Posted on 26 March 2013. Tags: cholesterol, fast food, food and drink, french fries, health, kaki lima, McDonald's, msg, Nithin Coca, obesity, Street food is fast food, street vendor
Ubiquitous, cheap, filling, and, most importantly, delicious. Street food and Indonesia are often seen as one and the same. They are outside the shopping malls of Jakarta, providing a cheap alternative to western-priced fare inside for mall staff, tucked into alleys in Denpasar, in specially designated areas in Solo, always within a few minutes walk [...]
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Posted on 04 July 2012. Tags: comedy, Kate Willsky, McDonald's, Observations, The Golden Arches
Several publications, including The New York Times, ran pieces recently detailing the Jakarta phenomenon of young people congregating in local 7-Eleven’s. They cite fairly straightforward causes for the trend: inexpensive food, air conditioning, WiFi, and, most important, a physical space to gather in a city almost devoid of public spaces, save the malls. But there’s [...]
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