- Coming up for all you food rangers, we're trying out
a ton of unique street food in Jakarta, Indonesia.
You can discover along with us a huge variety
of amazingly flavorful Indonesian street food,
from exotic specialties like fish head curry and cow brain,
to more classic delicacies.
Your mouth is gonna water.
Get ready.
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All right, so check it out.
It's Trevor James.
I just got into Jakarta, Indonesia, and I'm so pumped.
This is my first time here.
We're gonna go for a full on street food tour.
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Let's go eat.
Jakarta is packed with street food
that you're gonna love on your first try.
You can literally never run out of new street food to try
as you explore the city.
Everywhere you look, there's something new to be found.
We came here specifically to eat street food,
and in one day, ate a huge variety of incredibly good food.
This part one Jakarta street food video
is packed with street food that you're gonna
wanna buy a one-way ticket for.
So make sure to watch until the end because these seven
Jakarta street foods are insanely delicious.
Let's eat.
We're in a morning market here,
and we're gonna explore around.
We're gonna get a ton of street food today.
It is gonna be full on.
Let's go eat.
Ooh, what's this?
Bubur ayam.
Oh.
To start the day off right,
we stumbled into a classic bubur ayam street food stall.
This is a famous Indonesian chicken congee
that's packed with flavor and shredded chicken.
First, it's topped with a delicious combo
of yellow chicken broth and salty and sweet soy sauces.
Then it's covered in crackers, fried (mumbles) crackers,
fried soybeans, and shredded chicken.
It's the ultimate texture combo that you're gonna love.
Oh, yeah, he's just loading the ingredients on here.
Wow.
Yeah, a little, please.
Oh, thank you.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Whoa.
This is the bubur ayam.
We just got the bubur ayam here.
Look at this.
This is like an ultra packed chicken congee here.
Oh, you can see all that shredded chicken.
There's like sliced, fried tofu in there.
There's crispy crackers.
There's peanuts.
There's shallots, fried shallots, cilantro.
Oh, we gotta get to the bottom of this.
Oh, yeah, look at that.
Mmm.
It is like an ultra flavorful chicken congee.
That chicken broth flavor and that fried shallot flavor
mixed with all of the crunchy peanuts,
the tofu, the scallions, the shallots, oh, wow.
That's the secret right there, the chicken broth.
It is so flavorful when he puts that on top of that congee.
Oh, bubur ayam.
Next up, just down the street, we found a colorful display
of tons of different spiced dishes known as nasi rames.
Here, you can get a huge variety of dishes
ranging from seafood like squid and mussels, to chicken feet
and tempe soybean, and even stinky jengkol beans.
Here, you get a real feel
for the varieties of spice in Indonesian cuisine.
This was just a warmup for the insane nasi Padang feast
we had later in the day.
And just walking down the street and seeing these colors,
you can't help but to stop and order.
Oh.
Wow.
What is this?
Nasi?
- [Woman] All nasi.
- Wow, look at all these different curries
and spiced seafoods.
Wow.
- [Man] Hello.
- [Trevor] Hello.
- [Man] Good.
- [Trevor] Good?
- Very nice.
- Very nice?
- Nasi.
- You want this--
- Is it squid?
- This one.
- Chicken feet, oh, wow.
Okay.
Oh, look at that.
- [Man] This one you want?
You want this one?
- Yes, the squid here.
Wow, she's just covering that sauce on there.
And some chicken feet.
Whoa, starting the day off right here.
Oh, that looks so potent.
And just look at all these different dishes
that you can choose from.
I'm just going with two.
They both look really spicy, but there's so much here.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Right here?
- [Woman] Yeah.
- Okay.
Nice.
(Trevor laughs)
(women speak in foreign language)
Chicken feet.
Chicken feet and squid.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
(woman speaks in foreign language)
- Good. (laughs)
- I just chose two of those dishes.
They look so flavorful and spicy.
I'm just gonna,
oh, yeah, she just loaded up the sauce.
I'm just gonna go right in for the squid here.
(woman speaks in foreign language)
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
(women speak in foreign language)
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
- Seafood.
(woman speaks in foreign language)
Let's try it out.
Mmm.
(women speak in foreign language)
Oh, wow.
Oh, it's really spicy.
I feel like I should have got
a little more sauce from that huge selection.
We've also got some chicken feet here.
Mmm, now that looks covered in chilies.
All that flavor and so spicy as well.
This one's also a little sweet.
That chicken foot is super sweet.
It's like a sweet chili sauce.
Mixed with the squid, super spicy, on top of that rice,
that's a perfect start to the day.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Mmm.
Next up, we try an amazingly flavorful and powerful
nasi goreng, aka fried rice.
This isn't just any fried rice though.
This is the king of nasi goreng in Jakarta.
As soon as you walk up, you'll know why.
It's stacked up high and flavored strong with lamb,
a ton of curry powders, sweet manis sauce,
and a ton of butter.
When the plate arrives to your table and you take
your first bite, you'll wish you could eat this everyday.
We're gonna get a dish I've been dying to try,
my first nasi goreng street food.
Oh, here it is.
Whoa.
Wow, look at this.
Nasi goreng.
Oh, wow.
This is gonna be a flavorful nasi goreng.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
- [Man] Yes.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
- Wow, that is,
oh, that curry smells so aromatic,
that curry powder, just mixing it in there.
Whoa, this looks unbelievably fragrant.
We've go the nasi goreng lamb meat here
with all those chilies and curry powder.
And then this is the fried rice that they mix it with.
He's just putting the rice into that huge mutton fry.
Whoa.
And look at the guy in the back there.
He's got all the mutton.
Oh, yeah, and he's just putting more curry powder
over top of that.
Oh, whoa.
That's amazing.
What a beautiful concoction this is.
I can't believe that I'm witnessing this right now.
If you come to Jakarta, put this on your list.
That just looks to die for, all those mutton chunks
he's bringing up from the bottom.
Wow.
I can't believe it.
Wow, he's just loading up the butter.
Thank you.
Awesome.
Let's go try it out.
So we just got the nasi goreng.
Oh, yeah, huge chunks of mutton in a fried rice,
crispy crackers, and then they also serve,
I believe these are pickled veg with some sambal.
Mmm, oh.
Wow.
That lamb meat is so soft.
It is so tender.
It is so soft and juicy.
It's not very spicy.
It just has a light curry flavor to it, very light,
very soft, very smooth, really enjoyable.
Wow.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
(man speaks in foreign language)
Nasi goreng (speaks in foreign language).
Next up, we went to try one of the most famous meals
in all of Indonesia, the nasi Padang.
This is a meal that'll make you change your life plans for.
It sure did for us as we changed our entire Indonesia
itinerary and flew directly to Padang city afterwards
to get the real thing right from the source.
This here is life-changing food.
We're going for a meal I've been looking forward
to eating for years, nasi Padang.
This is gonna be good.
Look at this, guys.
Look at all this nasi Padang.
There's so many dishes.
It's insane!
Look at the amount of different curries,
and meats, and fried fish.
Wow, nasi Padang.
- [Man] Okay.
- [Trevor] Beef rendang.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Awesome.
We're gonna get a big--
- Do you like satay?
- [Trevor] I love satay.
- Okay.
- Can we get satay too?
Okay.
Wow, look at all these dishes.
Unbelievable.
So the deal is they bring you a ton of dishes like this
and bring it to your table, and you can just eat
whatever you like and pay for whatever you ate.
Oh, there's just so much here.
Wow, look at that.
This is--
- [Man] Hot, very hot.
- [Trevor] Very spicy?
- [Man] Yeah.
- [Trevor] Indonesia sambal, wow.
And we can have that with the nasi Padang.
- [Man] Yeah.
- [Trevor] And then what is this here?
- [Man] Just rendang.
- [Trevor] Beef rendang.
- Yeah.
- [Trevor] Wow, unbelievable.
That is thick!
Indonesia, nasi Padang specialty.
- Yeah, from West Sumatra.
- From West Sumatra.
- Yes.
- Unbelievable.
Look at this, guys.
This is the sambal here, and then here is the beef rendang.
So many spices in here, lots of spices.
You can just smell that is potent, so potent and rich.
Okay, I'm gonna go try it out.
Thank you.
This is the moment right here.
This is the moment that changed our whole Indonesia trip.
As soon as we walked in and saw the selection
as the manager told us about West Sumatra
and these Padang city specialties, we knew we had to go.
You're gonna want to watch this whole series as well
as we venture to Padang afterwards to taste the real deal.
Wow!
I can't believe this.
Wow.
- This is satay Padang.
- Wow!
(man mumbles)
It just looks amazing.
Thank you.
This just looks incredibly delicious,
all of these different curries.
We've got a beef rendang.
I'm really looking forward to this dish.
That must be extremely spicy.
We've got chicken liver with petai stink beans.
We've got fried fish.
We've got beef lung.
We've got so many different fish dishes.
Oh, it's just overwhelming.
And we've got satay here as well.
They bring all of the food to you here,
and whatever you touch, you pay for.
What you don't touch, you don't pay for.
And I am just so excited to go right in
for this beef rendang here first.
This is a classic nasi Padang dish.
Oh, that's very, very soft and juicy.
Just gonna mix it, get some sauce,
just gonna mix that with my rice.
Oh, yeah, that is gonna be,
oh, that smells fantastic.
Let's try it out.
Mmm.
Oh.
That beef rendang is so thick and spicy and bold,
unbelievably flavorful, thick, rich, and spicy.
And when you mix it with that rice, this is just
one of the many dishes that you can try with nasi Padang.
This is definitely an extremely spicy meal.
Mmm, oh.
Wow!
These are super spicy and so rich and flavorful.
Every bite you take is like
taking a new hit of flavor you never knew existed.
From the rich sambals to the life-changing beef rendang
cooked in spices and coconut milk until it evaporates
and becomes thick and rich, to the gravy-topped
satay skewers, the baby chicken with signature sambal,
and the whole array of delicacies, the variety
of different curries and flavors will blow you away.
That is so spicy and powerful.
My mouth is just on fire, but it's not a painful spice.
It's like a smooth spice.
Mmm. (coughs)
It's so good.
The final plate just came after all of these
delicious spicy dishes, the cow brain curry.
Oh, it's hot.
Oh, yeah, look at that.
Oh, yeah, that is soft.
Oh, it's so soft.
I think it's just gonna be saturated
with the juices of this curry.
Mmm.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, wow!
That curry is so smooth, just a little spicy.
And the brain is so soft.
It really melts into your mouth, almost like butter.
Oh, yeah, look at that.
Oh, it's just almost like butter.
It just dissolves into your mouth when you bite it.
After that massive nasi Padang feast,
there was one dish missing from the food we tried
at Sari Bundo, the fish head curry.
I heard all about how incredibly delicious
the fish head curry was at Medan Baru restaurant,
so we made our way over to try it out.
So I'm a little full right now, but we have room
to try fish head curry right here at Medan Baru.
Massive fish head, let's go try it out.
Hello.
Fish head curry?
Wow!
Massive fish heads in these huge, huge bowls of curry.
Wow!
And they just boil them right in here.
Oh, yeah, there they are.
They're just full of big fish heads.
Oh, wow!
I think that's a snapper head.
It just looks saturated with juice.
All right, this is what we came for.
We're gonna sit down and order one.
More, Padang.
Whoa, it's just,
I just want the fish head, fish head,
big, big, big fish head, please.
He's gonna boil it.
That is like a universe of flavor right there.
You can just see all of the curry particles.
It's like a world of flavor.
And he's gonna heat up that fish head, that snapper.
Wow!
Wow, look at all that sauce he's putting on there.
(chuckles) Oh, my!
That is insane!
Oh, my.
We have another Padang feast here today.
But I didn't come here for this.
I just came for this insanely succulent
and juicy looking snapper head curry.
Luckily, if I don't touch any of these dishes, they won't
charge me, so I'm just gonna devour this big fish head here.
Oh, it's just soaked in that.
Oh, it's so tender.
Oh, it's burning.
It's actually way too hot, but I'm just gonna,
oh, wow, that is succulent.
It just falls off.
Wow, look at that snapper head meat
just soaked in that curry.
It just falls off.
That's the cheek right there.
Mmm, wow.
Oh, wow!
That is just so melt in your mouth delicious.
The curry is so creamy.
Oh!
Oh, it's barely spicy.
It's just so smooth and creamy.
It's like, mmm.
Now that is amazing.
It's probably the creamiest, most smooth curry
that I have ever tasted.
That is pure pleasure.
After that incredibly creamy snapper head curry,
we made our way to have a pre-dinner dessert,
one of the sweetest things you'll ever eat,
Indonesian martabak, stuffed pancake.
You can either order savory egg and ground meat
with onions or herbs, or a sweet martabak stuffed
with butter and a huge selection of toppings,
including Toblerone, Nutella, crushed peanuts, sugar,
chocolate sprinkles, cheese, and condensed milk.
It's all folded in half before serving
so the toppings are all melted in the middle.
Eating this is just like a joyful heart attack.
That looks insanely heavy.
This just looks so heavy and filling.
Oh, wow, I can't believe the amount of stuff
he's putting on here.
It looks like a heart attack, a joyful heart attack.
More butter!
This looks like a definite heart attack.
This looks so heavy and perfectly symmetrical.
Whoa.
That pancake looks like it's saturated
with butter and chocolate and cheese.
We got a whole martabak here.
Thank you.
It's heavy.
This feels like it's a couple of kilos.
It feels like it's a brick, or two bricks.
Okay, it's like a brick.
Oh! (chuckles)
Look at that.
And we still have dinner to go after this.
Wow, he just loaded it up with Toblerone and cheese.
And you can feel it just saturated with that condensed milk,
all that butter in there, and it is hot.
Mmm, whoa!
Oh, wow.
That is the most sweetest, heaviest, most buttery,
chocolatey, slightly cheesy dessert I have ever experienced.
That is so heavy.
Wow!
That is a definite heart attack on a plate right there.
After that super heavy martabak, we went out with our friend
Choo-Choo for a big ikan bakar grilled fish dinner feast.
At the end of the day, there's nothing like
sitting by the street side and having some grilled fish.
All right, so for our final meal, we are downtown Jakarta.
I'm hanging out with Choo-Choo.
We're in a residential area.
There's a bunch of street stalls around,
and we're on the hunt for delicious street food.
I think right up here is a big grilled fish.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Let's go check it out.
We stumbled into just one of thousands of ikan bakar
grilled fish joints throughout the city.
Here, a variety of grilled fish can be ordered,
but we ordered one black pomfret covered in a spicy
turmeric sauce and a bunch of grilled prawns as well.
These are smoky, spicy, and juicy,
and standing right near the fire is extremely hot.
Just look at these.
We've got these plump prawns,
big prawns with tons of chili sauce on there.
They give you like a sambal, spicy sambal chili sauce.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Yeah.
And then another, this honestly looks like a--
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
This looks like a salsa.
This could be an Indonesian fresh chili with tomato salsa.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Yeah.
And then we've got a grilled fish over here.
Just look at how plump that meat is, covered in chili sauce,
and we ordered some veg to be healthy.
Okay, should we go in?
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
(both laugh)
Let's go for the fish first.
This looks so delicious.
Cheers! - Yes, cheers.
- Mmm, oh, yeah.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
That is so tender.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
A little spicy, tender, chary.
What a nice finish to the day.
Oh, yeah, what a nice finish to the day.
You get your hands messy.
You get some nice, big prawns covered in chili sauce,
and you can just dip it in whatever jiang you want.
I've got the sambal.
Choo-Choo you just tried the,
this is the salsa, the Indonesian salsa.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
I guess you could call it that.
Cheers.
- Cheers.
- Mmm, oh.
Oh!
- Whoa!
- That is awesome.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Wow!
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Wow!
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
It's like a big mouthful of prawn meat.
It's very juicy, very spicy,
dipped into that ultra spicy flavorful sambal.
Oh, that is hitting the spot right there,
that smoky, spicy, aromatic mouthful of prawn meat.
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Thank you so much for watching.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
- Choo-Choo, it was a great time here.
Jakarta is full of street food,
and I would love to hear from you in the comments below.
Please let us know what you thought,
and thank you so much for watching.
(Choo-Choo speaks in foreign language)
Amazing.
Thanks, guys.
Awesome.