Tempat Makan

Tempat Makan Indonesia

Indonesian Eateries​

Berwick College​

Why eat out?

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​Fun Fact

Food in Indonesia is really cheap! You can always get a good meal for a few dollars.

$1 AUD = Rp.10,000​

​Indonesians frequently eat outside the home and hang out with their friends at local eateries. These places to eat can range from stalls on the side of the road to restaurants.

A kaki lima is a small food cart that is on wheels. Food sellers pre-prepare the food they are selling, load it onto their cart and push the cart around, selling their food, or stop on the side of the road. They usually serve 1 dish, and heat up or assemble the dish as each customer orders it.

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Kaki Lima Video

​Kaki Lima

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They are called kaki lima (5 legs) because of the wheels stand and the two legs of the owner!

Multiple Choice

What type of food was Darto selling?

• Soto - a traditional soup

• Gorengan - a range of different fried foods

• Rendang - beef curry

• Gorengan - a type of fruit salad

Makanan: Simple dishes eg. nasi goreng, mie goreng, bakso, soto, gado-gado, martabak etc.

​​Harga: Very cheap!

​Fasilitas:​ Small plastic stools, paper packaging or plastic servingwear

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Kaki Lima Bubur Sumsum​

​Kaki Lima

Open Ended

List what the pedagang (street trader) uses to store and serve this traditional Indonesian dessert?

Multiple Select

Why might a person choose to go to a Kaki Lima to eat?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• It's convenient because Kaki Lima are often on street corners or pushed down residential streets.

• It is one of the cheapest ways to get food, often cheaper than cooking at home!

• Kaki Lima are very high class establishments.

• Getting food from a Kaki Lima is fast.

Draw

Draw your impression of a Kaki Lima and click SUBMIT before the time runs out.

Open Ended

Why is a Kaki Lima called a Kaki Lima? Answer at least one full sentence.

A Warung is a permanent street stall where customers can eat undercover. They are sometimes just wooden shacks along the roadside with a couple of plastic chairs, a table (if at all), a rice cooker and a gas stove with a frying pan.

They sell a variety of traditional foods.

The menu for a Warung is usually written on a spanduk (large banner) with pictures.

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Warung Video

​Warung

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Multiple Choice

How is the meal at the warung being served?

• A plastic plate.

• It is wrapped in a banana leaf package to make it easy to 'take away'

• A basket with a piece of brown paper and a banana leaf.

• A plastic take away container.

Indonesians often travel across the island just to find the one dish that a specific warung is famous for. Do not be surprised to see a luxurious car parked in front of a warung, while the owner waits patiently for his $1 dish, sitting on a plastic chair.

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​Warung Video

Warung

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Makanan: Broader menu than Kaki Lima but often specialises in certain dishes popular in the region.

​​Harga: Almost as cheap as kaki lima.

​Fasilitas:​ Permanent but simple structure with tables and chairs, plastic servingware. Menu usually on a spanduk (large banner).

Warung

Multiple Choice

You have just walked into a warung for a meal. What are you likely to see?

• Plastic furniture and french fries.

• Plastic furniture, an extensive menu and lots of tourists

• Local food, simple furniture and a few local style dishes

• You can't walk into a warung because it's just a food cart

Multiple Choice

Warungs usually specialise in western foods like hot dogs and hamburgers.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Where do you find the menu at a Warung?

Lesehan are very similar to Warung, where food or items are sold on the side of the road or in a simple building. The difference is that there are ‘tikar’ (plastic woven mats), instead of chairs. There are usually very short tables but not always. This allows guests to relax (bersantai) on the floor while eating.

Lesehan

Lesehan Video​

Multiple Choice

What was the man eating at the lesehan? How was he eating it?

• Ayam goreng (fried chicken) with chop sticks.

• Soto Ayam (chicken soup) with a large spoon

• Ikan bakar (grilled fish) with his hands

• Ikan bakar (grilled fish) with his right hand only

Makanan: Simple dishes and often have a theme eg. chicken, noodles, seafood.

​Harga: almost as cheap as kaki lima

​Fasilitas:​ tikar, low tables, plastic. servingwear, krupuk provided, people often eat with their hands.

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​Lesehan

Multiple Choice

Lesehan are an expensive option for dining out.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

How is a lesehan different from a warung?

(Choose 2 correct answers.)

• Lesehan are much more expensive

• Lesehan have food that is more spicy

• Lesehan have mats on the floor where you can sit

• Lesehan usually provide low tables

Rumah Makan means Eating House. They are locally owned eating establishment which serves local homestyle food. They are in more permanent buildings than warung and have more facilities.

Rumah

Makan

Rumah makan serve only Indonesian food. They have extensive menues but are often famous for specialty dishes that are cooked according to a unique (sometimes even secret) recipes. 

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Rumah

Makan

Makanan: Many options of Indonesian food including specialties.

​​Harga: These are the most expensive options for traditional Indonesian foods.

​Fasilitas:​ Permanent buildings, chairs and tables are good quality (often wooden), fans or AC, a sink and bathroom.

Rumah Makan

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Rumah Makan Bathroom

Open Ended

The bathroom facilities at the Rumah Makan Padang in this video are quite typical of rumah makan in Indonesia. Describe them in atleast one sentence.

Multiple Choice

I'm at a rumah makan. What am I likely to order?

• Fish and chips.

• A range of Indoneisan and Western foods.

• A huge range of Indonesian foods including local specialty dishes.

• A pie with sauce.

Multiple Select

When you go to a rumah makan what do you expect?

• A permanent building allows for a bigger/better kitchen

• The prices are higher to account for better ingredients

• There is enough room to store a range of different ingredients

• People at warung and kaki lima don't know how to make good food

These rumah makan specialise in food from Padang in Sumatra. The food is pre-prepared and on display in the window of the restaurant for customers to choose from.

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Rumah Makan Padang​

​Rumah Makan Padang

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Multiple Select

What makes a Rumah Makan Padang different from a normal Rumah Makan?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• They are located only in Padang

• They serve traditional Padang food

• The food sits in the window on display all day

• They bring many dishes to your table and you only pay for the ones that you eat

A Resto or Restoran is a Western style restaurant. The prices are more expensive than other eateries with better service and facilities to match.

They usually serve food from around the world, including pasta and steak a few Indonesian dishes! ​People often go to a Resto for a special occasion.

​Resto Video

Restoran/Resto​

Open Ended

The fine dining restaurants in Bali cater for international travellers and are some of the best in Indonesia. Use 5 adjectives to describe these restoran.

Makanan: Many options of food including local and international specialties.

​​Harga: These are the most expensive options for eating out in Indonesia, though they are still better value for money than dining in Australia.

​Fasilitas:​ Permanent buildings, good quality furnishings, carefully considered decor, full kitchen, modern conveniences like AC, el fresco dining overlooking gardens or water, well equipped bathrooms (often with western toilets) and live music or big tv screens

Restoran/Resto

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Multiple Choice

It's your mum's 50th birthday celebration. You are inviting 20 people to attend a fancy dinner. You choose to book a table at

• a resto because the food is high quality and the decor is trendy. They also have AC and nice bathrooms.

• a Kaki Lima because it's outside so lots of poeple can fit. Who needs bathrooms anyway!

• a rumah makan because there are lots of choices and good facilities.

• a warung because they have the best facilities.