Those who know us know that markets are a favorite destination for us. Here are highlights of our Jogja market visits and scenes:
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| A spice store with old wooden boxes filled with great smells such as anise, cardamon, fennel seed. |
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| Ben testing his olfactory skills when the vendor plays a game with him by seeing which ones he can identify by smell. (High score for the French nose!) |
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| Betel nut chomping woman selling limes. |
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| Trays of dried fish. |
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| Fish drying in wrapped newspaper, covered in large grains of salt . |
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| Barrels of fresh bright orange turmeric root. |
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| When eggs are sold, they get put into a beautiful bag made of woven straw. |
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| Sweets made from coconut and rice flour. |
But all these food stalls inevitably lead to the need to satisfy our screaming taste buds. Here are some of our favorite street carts…
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| Pressed fish “cakes” inside banana leaves, on a stick on the grill. Dip in sauce. Yummy! |
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| Fresh assorted fruits. |
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| The very popular chicken soup with toppings on the right such as meatballs, croutons, crispy tofu.] |
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| “Gudeg” is one of the most popular dishes in Yogyakarta. That brown mush (which doesn’t look so appealing) is actually delicious jackfruit with coconut milk and cinnamon, palm sugar and a bit of chili, slow cooked in a clay pot until all the liquid has been absorbed by the jackfruit. |
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| Most delicious treat of freshly grated coconut steamed in bamboo pieces with grated palm sugar. A favorite for us. |
Love that coconut steaming process and the resulting “paste” is really, really good…
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| Pastry tarts with a variety of toppings from chocolate to sprinkles to custard. |
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| Fresh sesame balls and rice flour deserts. |
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