lunch

Where do Jakarta office folks get their lunch? Some go to foodcourts, others go to fast food restaurants, but many eat at roadside stalls.

Small clusters of mobile foodstalls will appear magically, usually along small roads between office buildings, around lunchtime. They sell anything from noodles and mixed rice to cut fruits and drinks. Stools and a tables will be set up on the pavement, and people can choose to eat there if they don’t want a “takeaway”.

Cheap but yummy food indeed.

My favourite? The mixed rice hawker, who sells food from a lorry.