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Four must-try ‘soto’ dishes in Jakarta
There is a plethora of different soto dishes available across the archipelago, varying from soto Betawi, to sroto and tauto, making it a must-try Indonesian dish.
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Soto Betawi H. Ma'ruf (Good Indonesian Food/File)
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here is a plethora of different soto dishes available across the archipelago, varying from soto Betawi (beef cooked in coconut milk), to sroto (Sokaraja-style soup) and tauto (Pekalongan-style soto with fermented bean soup), making it a must-try Indonesian dish.
Kompas.com has compiled a list of four soto vendors to satisfy your taste buds.
Soto Betawi Afung
Located in Gang Gloria (Gloria Alley), Glodok, West Jakarta, Soto Betawi Afung specializes, as its name implies, in soto Betawi.
Open daily from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m., here food lovers can devour the thick coconut milk soup with a choice of meat, offal or chicken at a price of Rp 35,000 (US$2.58).
Soto Betawi H. Ma’ruf
Established in 1940, Soto Betawi H. Ma’ruf is among the longest-standing soto vendors in Jakarta.
Open daily from 8 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., food enthusiasts can drop by Taman Ismail Marzuki complex in Central Jakarta to sample the soto.
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Sroto Eling-eling
Originating from Sokaraja district in Central Java, sroto is served with beansprouts and peanut chili sauce.
Those wanting to try sroto should head to Jl. Abdullah Syafei and Jl. Tebet Utara I, South Jakarta.
Comprising chicken, beef as well as chicken liver and gizzard, prices for sroto start at Rp 25,000.
Nino Tauto
Situated in Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam Raya, South Jakarta, Nino Tauto serves tauto from Pekalongan Central Java.
Here, the tauto is served with glass noodles, beef meat, scallion and celery, with the price starting from Rp 8,000. (jes/kes)
