04 March 2011

Culinary Offering Gladag Langen Bogan

A visit to Surakarta, Indonesia, would not be complete without savoring the specialty dishes of the city.
Here, every evening at 6 p.m, the 200 meter long, jl Mayor Sunaryo, a passage off the main avenue Slamet Riyadi, is closed to cars and motorcycles.
Opened to the public in April 2008, Gladag Langen Bogan (Galabo) gathers, local food hawkers on searching all different corners of the city looking for special food and drinks.

Local dishes such satay, gudeg ceker (jackfruit curry with chicken feet), nasi liwet (rice boiled in coconut milk), thengkleng (goat on the bone cooked with curry), and wedang ronde (hot ginger drink with peanuts and rice flour balls) are available at a reasonable price.
Galabo gets more crowded later at night.

Don't worry if you miss out on a chair, as you can ask for strawa mats from the food vendors and sit lesehan style overlooking the crowd.
On saturday night, street musicians give live performances.