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Jakarta Street Food: Whole Fried Chicken

By aboutindo | Published: May 19, 2010
Ayam goreng kremes utuh (literally: chicken fried cream whole).  I’m not sure where the cream comes into it, but with head and feet it’s truely the whole chicken.  Considering how little meat is on those ayam kampung (village chickens), you really need the head and feet just to make a meal of them. Notice the special [...]
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Jakarta street food: Mie ayam baso

By misterjames | Published: March 19, 2010
One step up from having a kaki lima (mobile food stall) is to park it in front of an open-to-the-street restaurant.  At the start of the clip you can see the colourful banner advertising the food. Mie ayam baso = chicken ball noodle soup.  Pangsit = meat ball wrapped in noodle material (often fried).  Kwetiaw = thick, flat [...]
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Jakarta street food: bubur ayam

By misterjames | Published: March 16, 2010
A very popular meal, bubur ayam or chicken porridge.  Made with mushy rice, chicken stock and the rest you can see in the clip.  It seems to me the kind of food you’d serve to a sick child, so maybe it’s comfort food for the people who like it.
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Indonesian street food: Ayam Goreng

By misterjames | Published: March 11, 2010
Fried chicken seems to be Indonesia’s most popular meal, judging by the number of fast food outlets. Even McDonalds sells more chicken pieces than hamburgers in Indonesia.  But this one in the clip is better than KFC.  Just for the record, dada = head; in this context, paha atas = thigh and paha = leg (I guess they [...]
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