9 Cheap and Delicious Traditional Snack Recommendations, Perfect as Tea Companions

Kapanlagi.com - Indonesia has a variety of food menus that are worth introducing. Most foreigners only know fried rice, satay, or other heavy meals as traditional menus. However, there are still many traditional snacks recommendations that can be tried.

Perhaps, you can introduce these traditional snacks as a snack for tea companions while relaxing. The taste is diverse, ranging from sweet, savory, to a combination of both.

Now, if you need further information about cheap and delicious traditional snack recommendations, just take a look at the following information.

1. Kue Sus

Kue sus (Credit: Flickr.com)

One traditional snack recommendation that you can try is kue sus. You can easily find it in cake shops or traditional markets. However, this cake actually originated from France with the original name choux. The filling of this cake is vanilla custard. Now, the filling for sus can vary more with flavors like chocolate, matcha, coffee, and so on.

There is also a type of sus cake with a filling made of whipped cream and a thin crispy outer layer that gives a delicious and unforgettable taste sensation.

2. Pastel

Pastel is a highly accessible recommendation for traditional market snacks. The savory and crispy taste of this fried snack makes it a favorite food for many people. In fact, pastel has been creatively modified. Besides containing vegetables, pastel is often topped with eggs, chicken or beef, or even spicy chili for enjoying with other market snacks.

3. Lemper

Lemper (Credit: Flickr.com)

This traditional snack can be considered a favorite. You can find it as a dish at various events in Indonesia. Although it is small in size, this sticky rice snack with chicken or shredded meat filling has an extraordinary aroma. It is also quite cheap, you can get this snack for only Rp 2,000 per piece.

4. Kue Lumpur

This sweet snack with a sweet aroma is called kue lumpur. Kue lumpur is a recommended traditional snack that can be considered cheap and delicious. Although it is called 'lumpur' (mud), the appearance of this cake is not like mud at all. Instead, it is often made in a beautiful shape with raisin decorations on top. It can also be replaced with chocolate, cheese, or meses. The cake batter is also added with potatoes to make it more moist and tasty.

5. Risoles

Risoles (Credit: Flickr.com)

Risoles is a recommended type of fried snack that should not be missed. Now, this food, which is coated with bread crumbs and fried, has many variations. You can find modern toppings such as cheese, mayonnaise, and smoked beef in the market.

Not only that, there are also frozen risoles available for sale. You can buy them, fry them yourself, and enjoy them at home while still warm. You can also be creative by making dipping sauce with sambal or bird's eye chili.

6. Kue Talam

Kue talam is a popular snack often found in snack boxes. Therefore, kue talam is suitable to be included in the list of must-try traditional snacks. The ingredients for this cake are sago flour, rice flour, and pandan or suji leaf flavor. Other ingredients such as pumpkin or even sweet potato can also be added. You will get a soft and delicious taste from this typical Betawi snack.

7. Getuk

Getuk (Credit: Flickr.com)

This traditional snack is called getuk. Getuk is made from boiled cassava that is mashed. There are many types of getuk that you can find in the market, one of them is getuk lindri. Getuk Lindri is popular because of its unique shape like noodles with vibrant colors. Getuk will taste even better when served with grated coconut, the savory taste complements the flavor of this food.

8. Onde-Onde

Onde-onde is a recommended traditional snack that you should try. It is affordable and delicious. This food contains fried mung bean with a layer of sesame on the outside. You will taste the crispiness of the skin and the sweetness of the mung bean with every bite. Usually, onde-onde has the size of a ping pong ball. However, now there is a creation of smaller onde-onde. It is perfect to accompany tea during relaxation.

9. Nagasari

Nagasari (Credit: Flickr.com)

Nagasari is one type of traditional Indonesian snack. The main ingredients for making nagasari are rice flour, sago flour, and coconut milk with banana filling. The combination of sweet and savory flavors in nagasari makes it one of the recommended traditional snacks that should not be missed. If you want to buy it, recognize the elongated shape of this food wrapped in banana leaves.

Well, those are some cheap and delicious traditional snacks that you can try. You can also introduce these snacks to foreigners who may be curious about Indonesian cuisine.

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