The food of Java

16 dishes tied to Java, Indonesia: born there, or made its own.

KetupatVegan 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreRice packed in woven palm leaf pouches and boiled until firm Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Chicken feetMeat 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChicken feet cooked and eaten in soups, stews, snacks and street foods worldwide Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

LontongVegan 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCylindrical rice cake wrapped in banana leaf, served with sauces or soups Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Gulai 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreSpiced Southeast Asian stew with coconut milk and a blend of local herbs Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Nasi kuningVegetarian 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreRice cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, served for celebrations across Indonesia Rice dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Ketupat: Meutia Chaerani, CC BY 2.5, source
Tumpeng: brother-harahap, CC BY 2.0, source
Satay: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Lontong: No machine-readable author provided. Diádoco assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY 3.0, source
Gulai: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Nasi uduk: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Nasi kuning: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Perkedel: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Chicken feet: User:Anna Frodesiak, Public domain, source