Usually rice stalls are set up in buildings such as kiosks or street tents. However, it seems different from this food stall in Surabaya. Located in a narrow alley, this rice stall attracts attention because of its unique trading concept.
Through the Hobby Makan YouTube channel, a stall owned by a middle-aged woman named Bu Tin was shown. It is called anti-mainstream because Mrs Tin sells her various dishes in a boarding house. To get to the Bu Tin rice stall, you can walk down the alley.
Apart from being known for having a stall-in-boarding concept , the food sold is also affordable and looks delicious. What do you think the portrait of the stall in the boarding house looks like? The following is a report from brilio.net from the YouTube channel Hobby Makan, Friday (12/7).
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This stall could be called a hidden gem, because of its location in a narrow alley.
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Coming out of the alley, the video owner found a row of boarding rooms. Bu Tin's rice stall is at the very end of the room.
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Mrs. Tin deliberately rented a boarding room to use as a shop. It seems he also sleeps in the same place, as seen from the mattresses and pillows next to the row of sales tables.
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It is known that Mrs Tin rented two boarding rooms. He used one as a kitchen for cooking dishes, the other room for selling his wares as well as his room for resting.
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The price of one portion at this stall is fairly cheap. One portion is only IDR 10 thousand with a menu of chicken, catfish and gizzard liver.
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Meanwhile, if you pay IDR 12 thousand, buyers will get a food package plus iced tea. Because the prices are pocket friendly, this stall is quite busy with buyers even though its location is small.
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This is the figure of Mrs. Tin, the owner of this minimalist rice stall. He, who comes from Nganjuk, East Java, has been selling rice in his boarding house for approximately 25 years.
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It is said that while selling, Mrs. Tin often shared free food with her boarding house neighbors. Those who live in mediocre economic conditions are often given food by Mrs Tin for free.
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Hearing this story, the owner of this YouTube channel was touched. He immediately intended to buy up all the food at Bu Tin's stall. He gave Rp. 1 million 500 thousand to Mrs. Tin and treated everyone who passed by the stall.