Cuisine: Central Java

• Main Dish

1. Bakso Solo

Bakso literally means meatballs, made of beef boiled in hot soup with mung bean-thread noodles, green vegetables, shredded cabbage and tomato sauce or chili sauce. Different with the others, bakso solo has the bigger size of tennis ball. and because of this, it also known as bakso tennis.

Bakso Tennis

      2. Soto Kudus

Soto is a common Indonesian soup with turmeric as its main flavor, and the meat are usually chicken, beef or mutton depending on the region. In Kudus, one of Central Java's towns, Soto is usually served with shredded chicken and hard-boiled eggs, beansprout and fried shallots. Krupuk or Emping (crackers) is a common topping for Soto.

Soto Kudus

      3. Ayam Goreng Kalasan

Ayam goreng Kalasan has a unique taste: it is salty and also sweet. Ayam goreng Kalasan is  chicken stewed in spices such as coriander, garlic, candlenut and coconut water. It is then fried until it is crispy and is served with sambal (chili) sauce and raw vegetables.

Ayam Goreng Kalasan

       4.   Nasi Liwet

As we know, rice is usually cooked in water, but nasi liwet is different. It is cooked in coconut milk. Traditionally it is served on banana leaves or teak wood leaves. Nasi Liwet is usually served with opor ayam (chicken boiled in a mild white coconut milk sauce), telur pindang (eggs boiled slowly with spices) and labu siam (chayote) as the vegetable. Nasi Liwet is usually served for breakfast and lunch in Solo.

Nasi Liwet

• Side Dish

   1. Srabi Solo

A pancake made of coconut milk mixed with rice flour. Srabi Solo can be served plain or with toppings such as sliced banana, chopped jackfruit, chocolate sprinkle or cheese.

Srabi Solo

     2.  Lumpia Semarang

Known in other parts of the world as spring rolls. The filling varies, but consists mainly of meats and bamboo shoots. Lumpia Semarang is usually served with kecap manis (sweet fermented soybean sauce) or sweet garlic sauce. It can also be served with acar (Indonesian style of sweet and sour cucumber pickle and chili). 

Lumpia Semarang