Food in Jakarta, Indonesia

One of the most delicious specialized foods in Jakarta. It includes beef spare rib soup that takes a simple Dutch dish and piles on Indonesian spices.

Soto betawi is a traditional soup of Indonesian. Jakarta is the birthplace of this food. It is easy to try this food in Jakarta because it is sold in everywhere, from street sides to the luxurious restaurants.

Kerak Telor is a Betawi traditional spicy omelette dish in Indonesian cuisine. It is made from glutinous rice cooked with egg and served with serundeng (fried shredded coconut), fried shallots and dried shrimp as topping.

Ketoprak Jakarta consists of lontong (rice steamed in a banana leaf), tofu, sliced cabbage, mihun (thin rice noodles), sprouts, chips and a sauce made from ground peanut and palm sugar made into a thick paste, mixed with chili, salt, garlic and also sweet soybean ketchup. It can be easily found in individual portions from small stalls or carts along the street. Customers should ask the seller to have a small, medium or big dish when trying this food.

Nasi uduk is an Indonesian style steamed rice cooked in coconut milk dish originally from Jakarta, which can be widely found across the country.