Sunday, July 12, 2015

Jogjakarta Culinary - Kopi Jos, Lesehan Malioboro, and Gudeg

Kopi Jos is a special black coffee served with floating burnt charcoal chunk. The charcoal sound like "joss" or hissing when put into a cup of coffee, so be called kopi jos. Available at Angkringan north side Tugu Station or along P.Mangkubumi Street.

Lesehan means sitting on the floor on mats then eat, normally using the fingers. Lesehan Malioboro, located along Malioboro Street, normally open at night. The most common food sold at lesehan Malioboro is fried chicken, pecel lele (fried catfish) and gudeg. Your dinner atmosphere will be perfect with accompaniment tracks of street musicians. 

Gudeg, a traditional cuisine from Jogjakarta, made of young unripe jack fruit boiled for several hours with palm sugar and coconut milk. Gudeg is served with white steamed rice, fried chicken, opor ayam, opor telur (boiled egg in coconut milk), telur pindang (egg), tofu and/or tempe, and sambel gorenge krecek a stew made of crisp beef skins. You can find gudeg in almost all areas of Jogjakarta day or night, including malioboro. Wijilan and Barek are the most famous areas as Gudeg center. 

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