betawi cuisine you should try

Betawi is quite known as their food, compared to other places in Indonesia, like Padang, or Yogyakarta, Jakarta's culture Betawi did not stand so much. But that doesn't make Betawi did not have some delicious cuisine that you should try. Here are some recommendations for you guys to try!

1. Kerak Telor

Kerak Telot is indeed very synonymous with Jakarta. This snack is made from sticky rice and thin to crusty baked eggs. The eggs used are usually chicken eggs or duck eggs. After that, the egg crust is ready to be served with crispy coconut or crunchy coconut crumbs. To make it too, use a small skillet and then burn it using charcoal, then fan it to make it cook quickly. This one Betawi culinary is suitable for evening snacks!

2. Kue Ape

Kue ape or another name is Kue Tete is a Betawi snack that you could buy from street food vendors, the small size always make you crave it to buy more and more!

3. Soto Betawi

Soto Betawi may be another popular Betawi cuisine. A bowl of this food will combine with the soft cut of beef. This combination that is so delicious is even more difficult to resist, especially when it's raining or cold weather. To give a fresh taste in the sauce, Soto Betawi is given coconut milk. But there are also those who deliberately add milk for a more creamy and sweet taste. The substitution of coconut milk into milk is intentionally done so that Soto Betawi becomes less easily stale. In addition, it is also to create a taste that is slightly different from Soto Betawi in general.

4. Bir Pletok

Drinks that are influenced by the Netherlands are actually alcohol-free and healthy. It can even be useful as when drinking herbal medicine because it is made from spices. From its function, Bir Pletok is similar to wedang ronde because it uses ginger and lemongrass, cloves, cinnamon so it is good for expelling colds and aches. Bir pletok is generally dark in color and tastes slightly spicy and is served warm.

5. Es Selendang Mayang

Similar to doger ice, Es Selendang Mayang is also made from slices of green-white-red rice flour. It is said that the naming of this drink is based on the shawls of colorful dancers so that the flour dough is made with similar colors. Es Selandang Mayang is similar to gelatin which is given sweet sauce and then poured with coconut milk, palm sugar, and ice cubes as a refresher. This beverage should be perfect for a Betawi culinary for those of you who want to freshen up from the heat of Jakarta City.