Nasi Gudeg
Nasi Gudeg is a plate of warm rice served with young jackfruit cut in small pieces and a variety of dishes including chicken, boiled egg, tofu, and tempe cooked in thick, slightly spicy coconut sauce, very sweet and slightly spicy.. For added flavour, try having it with Sambel Goreng Krecek (buffalo skin). for add on spicy flavour. Ask any local and they will proclaim proudly that Nasi Gudeg is originated originally from Yogyakarta,. aAnd, they’re probably correctit’s probably true! Some of the most popular Gudeg restaurants are:

Nasi Langgi
Another unique food wrapped in banana leaves, consisting of warm rice with Empal (Fried Beef), Abon (preserved and sweetened beef), Perkedel (potato cake), rolled omelette and Sambal.

Mee Goreng Jawa (Javanese fried noodles)
Tired of the usual fish and pork flavour ofin Chinese style fFried nNoodles or Thai padthai? Give Javanese fried noodles a try! Spicy with a tint of sweetness, don’t be surprised if you consider going back for ait sets you for a second serving.

Ayam Goreng Mbok Berek (Mbok Berek’s Fried Chicken)
A must tryaste! The fried chicken is flavoured with garlic and coriander.

Soto
Commonly ate for breakfast. Soto is a light and appetising soup served with tempe, Perkedel and Liver Satay.

Kipo Kotagede
Kipo Kotagede is a famous bite size snack only to be found in Kota Gede. It made of green coloured tapioca dough filled with sweetened grated coconut.

Bakpia Pathuk
Bakpia Pathuk is another popular snack made from baked green beans wrapped with thin dough pastry.

Wedang Ronde
Often served at night but push-cart vendor. This is a warm ginger flavoured desert served with peanuts and tapioca cake.

Pecel
Green beans, spinach, sprouts etc. It served with spicy peanut sauce.

Yogyakarta Travel Guide

Hi all, I thought I could share with you readers on what’s the best and what’s the ins and outs of the cuisines you can find right here in Yogyakarta. Well, essentially Yogyakarta’s food has been known to be of a very sweet nature. The locals living there loves sweet dishes and it has always been such since the times of their fore fathers. However, as time flew by and due to the great influx of other communities into this cultural place, many local dishes are beginning to evolve and mixed around with other food cultures making it very unique and special.

For example, the must have dish whenever you’re in the area would definitely be the Gudeg which is predominantly a very sweet dish with lots of chickens, eggs and jackfruits served with rice. This is a hot favourite among the locals and you must never miss it.

Other than the Gudeg, there are other dishes which are unique in its own ways. For example, the Ayam Goreng Mbok Berek which is essentially a dish of fried chickens with a mild garlic flavouring topped with coryander and crunchy crackers. This is definitely not a sweet dish and one that’s unique in this sense.

Other than this, there are others such as the Nasi Langgi which is essentially rice served with many other types of dishes. This could be something like a Malaysian Mixed Rice or Economy Rice.

If you’re looking for snacks, you could try the Kipo, which is actually made of tapioca dough filled with sweetened grated coconut.

You could also try the Bakpia, which is made from sweetened green bean paste wrapped with thin dough pastry. Of course, the most famous Bakpia is called the Bakpia Patuk which is usually sold at Pathul Street.

If you are health conscious and are looking for fruits, look no further as there is this dish called Es Rujak or Rujak Es Krim which is essetially a fruit salad made from mangos, papayas, apples, pineapples, cucumbers and etcera mixed with palm sugar, lime juice, salt, chillies and ice cream.

Apart from these, there’s the Jadah Tempe.. which is quite interesting because it is a sandwich of rice cakes and sweet bean cakes.