Fish Soup Aulia, thus the name of one of these specialties. From the beginning, the people of Riau Islands, especially the Tanjungpinang, also people in small islands around the Riau Islands are familiar with these delicacies. But why is there a name Aulia? Apparently the name of the daughter of the fish soup.
Sellers of fish soup that was Haji Hendy (40). Before working in the culinary world, he worked in one of the notary's office in Pekanbaru, Riau. Tired of working as an employee, he was with his wife back in Tanjungpinang, the city where his wife was born and raised.
In 1998, he got a place in the form of shop-in-law's house. Two-story building, measuring 4 meters x 10 meters. Here Hendri opened a coffee shop. Not only coffee, she was complete with a variety of other breakfast menu, such as rice cake, nasi lemak, and cake muwih.
Home store located at Jalan MT Haryono, mile 3, it can accommodate between 25 to 30 visitors.
"Initially, my wife and I opened this shop to sell coffee and breakfast, rice cake and rice kind of fat, is not done alone, but calling people to sell together here. Wearing a rental payment to the seller of Rp 5 thousand per day, with the hope that buyer to purchase rice cake or nasi lemak, the buyer will order a drink, "said the bald-headed man.
However, efforts Hendri has not received a positive response from customers. Coffee shop does not bring satisfactory results. With that condition, he then rack my brain to move the business, from selling ordinary breakfast which was a lot made of people, a fish soup cooking.
For starters, and for trial and error, she cooked the fish soup in a dose that only slightly, about one to five pounds of red fish. Unlike previous efforts, fish soup is starting to get a positive response from the community. People began terpincut.
To create a typical fish soup, Hendri use of raw materials and certain spices. The raw material is a red fish that have been cut into pieces. This fish has been prepared from bones. Meanwhile, seasoning blends and sauces are prepared in three large stainless steel pot for boiling soup.
Sliced red fish is then mixed into a bowl with mustard sauce, tomato, and sauce. Before serving to the buyer, first fish soup sprinkled with fried onions, green chili sauce, and orange pieces.
"Usually the customers who eat here eat fish soup accompanied by a plate of rice. And not infrequently buy a manner wrapped to take home. As for the food here, after eating fish soup, in order to reduce the sense of decaying stench of fish, I provide a sponge dessert frangipani green, homemade my sister in law, "said Hendri.
Fish soup delicacy Aulia later became conversation. Promotion by word of mouth by customers who have never tasted fish soup delicacy made Hendri make turnover gradually increased. His efforts were enlarged.
Food typical of hers began to get a place in the hearts of the community. Initially only spent about five pounds, has now reached three hundred pounds of red fish every day. The buyer also started to increase and vary. Not only local people but also tourists from Singapore and Malaysia. Tourists often visited every Saturday Tanjungpinang not forget tasting Fish Soup Aulia.
About the price, relatively cheap. Aulia Fish soup with a plate of rice sold at Rp18 thousand, per bowl. The visitors can enjoy this fish soup from 08.00 am until late evening. It's just not Hendri shop open daily. Every Sunday, Hendri not open her bar by reason of buyers tend to be quiet. And on that day, he also wanted to rest with the family only.
Although already attained their popularity, Hendri has not opened a branch. In fact, when people flocked to patent their products, he did not even try to register the name of the fish soup.
He had principles that anyone can mimic his fish soup. However, although fish may make the same soup, taste and sustenance he believes every person is different. Diintisari story through the book traces Indonesian Cuisine by JNE.
source: (http://www.okefood.com/read/2011/02/21/302/427148/ikan-merah-dari-kepulauan-riau)
