Street Food Vendors

Kaki lima, that’s how we called it. The traditional convenience foods in Indonesia which served from the colourful cart with two wheels and three legs. So it looks like the cart has five legs. This cart pushed in every town and kampung, usually by men to provide cheap foods.

Usually early in the morning you will hear they bang on the edge of the plate, Ting..Ting…Ting… The Bubur ayam (chicken porridge) or Bubur Kacang Hijau (mung bean porridge) is ready for breakfast! Later in the afternoon, the bakso men strolls down and beating on a small wooden gong. Tok! Tok! Bakso is small balls of pounded meat. Served with noodle and hot soup. At night, you might hear a high, sustained whistle of the putu man’s steamer. He sells a divine confection of steamed green rice flour, tapioca, melted sugar and shredded coconut. Yummy..! And don’t miss this sharp Tay! Tay! Satay! of sate man, he will grill shreds of seasoned meats right in front of you. Hmm smells good…

Each kali lima men has their own unique way to let people know that they are passing by. They provided memories of sights and sounds of life in Indonesia.