JAKARTA REFERENCE

One of the great things about Jakarta is the variety of cuisine from around the Archipelago. Just to get you started, below we have outlined some of Indonesia's most popular dishes:

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The ubiquitous national dish. Usually served with grilled chicken or beef satay & sometimes a fried egg on top.

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White rice, surrounded by small selection of meats, vegetables and condiments. Delicious and never the same twice.

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Bakmie means noodles. Variation on Nasi Goreng only this time using egg noodles but not usually served with satay.

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Indonesia's original fast food, all dishes are precooked and served. You are billed for what you eat. Beef Rendang (beef simmered in coconut curry) is out of this world.

Shaved ice with a variety of seasonal fruits and jellied candies, topped with boiled palm sugar. Yum.

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Somewhat similar to an omelet, usually filled with minced lamb and vegetables. Often served as an appetizer or accompaniment

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Literally Full Moon, this dessert is prepared only at night at hawker stands. There are many varieties of this dessert but the chocolate ones are Absolutely sinful.

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Usually served with a sweet soy sauce, no wedding buffet in Indonesia is complete without this all-time favourite.

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Featuring un-ripened fruit, mangoes, apples, pineapple and so on mixed with a thick sweet, sour and HOT sauce that women seem to prefer more than men.

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The Colonel had better watch his backside. Indonesia has several fried chicken emporiums that put paid to KFC.

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This is Indonesia's version of chicken noodle soup. Almost a meal unto itself.

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Hearty soup always served with a side of white rice.

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Indonesian style meatballs. They're rubbery, they're everywhere.

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Chili. Since most families have a Sambal recipe passed down from generation to generation (think Korea and Kimchee) there's a good chance that there are more types of Sambal concoctions than there are dialects in Indonesia. Some sweet, some hot, some lethal. All are delicious.