JavaCapital: Jakarta
Traditional Recipes from Jakarta
Betawi cooking blends Sundanese, Chinese, Arab and Dutch influences. Rich, coconut-based and full of nostalgia.
Jakarta
Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Gado-gado Betawi
Jakarta's boiled vegetable salad with ground peanut sauce, rice cake, egg, tofu, tempeh and crackers.
JakartaKerak Telor (Jakarta Spicy Egg Omelette)
Kerak Telor
A Betawi street snack of glutinous rice and duck egg, cooked in a small wok turned upside down over charcoal and topped with toasted coconut and dried shrimp.
JakartaSoto Betawi (Jakarta Beef Soup)
Soto Betawi
Betawi beef soup in a rich coconut milk and milk broth, topped with emping crackers, tomato and fried shallots.