Where to Find Fresh Fruits on Local Markets Tour in Jakarta

There are a lot of things that you can find in the local markets. For local markets in Jakarta for example, you can find groceries and other fresh products like meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, and fruits. There are a few types of local markets that you can find in Jakarta. From supermarkets, minimarkets, modern markets, and traditional markets. You can mostly find fruits in all these types of market.

A Variety of Fruits You Can Find During Walking Tour in Jakarta

As Indonesia is a tropical country, there are abundant variety of tropical fruits that you can easily find in Jakarta. The most popular and always readily available is banana, as it is grown easily in country’s land. So, there are also many delicacies using bananas as ingredients. You can also easily find papayas, watermelons, oranges, apples, and lemons. Aside from those fruits, there are also some seasonal fruits that can be harvested only in certain times like a type of mangoes, durian, rambutan, and water apples. In different parts of Indonesia, you might find special fruits that only grows in each area.

Enjoy Fruits as A Snack While Strolling Around the Local Markets of Jakarta

With the rich variety of fruits, people of Indonesia had been creating various desserts or drinks from fruits. It is suitable to quench your thirst from the hot weather of Jakarta and refresh your body. Drinks that are quite popular are iced orange, that is made from squeezed oranges, iced coconut drink, guava juice, avocado juice, and many more. Another type of dessert from fruits are “es buah” and “rujak”. While “es buah” is made from assorted variety of chopped fruit in a sweet soup, “rujak” is made from assorted chopped fruit accompanied by sambal or minced chili peppers with salt.

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Flowers to See While Strolling Around on Walking Tour in Jakarta

There are so many places to visit during your visit to Jakarta. Depending on your preferences, you can choose the place that you can explore. One of them is the local market that sells a wide variety of products. Inside the local market, you can find fresh products like fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, meat and even flowers.

Variety of Flowers to Find inside the Local Markets in Jakarta

Since Indonesia is a tropical country, so you might find variety of tropical flowers in Jakarta. However, there are also some flowers that are distributed to the market from the higher grounds like the western part of Java. Some of that can be easily found are roses, sunflowers, chrysanthemum, daisy, jasmine, tuberose, orchid, frangipani, and many others.

Where to Find Fresh Flower During Your Tour in Jakarta

While mostly you can find fresh flowers in the local market at each area in Jakarta, there are some local markets that are known to be a few of the biggest flower markets in Jakarta, one of them is Pasar Rawa Belong that is in the west part of Jakarta. The market is open for 24 hours and had almost every variety of flowers. So, it is a go-to for people who look for flowers for urgent events and odd hours.

Another option for market flower is in Cikini area, at Central Jakarta, and you can also find some sellers in Jatinegara local market in East Jakarta. And another different place to find flower vendors is near or inside graveyard complexes. As Indonesian has a custom to bring flowers while visiting a graveyard or doing rituals and ceremonies, to see flower vendors lining up in front part of a graveyard complex became a common sight.

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Local Animals to See During Your Visit on Walking Tour in Jakarta

While you can see local animals at the local zoo, you can also see them in one of the local markets of Jakarta. It is a place to search for pets, animal feed, or for medicinal purposes. As we can see and find bears, lions, tigers, otters, and many more in the zoo, you can find domestic animals that is often to be raised or breed. From ornamental fishes like goldfish, beetles, chickens, birds, and rabbits.

A Different Side of Local Markets in Jakarta

There is always a good and bad side to everything, so does this animal market. While some sellers are selling animals that are legal, some of them are not. There might be protected animals that are traded openly. Monkeys for example, while they belong in their habitat, some people buy them as pets to be used to earn money by training them to do tricks and perform. You can also find types of reptiles like giant turtles, lizards, and snakes. Sometimes they are used to make traditional medicine for severe illnesses. It might seem unethical, but it is considered a common practice among the locals.

“Colorful” Animals to See at the Local Markets in Jakarta

Some people who first see the “colorful” animals in Jakarta local market might be surprised as how come there are birds or chicks with many colors. While some of them have original colors, there are also some cunning sellers who paint their animals to gain more attention. They usually target children who are attracted by the colors. If you plan to do some trade in this type of market, please be careful and cautious as you can’t guarantee it is legal or ethical or not.

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Aside from the animals, you can also find other things like fashion items, accessories, and snacks at an affordable price in Jatinegara local market. Come visit Jakarta to explore more and join our Jakarta Walking Tour to find interesting things in Local Markets Tour in Jakarta. See you around!

Places to Explore to Find Snacks on Walking Tour in Jakarta

Any time and anywhere in the world, people would mostly search for food. While Jakarta has a wide variety of delicious food that it can offer, it also has an abundant choice of snacks. As Indonesian has a very rich options of snacks, snacks can be found almost everywhere, in malls, stores, minimarket, and traditional markets.

Variety of Snacks of Local Markets in Jakarta

In Indonesia, crackers or widely known as “kerupuk” is popular snacks. It came in a variety of sizes and shapes, usually made with flour and other ingredients such as fish and shrimp. Kerupuk is popular to be eaten along with rice and side dishes. So, don’t be surprised to find it served on the table in food stalls or restaurants.

The other variant of crackers is called “keripik”. The difference is keripik is mostly eaten as a snack, not with rice or main course. It can be made of cassava, potatoes, corn, and many more. While you can usually find branded keripik in stores or minimarkets, you can buy keripik in bulk at traditional markets. As most of it is homemade, so, oftentimes it is unbranded. Keripik has so many variants from savory, sweet, salty, and spicy.

Where to Find Snacks in Local Markets in Jakarta

You can find snacks in bulk in almost every “pasar” or market that spread around Jakarta. For example, Pasar Jatinegara if you happen to visit the east part of Jakarta, or Pasar Asemka if you are in the west part of Jakarta. Both offer a wide variety and prices of local snacks.

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If you want to see and try the local snacks yourself, come visit Jakarta. Join our Jakarta Walking Tour and we will take you to see what local markets have to offer and experience how to shop like locals. See more interesting things that the city can offer, including their culture, history, food, and more. See you around!