Day 286: Hello Goodbye

Medan, Indonesia

The reason I was in a rush to be back in Medan was to get a chance to meet Yohanna before she left for the States. I made it in time so we could spend a day together. It’d be another half a year before we’d probably see other again on the other side of the planet.

Overall, the day was quite a haze for I was in dire need for sleep.

Anyway, the featured photo is an Indonesian dish called “Sate Padang.” The name pretty much means satay from Padang, a city in West Sumatra. It’s a very common dish that can be found all around town. The peddlers either push the carts around or park them on the side of the streets. The satays are grilled on charcoal or coconut shells and the sauce is what made it a “Padang” specialty. While I had been able to find “Sate Kacang” (Satay with Peanut Sauce) in the Sates, I had yet to encounter Sate Padang and had missed it badly.