Cuisine: D.K.I Jakarta

• Main Dish

1. Gado-gado

This Indonesian dish is the pride of Betawi people (local inhabitants of Jakarta). This dish is   vegetable salad consisting of green vegetables such as cabbage and kangkung, Indonesian word for water spinach; raw cucumber and lettuce; and also fried tofu and tempe. On top it is coated with peanut sauce and prawn crackers.

Gado-gado

    2. Soto Betawi

Another of Jakarta’s fine meal, soto betawi is available in nearly all parts in the city. Soto Betawi is beef soup with boiled potato and egg, and fried onion as garnish. It is usually eaten with rice. You can find it in street vendors or even in food courts in shopping malls.

Soto Betawi

• Snacks

1. Otak-otak

Otak-otak is Indonesia’s fish cake and has many types. In Jakarta, it is made from fish paste (mainly mackerel) mixed with spices like shallot and green onion. Eat with spicy peanut sauce for the ultimate taste.

Otak-otak

• Pastries

1. Kue Putu

Originated from the Indian cake puttu, it is made from rice flour mixed with palm sugar and shredded coconut. It is then put inside a bamboo stick and then steamed. Make sure you get some of this before going back home.

Kue Putu