Jakarta: 25 Excursions in and around the Indonesian Capital
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Andrew Whitmarsh. Jakarta: 25 Excursions in and around the Indonesian Capital
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Jakarta!
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT While it seems impossible to get an authentic New York cheesecake in Jakarta, you can get nearly everything else. Of course, you should spend a good amount of time tucking into the local dishes. There are some great, upscale Indonesian eateries that serve some true delights, but often the best food will be dished up from warungs or kaki limas (rolling food carts). The standard rule (up to a point) is that the cheaper it is, the tastier.
You may not think that eating food from a roadside stall would be that pleasurable, but many locals will tell you that the true secret ingredient to a good plate of nasi goreng is the exhaust off the street. This is why a similar dish found abroad doesn’t taste nearly as good. Do note that while eating street food is encouraged, it shouldn’t be done with reckless abandon. Try to eat somewhere busy, somewhere relatively fly free and somewhere with its own running water. If something smells or tastes funky, trust your instinct and don’t eat it.
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