Angkringan — from the Javanese *angkring*, the distinctive shoulder pole used to carry the portable kitchen — is a street food institution rooted in Klaten, Central Java, and transplanted to Yogyakarta where it became the defining after-dark food culture of the city. The angkringan operator (penjual angkringan) sets up at nightfall, suspending two large bamboo baskets from the central pole over a small charcoal brazier. The food is kept warm, lit by a single gas lamp, and eaten in the street by students, becak drivers, artists, and anyone with IDR 2,000 and hunger. The meal costs less than any other prepared food in the city.
Angkringan — The Portable Kitchen of Yogyakarta's Streets
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