Back to the Streets: Jakarta

Renowned chef Will Meyrick and Indonesian culinary personality Rinrin Marinka get to know Jakarta by visiting the moss-covered colonial buildings of the Old Town, as well as tucking into the food of Jakarta's original inhabitants, the Orang Betawi.

Will and Rinrin experience Jakarta's lunchtime rush, watching people search for the Indonesian staple dish -- rice! Tucking into the capital's best rice dishes, they find out what makes these eateries some of the best street food sellers in Jakarta.

From the relaxing beach of Ancol to the colorful boats of Sunda Kelapa, Will and Rinrin explore North Jakarta, where most of the capital's seafood comes through. They savor popular seafood-inspired dishes such as fried carp and grilled fish cakes!

Will and Rinrin venture to trendy South Jakarta. Sharing and socializing go together, and no food is more tailor-made for sharing than Indonesian skewered grilled meat, sate. The two chefs explore two different versions of this popular dish!

Delving into Jakarta's Chinese-inspired street food, Will and Rinrin dig into delicious local meatballs called bakso. In addition, the two chefs indulge in siomay, which are Indonesian steamed fish dumplings inspired by the Chinese dim sum, siew mai.

Will and Rinrin explore one of the most popular regional dishes in Indonesia, Padang food, which can be easily found in the streets of Jakarta. The two chefs taste two of the best-loved Padang dishes, spicy meat dishes rendang and dendeng balado.