Jakarta Street Food

5 dishes in Indonesia

5 street foods from Jakarta, Indonesia: Kerak Telor, Soto Betawi, Nasi Uduk, Kue Cubit and Es Selendang Mayang. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Jakarta

Betawi Festival Icon · Spiced Sticky Rice Omelette Kerak Telor The vendor turns the small wok upside down over the coals and the rice-and-egg disc stays stuck to the pan, crisping into the 'kerak' (crust) that… Glutinous rice is cooked directly in a wok with egg, then the whole disc is flipped upside down over open charcoal to sear and caramelize, before being topped with serundeng (sweet fried… Jakarta Warung Classic · Coconut Milk Beef Soup Soto Betawi The name 'Soto Betawi' didn't exist until the late 1970s — it was coined by a Chinese-Indonesian vendor named Lie Boen Po, who sold his soup at… Beef and offal are simmered in a broth enriched with coconut milk and sometimes evaporated milk, spiced with cloves, nutmeg, and ginger, then ladled over chunks of potato and tomato with a… Kebon Kacang Tradition · Coconut Milk Rice Nasi Uduk Nasi uduk is the Betawi cousin of Malaysia's nasi lemak — both are rice cooked in coconut milk, but nasi uduk is usually more herbal, with… Rice is steamed in coconut milk with lemongrass, bay leaf, and kaffir lime leaf until fragrant and faintly savory, then served wrapped in a cone of banana leaf with fried shallots, tempeh… Schoolyard Street Cart · Mini Pinch Pancakes Kue Cubit The name literally means 'pinch cake' — vendors use chopstick-like tongs to pinch each half-cooked cake off the small steel griddle plates, and the… A loose, semi-sweet batter is poured into small dimpled molds set over charcoal and cooked until the edges firm up while the center stays soft and gooey, then topped with chocolate… Betawi Ramadan Treat · Three-Colored Jelly Cake Drink Es Selendang Mayang 'Selendang' means shawl and mayang is the blossom of the areca palm; the name is usually explained by the colourful layers resembling a draped shawl. Chewy rice-flour-and-sago jelly cake in red, white, and green layers is cut into cubes and served over shaved ice, doused in coconut milk and dark palm sugar syrup. Betawi street vendors…

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