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What to eat in Indonesia? Top 4 Indonesian Offal Soups

Last update: Fri Feb 14 2025
Top 4 Indonesian Offal Soups
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Soto babat
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Soto babat is a traditional soup and a type of soto. It's usually made with a combination of beef tripe, scallions, ginger, garlic, shallots, turmeric, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves, coriander, salt, sugar, and white pepper. The tripe is boiled, cut into pieces, then mixed with the fragrant and sautéed spices and beef broth.


The soup is simmered until everything is tender. Once done, soto babat is typically complemented with ingredients such as bean sprouts, sliced cabbage, lime juice, fried shallots, soy sauce, and glass noodles. The soup is sometimes served with rice and chili sauce on the side.

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Offal Soup

JAKARTA, Indonesia
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Soto kaki is a traditional soup originating from Jakarta. The spicy soup is usually prepared with a combination of cow's trotters, cartilage, and tendons from cow's feet, coconut milk, potatoes, vermicelli noodles, krupuk, and various vegetables.


It is believed that this type of soto soup originates from the Betawi people. Once done, soto kaki is typically served with steamed rice on the side. If desired, it can be enriched with yogurt, as there are many recipes for this spicy soup.

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Soto ceker is a traditional soup and a type of soto. It's usually made with a combination of chicken feet and a clear yellowish broth spiced with shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, ginger, bay leaves, and turmeric. The ingredients are simmered until everything is fully cooked and tender.


The soup is then seasoned with salt, sugar, and white pepper. Before serving, it's complemented with rice noodles, celery, and cabbage. Soto ceker is often garnished with lime juice, soy sauce, and sambal, which are regularly served on the side. The soup can be bought from vendors at street stalls in Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, and Bandung, among other places.

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Offal Soup

PALU, Indonesia
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Kaledo is a traditional soup originating from the Donggala-Palu area in Central Sulawesi. The soup is made with cow's feet and a clear, yet oily broth that's usually enhanced by the addition of onions, chili, and lime juice. The best part of the dish, according to many, is the bone marrow, which can be scooped up with a spoon or sucked out with a straw.


When served, kaledo is traditionally accompanied by boiled cassava or rice on the side.

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