Kedai Jalan-Jalan

My mother shares a house with five other Dutch-​Indonesian eighty-​somethings. They talk about recipes the whole day through and spend lots of time discussing the menu. The sweet ladies that cook for them do their utmost to please the connaisseurs. Some weeks ago my mother decided to give the cook a break. She sent me to a takeaway close by and made me order some dishes. I went to Kedai Jalan-​Jalan, a place run by the former Jakarta-​born chef of the renowned Anak Depok in Den Dolder. The food I bought was a hit. The ‘picky six’ spoke highly of the ikan pepesan (spicy fish), the fried rice with shrimps, the rendang (beef stew) and the chicken with soy sauce. ‘Next Sunday, you go again’, said my mother. Yes, ma’am! This weekend I did some exploring and spotted a great vegetarian meal on the menu: lontong sayur, sticky rice cubes with a sauce of creamed coconut including labu siam (chayote), fermented soy beans, peteh (smelly beans) and a boiled egg. So no meat for today and go for something light, exotic and refreshing. Leftovers? Do as the Javanese do and eat lontong sayur for breakfast