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Jakarta Private Tour Guide Travel Post
 You are a traveler who wants to visit Indonesia, especially Jakarta and is a food lovers who want to try the typical food in every city you visit, it is not fitting if you do not taste typical food of Jakarta people or commonly called Betawi. The typical cuisine of native Betawi or Jakarta is influenced by various cultures that enter into it such as Chinese, Arabic, Dutch and Indian culture. Some typical cuisine of Jakarta or Betawi original will we describe here from the many typical foods that exist in Jakarta. We try to show some very popular and recommended to you food lovers.  1. Soto Betawi. Indonesia has different soto from one province to another province. Soto is usually made with clear gravy, but Betawi soto is different because it is mixed with coconut milk, vegetable oil and beef broth. Another difference from Soto Betawi is also found in slices of beef, lungs and innards that have been boiled with galangal, lemongrass, bay leaves and salt. Soto Betawi is usually served with chips melinjo and chilli crackers, and sprinkled lemon water to be more fresh.  2. Gado-gado Betawi. Also called Indonesian salad consisting of boiled long beans, bean sprouts, fresh cucumber slices, fried tofu, soybeans, boiled potato slices and other vegetables of choice. All the ingredients were mixed together and added boiled eggs. Gado-gado more delicious because there is a peanut sauce that watered on it. The sauce is a blend of chili, shrimp paste, lemon, brown sugar and fried onion.  3. Pletok Beer - Beer Warmer Atmosphere. Although called beer, this drink is completely non alcoholic and very characteristic of Betawi. Pletok beer consists of ginger mixed with sugar, basil flowers and roots. In addition to ginger, there are some spices that come mixed in it like wood secang, lemon skin, pandan leaves, lemon grass, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon and water. This drink is made in a simple way. Clean all ingredients and boil until the fragrance smells, after that pletok beer ready to be enjoyed.  4. Kerak Telor (Egg Crepe). Egg crust is a popular snack commonly found in Betawi ethnic events or parties. This dish consists of glutinous rice cooked in a circle on a frying pan, then given a solution of chicken eggs or duck shakes, and spices made from ginger, salt, kencur, pepper and grated coconut. Once covered until cooked, eggs and other ingredients will turn into crunchy and savory. Add fried onions to be more delicious and cover the pan for a while.  5. Roti Buaya (Crocodile Bread). This bread is made in the form of a crocodile and must be present in every Betawi party, especially in the procession of application. Bread crocodiles symbolize enduring loyalty to partners and relatives, as well as a symbol of patience because crocodiles are known to be very careful and patient in staking their prey. Bread is baked in the usual way, made in crocodile form then filled with chocolate or cheese.  6. Rice Tumpeng Betawi. Originally from Java, it is often served on special occasions such as salvation or meetings to celebrate birthdays, weddings, births. Circumcision and other special events. The top part of the tumpeng rice will be cut by the owner of the event and then given to the guest of honor. Tumpeng can be enjoyed by all guests, there is a belief that by eating tumpeng means get blessing or bring blessings at the event. Currently, at a special dinner or dinner in the restaurants, you can also order your own cone as per your taste. The main portion of conical rice is cone-shaped rice. The size is large and surrounded by side dishes such as fried chicken, pindang eggs, scrambled eggs, dry and sweet fried tempe, fried sambi ati, anchovy nuts, urap and much more.  7. Rice Uduk Betawi. This is a special culinary different from rice in general. The texture of the rice is harder and usually does not stick to each other due to the cooking process. The ingredients used are coconut milk mixed with rice, greetings, lime leaves, kencur and lemongrass for then steamed until completely cooked. The result is savory and very fragrant.  8. Vegetable Besan. This dish is specifically presented by the prospective bride to welcome the groom's family during the application process, or when the wedding celebrations take place. The ingredients used for this vegetable are potato, young corn, vermicelli, spring onion, petai, onion, garlic and red chilli cooked with coconut milk.  9. Gabus Pucung (Cork Pucung). This is a typical authentic food from Betawi or Jakarta that is very famous. The ingredients are cork fish cooked with kluwak, which is a kind of spice produced from the tree of kepayang. Betawi people call kluwak with the word "pucung". Other ingredients that are needed are coriander, galangal, turmeric, vinegar, sugar, coconut, shrimp paste and much more. The restaurant that serves Gabus Pucung, nowadays is very much encountered in the suburbs of Jakarta like Bekasi.  10. Laksa.
The dish is similar to Penang's laksa (Malaysia) but it tastes different. The ingredients used are soft boiled noodles, then added tuna slices, pineapple slices, red peppers and doused with broth. Usually added again with a wedge of flower kecombrang and terasi. In order to add fresh, lemon oranges squeezed topped. This dish is very rarely found in Jakarta. Favorite laksa is located in Toean Nyonya restaurant on Jalan Wahid Hasyim, Jakarta. Hopefully useful and good luck :)
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January 2022
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