Albert Herdianto Widjojo
There are two gates to enter the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery, that are the main gate and side gate. The main gate is only used to enter during the funeral ceremony of someone entitled to be buried there or various state ceremonies while to enter the compound, pilgrims or visitors can only enter through the side gate.
From the parking area, there is a small path to the side gate where at the gate there is a guard post and registration. The last time I visited the cemetery, right at the entrance of the path there were now a number of hawkers selling flowers, drinks, and food. One of the hawkers sells typical Betawi food called Kerak Telor.
Betawi is a native tribe of the people of Jakarta, and the egg crust is one of their typical foods. Kerak telor or Egg crust is made from It is made from glutinous rice cooked with egg and served with serundeng (fried shredded coconut) which mix with red chili, Kaempferia galanga, ginger, pepper granules, salt, and sugar. Fried shallots and ebi (dried marinated shrimp) as the topping. It is considered as a snack and not the main dish.
In that picture, my youngest brother-in-law was ordering some portions for my niece who really liked the food. I chose this picture to share on Black & White Friday but I also included the color version in the question section.
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Question of
Which version of the version do you like more?
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Black and white.
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Color.
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Question of
Are there similar dishes in your country?
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Yes
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No
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Users voted 12 times.
Q: Which version of the version do you like more?
Black and white. (8 votes) – 67%
Color. (4 votes) – 33%
Q: Are there similar dishes in your country?
Yes (2 votes) – 15%
No (11 votes) – 85%
What an interesting post, thanks Albert
Thank you so much for the compliment, Pamela.
Very interesting article with poll & photos!!! Prefer the color variant of the photo, in my opinion, it gives a richer palette of shades of different emotions. And we don’t have such dishes in our country, it’s something exotic to us.
Your considerations and reasons are very reasonable and thank you for your appreciation, Anastasia.
Users voted 10 times.
Q: Which version of the version do you like more?
Black and white. (7 votes) – 70%
Color. (3 votes) – 30%
Q: Are there similar dishes in your country?
Yes (2 votes) – 18%
No (9 votes) – 82%
Thanks for the compliment, dear friend.
Yes, I understand that in every region in each country there must be many special dishes…
I prefer B&W, because to me, it carries more emotion and “story”. Perhaps it just triggers my imagination a little more.
About the food… hmm … I don’t think we’ve something similar.
Your choice reinforces my estimate that the image will look good in black and white.
As a port city in the past, Batavia, or Betawi, or Jakarta, their culture was influenced by very many cultures, including Java, the Netherlands, China and India. I’m a little curious about the culture that influences the increasingly rare cuisine nowadays.
Mystery, atmosphere, story and great impact. I do not need to say that B & W is my favorite. My look is drawn to the place where the action takes place. In color version, the eye stops at the yellow bowl on the table and thus essence of the action is lost. Congratulations! You have become a good streetphotographer!
Praise and appreciation from a friend who bears many titles: Engineers, great photographers, knitting experts, and philosophers are very valuable to me! Thank you very much.
Did you hear my loud exclamation, “Yeah!”?
I heard an exclamation but I did not know where it came from! Now I know it was you!
food is the regional spice we all enjoy@
…and food represents our diversity as humanity.
It does, I love to regional food surf!
In Louisiana we have po boys and jumbalaya as the main meals.
Really, I have never heard of these two main meals.
Louisiana foods are known for being spicy which is odd for me since I did not study the food customs in the New Orleans area.
But there is always something you can choose what suits your taste more, right?
I do find the food in Louisiana very good to eat like the po boys and the jumbalaya.
In our country, we do not have this or similar food, although it looks delicious.
Thanks for your info, dear friend. How do you compare the use of ingredients, and spices?
We have a lot of regional cuisines in America. People in one part of the country will eat things that are not commonly found in other parts. I’ve never heard of anything like the food you described but it is possible that someone elsewhere in the country eats it.
Yes, I understand. I know that in every region in each country there must be many special dishes, even those cuisines only exist in Jakarta. I just intend to compare the use of ingredients and spices to other dishes from another country.
The neighborhood I live in is very ethnic and a lot of immigrants support themselves by opening restaurants. For a guy whose mother pretty much stuck to Italian food – what she and my father was raised on – I’ve eaten food from a lot of places I never thought I would. Somehow Indonesian has escaped me. I’m not aware of any Indonesian restaurants. If anyone opens one up, I’ll be there.
Nah! I was also wondering by my countrymen there. Why don’t they open a restaurant in your neighborhood?
I don’t know if there are many Indonesians in Chicago. They may have settled in other parts of the country.
I like the color painting much more fond of me, even though it also has a black and white charm …. I do not know a similar dishes in our country … it’s really something special
Thanks for your appreciation, dear friend.
Imagine, in modern times like today, even the old man still carried his merchandise with bamboo sticks on his shoulder…
The old gentleman looks like a real root
Yes, he is, my friend. He’s a tough guy!
I do not believe there is such a food. I followed the ingredients of this breakfast. Unfortunately some names are for the first time. I like the original and the variants in black and white.
This food is now increasingly rare to find. Usually, there is only when the Jakarta Fair (a huge exhibition a month in full to celebrate Jakarta’s anniversary), or such big events for Jakarta people.
Thanks for your appreciation, dear friend.
I really like the black and white version of this photo. It adds something very special and more detail. I do not believe we have a food that compares to the one you mentioned. But I have had fried shallots.
Your opinion shows that I am not wrong in choosing images to be presented in black and white. lol
Besides Betawi, indeed it seems that no one has such special cuisine, even in other regions of my country. But at least we have something in common for fried shallots.
That is my opinion. Something about people in black and white seems to draw you to the photo. Yes we have found one more thing in common.
I love people in black and white pictures, unfortunately, I find my self difficult to have special time for photography.