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Bukittinggi market
Bukittinggi market, in West Sumatra, is a traditional meeting place for the locals, which is why the city has been called a "market town" for centuries. The market is called Pass Bawa, and has a good selection of ready meals ,if you can't cook in your hotel. Indonesia's most typical dish, is the Nasi Goreng which is usually a fried rice with an egg on top, but every time I ordered it, I got something different, sometimes the egg was mixed with rice, sometimes there was some chicken, and always chopped vegetables, and a sweet touch. Whatever way it is served it is always delicious. The market has many dried fish, with a very particular smell.
If you aren't brave enough to try them then try one of the many varieties of chips and crisp crackling. There are fish, meat, rice, always ask that they are, but I do not guarantee it'll make sense, few people know English. Be careful with drinks, and generally everything that hasn't been cooked (or rather, what hasn't been cooking for hours!). What is usually taken cold, the tea, with huge ice cubes. Sounds delicious, looks delicious, tastes delicious, but we do not know where the ice comes from! If the person in the store doesn't tell you that it's mineral water be careful...
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