by buying this drink.

The sweet taste with a combination of various types of fillings in this drink. Makes your thirst disappear immediately. This drink is called ' ES KOTENG "

And last night I told my husband, that I really miss this drink. and yes, he immediately asked me to buy this drink. We went to a place that sells a million foods. We often call it "Pasar Kaget". This place sells a lot of different foods and drinks. from sweet and savory foods and also sweet drinks or just for snacks. and this time I only bought my favorite Es Koteng. and this place also provides a place for us to eat and drink on the spot. but I decided to buy it and take it home.

where we bought this drink. many sell various types of drinks. including juice and other processed drinks. and for the price is included in the fairly expensive category in my opinion. but very okay with the contents in this drink. for the price of Es Koteng is charged Rp. 20,000 or 1.28 USD

As for the taste, it is very sweet, so you have to add ice cubes to enjoy this drink.

for the fillings in this drink are quite varied. There is kolang kaling fruit made from young aren tree seeds (Arenga pinnata).

There is agar agar

There is barley drink fruit. Barley is a grain that is included in the wheat type.

There is candied kundur fruit which tastes very sweet and when you bite it you will feel like eating rock sugar.

Of course the most typical of this drink is candied kietna orange and kismis

there are also basil seeds that have been brewed and nata de coco

and sekoteng that has been cooked.

and the most important thing is sweet water that comes from sugar syrup

Because this drink is a very sweet drink. So I suggest not to consume it too often.

With the combination of all these fillings, es koteng becomes a drink that has its own characteristics. and if you buy it elsewhere, the filling in it will be slightly different. and this es koteng medan is quite different from sekoteng Jawah which is basically made from ginger water and brown sugar with spice fillings and enjoyed as a hot drink.