The Traditional Cuisines

Famous Indonesian Cuisines

Well you know the proverbs You can tell a person by what they eat.. It will be good for your business or investments if you know better about their culture..  Let’s start it with the food.

1. Gado-gado

It is a delicious, unique and healthy food. It is a mix of vegetables served with peanut sauce. The common ingredients for this meal are water spinach, bean sprouts, boiled egg, chayote, tofu and tempe (fermented soybean patty) and poured by peanut sauce.

The best taste & famous places for you to try Gado-gado are:

• Gado-gado Ciragil : Ciragil Street near Senopati sub-district (just ask locals there and you will find it) Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.
• Gado-gado Panglima Polim: Panglima Polim Raya Street near to Century Pharmacy , Blok M Sub-district, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. Close before 05.00 PM.

2. Chicken / Lamb Satay

This meal is actually skewer pieces of meat  which can be a chicken, goat or a lamb. Satay is roasted over coals and served with peanut sauce or soy sauce. It tastes sweet and savory with unique texture on its surface. This meal is very favorable to locals and also famous to foreigners, even Mr.Obama likes it.

The best taste & famous places for Satay are:

• Satay RSPP (Pertamina’s Center Hospital): Located exactly the opposite of the Pertamina’s Center Hospital at Kyai Maja Street, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.
• Satay Sambas: Located within housing complex at Sungai Sambas Street, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. Not so far from Satay RSPP’s location. Only open at night.

3. Seafood at Bandar Djakarta

Bandar Djakarta is a huge seafood restaurant which located inside Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta or at Alam Sutra Complex (Bumi Serpong Damai – Jakarta’s supporting city), Tangerang. In here, you are free  to choose your own fresh seafood right from the aquarium or cooling boxes which are available at their artificial sea market. You will be accompanied by Bandar Jakarta’s staff whom will be your shopping assistance to help you carry or suggest which one to choose.

After you are done shopping, you will be asked for your cooking preferences. There are several ways  to cook your seafood, but if you are not familiar with  the type just ask your assistance for best cooking result of your chosen seafood. Other than exotically delicious, the food comes with very affordable price. Regularly each person will have to pay like Rp.60.000,- or less than 10 USD for large size portion. You can visit their Website at http://www.bandar-djakarta.com (Indonesian Language) for further information.

Alternatively you can go to Super Kitchen Restaurant for best cooked seafood. Located at  Pecenongan, North Jakarta, you will find their seafood cuisines is marvelously tasty. Try their   Shrimp With Mayonnaise menu for main course or their avocado pudding for dessert. Both are guaranteed will kind of melting in your tongue as if it melts in your soul. You can check it on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Super-Kitchen/144456468908772 for your better information about this restaurant.

4. Pondok Hijau Traditional Snack and Pastry Store

Pondok Hijau is a famous traditional snack and pastry seller located at Pasar Minggu sub-district, South Jakarta. Their products are often massively ordered for office events and daily office supply, but single order is also well served. Some of their famous and favorite pastries are lemper, fried bread, panada, and chicken pastel. Lemper is glutinous rice stuffed with meat and wrapped by a banana’s leaf,  Panada is a traditional pie from Manado (one of the Indonesia’s city), and two others are self-explanatory. Their traditional snack and pastries are homemade and each of them came from hereditary recipe within the Indonesian family. Delicious and cheap, those are two words that perfect to describe them. Be sure to visit this store if you look for traditional snack or simply order them to supply your private events or party. Check their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toko-Kue-Pondok-Hijau/115222660218.

5. Soto

Soto is Indonesia’s traditional soup that  is served with meat. The meat is on your own preference, it can be beef or chicken. In Indonesia there are varieties of Soto, Soto Betawi is originally come from old Jakarta, served with beef and coconut milk, Plain Chicken Soto is come from Java Island while Makassar  Soto  is using additional ingredients such as bean sprout to their soto. Usually Soto is  served with rice as its partner . If you want to try it, you can come to:

• Soto Betawi Bang Ahmad: Located on Mampang Prapatan sub-district at Warung Buncit Street, Bakmi Naga parking lot just before Sederhana restaurant, South Jakarta.
• Soto Cak Di : Located on near Sudirman Central Business District Sudirman area at Tulodong street (Ask around if you reach SCBD for more detail guide), South Jakarta. Open at 10.00 AM and before 05.00 PM they are usually already sold out.
• Coto Makassar: Boulevard street at Kelapa Gading, East Jakarta

6. Tongseng

Tongseng is actually Chinese inheritance cuisine, but the culture blending makes Tongseng is considered Indonesia’s traditional food. Almost similar with Soto the difference is its always served with coconut milk and strong seasoning. Amazingly the taste is nothing similar with Soto, its savory enough to make you craving for this food over and over again.  Some of the best place that serves these dishes is spotted on:

• Tongseng Warung Pak Atmo:  Kalibata, Pancoran Sub-district, South Jakarta. When you reach large intersection of heroes graveyard at Kalibata and Pancoran ask around and you will find small blue tent and that’s the place.
• Warung Sate Ahonk: Pasar Minggu sub-district, South Jakarta.  Located just behind Pejaten Village mall, the opposite side of mosque behind Republika media office building.

7. Nasi Uduk Pecenongan and Kebon Kacang

Nasi uduk is rice that cooked with the mix of coconut oil and served with varieties of side dishes such as chiken, fish, innards and peanut spicy sauce. There are several famous places that serves Nasi uduk but for the best two locations are located at:

• Nasi Uduk Pecenongan: located on North Jakarta, Pecenongan Street, just the opposite side of Red Top Hotel. Open only at night.
• Nasi Uduk Kebon Kacang Zainal Fanani: Kebon Kacang Street VIII, Center Jakarta. He is the original and famous nasi uduk kebon kacang maker. Be sure to visit his small eatery.

8. Sederhana Padang Restaurant

If you curious about Indonesia’s cuisines on western region such as Sumatera island, be sure to visit Sederhana Padang restaurant. Their branches are already everywhere in Jakarta. They have standard of quality and extraordinary taste of cuisines. Sederhana offers a range of Sumatera’s cuisines start from  roasted chicken, cassava soup,  Otak (Cow brain) and still many more. When you visit this restaurant don’t be surprised if without ordering you will have several dishes on your table.  Well, It doesn’t mean you ordered it all, you just have to choose which one  do you like, if you touch any of the food that served on your table  the rules is you will have to pay it. So be sure to choose  your favorable food only. Among many Padang restaurants, Sederhana is one of the best. You can find Sederhana restaurant at:

• Sederhana Restaurant (Kemang):  Ampera Raya Street, Kemang, South Jakarta.
• Other recommended places – Nasi Kapau: The opposite side of Hotel Melawai I, Mekawai Raya Street, Blok M, South Jakarta.

9. Soup Buntut (Oxtail Soup) Borobudur

One of the famous and delicious oxtail makers in Indonesia is at Borobudur Hotel. For years their oxtail soup is considered legendary not only to locals but also for foreigners. Even this soup had become tourism destination because of its legendary delicacy. A long explanation about their oxtail soup won’t be necessary you just have to try it yourself. Borobudur Hotel is located at Lapangan Banteng Selatan Street, Center Jakarta. You can visit their website at http://hotelborobudur.com for more information.

11. Pempek

Pempek is Palembang traditional food. It’s a fried fish mix with flour dough and served with spicy vinegar. It is a very popular dish among Indonesian. If you look for spicy and savory fried foods Pempek should be perfect. The best Pempek restaurants in Jakarta are located at:

• Pempek Radio Dalam: Radio Dalam Street, near Circle K mini market, South Jakarta.
• Pempek Pak Raden: Fatmawati Raya Street and Radio Dalam Street, South Jakarta.

11. Fried Durian at Duck King Restaurant

For some of you who likes durian fruit you better try this one. It feels crunchy on the surface while if you dig deeper you’ll find soft and hot durian inside  it ,which surely will be sensationally melting as it touches your body temperatures inside your mouth. It is enough to make you pause for a  while as it gives deliciously stunning sensation to your brain. You can try this dessert at Duck King Restaurant at Senayan City, Pondok Indah Mall 2 or visit their website at http://www.theduckking.com for your more detailed information.

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