"The Taste of the Streets" is a documentary series produced by Netflix in the United States. The first season records the famous street food culture in nine cities in Asia, including Bangkok, Thailand, and Osaka, Japan. The fourth episode records the unique street food in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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Indonesia is the largest island country in the world, with more than 17,000 islands.

The most populous island in Indonesia is Java, and the city of Yogyakarta is the soul of Java.

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Yogyakarta is the only region in Indonesia still ruled by the Sudanese. The people of Yogyakarta have a strong sense of pride in their traditional culture and they are still doing what their ancestors did. What they do, their street food is very authentic and has a traditional flavour.

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1 Market dim sum

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Market dim sum generally refers to a variety of sweet street snacks, usually made of coconut sugar, glutinous rice , made from cassava and coconut.

Known as market snacks, these desserts sold in markets are the oldest street food in Indonesia, dating back to the 8th century.

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Grandma Shadinan is a market dim sum master. She has been making dim sum for more than fifty years. Grandma Sardinand’s market snacks use classic recipes. Grandma Sardinand’s techniques are all very precise, careful and full of chef style. She even cuts things with the thin strings in her hands as fast as a ninja.

The market snacks made by Grandma Shatinan are traditional Javanese Yogyakarta style, and the external colors are brown, green and light white.

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One day the assistant of former President Suharto came to the stall and told Grandma Shatinan that the president wanted to eat market snacks. After eating Grandma Satinan’s market snacks, former Indonesian President Suharto became her regular customer because they were so delicious.

Starting at 5 a.m., some people are willing to wait for three hours just to taste the market snacks made by Grandma Sartinan. After that, more and more customers came to the door; in order to avoid disputes, numbers were given to guests to maintain order.

Grandma Chardinan’s market snacks are sold out every day. Grandma Satinan feeds a dozen family members by relying on market snacks.

2 Modern Market Dim Sum

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The new generation of market dim sum chefs are influenced by other food cultures (such as Chinese, Portuguese or Dutch culture), colors It has become much brighter and more varied in shape. More than 200 types of dim sum have been developed, and new ones are constantly being introduced to ensure that dim sum can appear on the market in various occasions.

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When served on festive occasions, bright colors are used; for engagement ceremonies, glutinous rice is used; market snacks can also be seen in sad ceremonies, and they are gradually developed. Produce more and more creative and varied market snacks.

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Young people in Yogyakarta are absorbing the modern styles of other cities and exploring traditional cuisine in their own way.

3 Braised rice

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In Yogyakarta, jackfruit is often included in dishes. The most popular jackfruit dish is braised rice. Braised rice is a symbol of the city of Yogyakarta and braised rice vendors can be seen on almost every corner.

Nowhere in the world, except Yogyakarta, can you find this unique taste of ripe jackfruit, braised with spices, topped with red onions, garlic, and coriander seeds, and sometimes served with braised eggs, Chicken and crispy beef.

4 Gray Noodles

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Cassava is a very strong root plant and a local carbohydrate staple food in Java. Historically, people who couldn't afford wheat flour, or even white rice, had to eat cassava.

They turned cassava into flour and made noodles, also known as "gray noodles".

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The gray noodle factory in Yogyakarta is the only place that makes cassava noodles according to the ancient method. Gray noodles have become the symbol of Yogyakarta. Because this kind of cassava noodles is not produced elsewhere.

The noodle making process begins with cassava flour. Workers steam the flour and then put it into a noodle press, which will press out noodles.