Drink number one is tea. You have the option to choose between 'teh panas' (hot tea) and 'es teh' (cold tea). We were avoiding tap water so we stood clear of cold drinks, since they were served with ice. And here you don't take your chances with ice..
In many places there is fresh coconut water (they open the coconut with a machete). But there are also many cold and super sweet drinks, such as 'es tape', 'es dawet', 'es cincau', with our favourite being 'es teler'. A drink served in a soup bowl with a spoon, with coconut milk, chunks of melon, grapes, jackfruit, avocado and some jelly pieces.
There are also many hot drinks, like 'jeruk panas' (hot orange juice) and 'limun panas' (hot lemon juice). But our favourite is 'susu jahe', a sweet hot milk with lemon grass and ginger. We even tried and loved 'kopi tubruk' (the traditional coffee), that you can drink from a small plate. Careful though. Like in Greek coffee, there is a sediment so don't drink the last sip.
On the page "Photos: Food in Indonesia" above you'll also find photos of our favourite drinks. Or simply use this link: "Photos: Food in Indonesia"
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