Jawa Timur Street Food

5 dishes in Indonesia

5 street foods from Jawa Timur, Indonesia: Rawon, Rujak Cingur, Lontong Balap, Tahu Tek and Soto Lamongan. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Jawa Timur

Surabaya Warung Classic · Black Beef Soup Rawon The soup's jet-black color comes from kluwek, the seed of the kepayang tree, which contains hydrogen cyanide when fresh and must be boiled and… Beef is slow-simmered in a dark, deeply savory broth colored and flavored by fermented kluwek nuts, along with lemongrass, galangal, and candlenut, then served over rice with bean sprouts… Surabaya Market Classic · Cow-Snout Fruit Salad Rujak Cingur 'Cingur' literally means 'mouth' or 'snout' in Javanese — the dish mixes fresh and boiled fruit with vegetables, tofu, and tempeh, then adds boiled… Sliced mango, cucumber, bean sprouts, tofu, tempeh, and boiled cow snout are tossed in a dressing of ground roasted peanuts, black shrimp paste (petis), chili, and palm sugar, topped with… Surabaya Street Cart · Racing Rice Cake Lontong Balap 'Balap' literally means 'race' — the most common explanation says it nods to vendors who once hurried through Surabaya's streets balancing heavy… Pressed rice cake is topped with bean sprouts, fried tofu, black-eyed pea fritters, and crisp shallots, all finished with a tangy sambal built from petis shrimp paste and sweet soy sauce… Surabaya Snack Cart · Scissor-Cut Tofu Salad Tahu Tek The dish is named after a sound — vendors snip the fried tofu and rice cake into pieces with scissors right at the cart, and the 'tek... tek… Fried tofu and lontong rice cake are snipped into bite-sized pieces with kitchen scissors, then covered in a peanut sauce spiked with petis shrimp paste and chili, topped with bean sprouts… Lamongan Export · Turmeric Chicken Soup with Koya Soto Lamongan What sets it apart is koya — a fine powder of ground shrimp crackers and fried garlic dusted over the broth right before serving, which dissolves… Shredded chicken and glass noodles sit in a bright yellow turmeric broth, topped with cabbage, bean sprouts, boiled egg, and a heavy dusting of koya, served with rice or lontong on the…

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