Nasi Liwet
A rice dish cooked in coconut milk and chicken broth is served with meat and vegetable side dishes. Tongseng: a strongly spiced curry of bone-in mutton, which is quickly stir-fried at the point of sale with vegetables added.
Taste of the Javanese Culture
Javanese Cuisine
Javanese cuisine is the culinary tradition of the Javanese people, a prominent ethnic group in Indonesia, particularly concentrated in the provinces of Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java. While Sumatran cuisine is renowned for its spiciness, often influenced by Indian and Arabic flavours, Javanese cuisine takes pride in its indigenous development and is celebrated for its simplicity. However, it's worth noting that certain Javanese dishes do exhibit foreign influences, with Chinese culinary elements being among the most prominent.
Tengkleng Kambing
Goat ribs and offal in a curry-like soup, similar to gule kambing, but with a lighter and thinner soup.
Timlo Solo
A beef and vegetable soup. Some versions also have noodles.
Bakso Solo
Bakso literally means meatballs, made of beef, and served in boiling hot soup with mung bean-thread noodles, green vegetables, shredded cabbage, and various sauces (chilli, tomato). This version of Solo has super-sized meatballs, the size of tennis balls. Also known as Bakso Tenis. Bakso is a Chinese-influenced dish, but has become a popular snack throughout Indonesia.
Bistik Jawa
Javanese beef steak, a European-influenced dish from Solo.
Selat Solo
A salad consisting of stewed beef, lettuce, carrot, green bean, potato chips or French fries in sweet-spiced dressing.
Sate Buntel
(lit: wrapped satay) – Minced fatty beef or goat meat, encased in caul fat and wrapped around a bamboo skewer then grilled. The size of this satay is quite large, very similar to a Middle Eastern kebab. After being grilled on charcoal, the meat is separated from the skewer, cut into bite-size chunks, then served in sweet soy sauce and merica (pepper).
Serabi Solo
A pancake made of coconut milk, mixed with a little rice flour as a thickener. Srabi can be served plain or with toppings such as sliced banana, chopped jackfruit, chocolate sprinkles (muisjes), or cheese.
