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bir pletok

Traditional dish from Indonesia

Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

About bir pletok

Indonesian traditional drink

Bir pletok is a non-alcoholic Indonesian drink of the Betawi people in Jakarta, Indonesia. Pletok beer is made from several spices, namely ginger, pandan leaves, boiled sappan wood, and lemongrass.

Key Ingredients

  • table salt
  • sugar
  • cardamom
  • Cymbopogon citratus
  • kaffir lime leaf
  • cinnamon
  • Pandanus amaryllifolius
  • ginger
  • Piper retrofractum
  • clove
  • Illicium verum
  • Biancaea sappan
  • Usnea thallus
  • fennel fruit
  • Nigella sativa
  • massoy bark

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine
  • Betawi cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Vegetarian friendly
✓ Popular street food
✓ Must-try when visiting Indonesia
Traditional Indonesia cuisine

Learn More

Wikipedia (EN)

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