Are you a culinary tourism hobbyist? If yes, welcome to culinary tourism paradise in Indonesia, the city of Jakarta. Why Jakarta? Because this city offers a variety of culinary tourism that will definitely attract your taste buds. A variety of culinary offerings such as pastries, cakes and various snacks are fully presented in this city. Don't believe it? Once in a while, try visiting the Senen area, Central Jakarta. When you first set foot in this area, you will be greeted by traders who are synonymous with various traditional cakes opening stalls right in the courtyard of Senen Market. They start selling various cakes, bread and various pastries starting in the afternoon at 17.00 WIB until the peak of the crowd at dawn, and close at eight in the morning.
Morning Cake Market. That is the term that is familiar to the ears of sellers and buyers in this market. The market that started in the 1960s to 1970s was divided into four blocks. Most of the traders in this place sell various cakes at relatively cheap prices, and they get them from other people, such as from the Ciledug, Sukabumi, to Bogor areas. Meanwhile, potential buyers are dominated by people who order directly, either in small or large quantities for resale. The various wet cakes sold include cucur, putu ayu, lemper, rolled omelette, bolu, talam cake, kanji layer, bika ambon, pastel, stuffed tofu, risol, pastel, and soes cake. Apart from that, there are also dry cakes in transparent jars, such as cassava chips, dried tempeh, chestnuts, cat's tongue, atomic beans, pineapple pineapple, and many others. The price offered is quite cheap. For example, wet cakes such as sponge are sold for IDR 800 - IDR 1,000 per piece, dry cakes IDR 2,500 - IDR 15,000 per jar, while black forest, cakes and tarts are only IDR 25,000 to IDR 100,000.