Indonesian Food Festivals: The Ritual of Public Eating
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Indonesia has a robust food festival culture operating at every scale from neighbourhood to national: the Jakarta Food Festival (annual, large-format, combining street food, regional specialties, and food industry presentations), regional Lebaran food markets (temporary, intense, focused on specific festive preparations), and city-specific annual events like the Bandung Food Festival and Solo Batik Carnival (which incorporates a food component). These events serve multiple functions simultaneously: tourism promotion, cultural preservation (regional food booths representing specific regional identities), commercial platform for food SMEs, and the annual ritual of public eating as social bonding.
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Festival Kuliner — Public Food Culture and National Identity
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