Shaqien Food in Tamanredjo

              Story Time: Shaqien Food

Hi friends, I am back with another foodie adventure! 🍲😋🥘🥫This time, we are exploring the heart of Commewijne. 🚘A popular place that's called Tamanredjo. When you visit Tamanredj, you will discover that it's a city of its own. Commewijne is a district in Suriname that holds a special place in my heart. It's the place where my late grandparents were from. But to this day, I have a lot of friends here who make me feel right at home anytime I drive by. It's just sometimes I get distracted on side quests and go on adventures where I'll explore other places. If you are new to the Story Time tribe, join my online community by subscribing when you see that UFO pop up on your screen. 👾👽🛸 Being born mixed in a multicultural country has allowed me to experience Suriname in a uniquely diverse way. If I have to mention the positive experiences, I must say the food! Like most Caribbean countries, we have great food! What makes our kitchen blend a bit unique and different from other Caribbean countries is that Suriname is the only one with a significant Javanese population. All the other Javanese people you will find in the Caribbean are from Suriname or have Surinamese parents. It's a small community we live in, and I learned that after years of networking. 🏝 Tamanredjo is famous for all its warungs. It's almost like Blauwgrond. In this episode, we will review and visit a famous Javanese Warung in Tamanredjo for you. Shaqien food is well known in Surinamese society for its berkat ( Javanese food in banana leaves, it has chicken, egg, vegetables, and different kinds of rice in it. Sometimes it has candy in it, but in my experience, the ones you get from the mosque are better than the ones you can buy. But when I went, I didn't order that. If you're curious to see a berkat or genduren, as Javanese people call it, make sure you're subscribed to the Story Time blog!

I have to admit that when it comes to style and interior decoration, Shaqien Food is absolutely zen! 😍😍 I love all the water features they have, and the place looks nice and clean. You can sit somewhere with a great view of the waterworks. We ordered the saoto soup. As someone who is partially Javanese, I know how to judge my Javanese food. I have been sitting in too many kitchens as a non-muslim family member at the Javanese Muslim family events to not know my Javanese food! Culture and food are of great importance in Suriname. This is something I've experienced from all the ethnic sides of my family. As I mentioned before somewhere on my blog, my family has been having kids outside of their ethnicity since the pre-colonial days of this country. My roots go back as far as history. Maybe that's why I love sharing some history about my country. How did Javanese people end up in South America and the Caribbean? Our ancestors came to Suriname as immigrants from Indonesia. When slavery was abolished, the Netherlands needed to find new workers for its colony in Suriname. Rings a bell? Yes, my Indonesian content consumers, we have known the same colonizer! (Breaks a sweat, don't take this personally, Netherlands!)😓 Let me direct this conversation back to the food and leave the history classes to another Story Time episode.✍📧

I made a video about my visit to Shaqien Food in Taman Redjo for you to enjoy. I thought the food was average. But if it comes down to interior decoration, zen vibes, and a lovely setting, they win that round hands down! The bami and the saoto soup weren't the best I've had. But maybe it also depends on the day and who's the cook. At least this visit has inspired me to create some unique adventures for you. I hope you enjoy this video, a nd thank you for supporting my Story Time channel. I look forward to seeing you next time. We're going to transform Story Time Productions this year.😏😀💓 Until the next foodie adventure. If you don't mind the drive across the bridge, go have a Javanese food adventure of your own when you're traveling through Suriname.