Ahmad and his mom visit Hana, who sells a Javanese salad, pecel. Hana is ready with a big basket of ingredients. She assembles these ingredients, wrapping the dish in banana leaf as Ahmad and his mom watch.

Listen to Mbak Hana’s pecel call!

Mbak, one pecel, please?

With extra peanut sauce Mbak! It’s Mama’s favourite!

Hana has been selling pecel in Kramat Jati in East Jakarta for the past 30 years. She starts preparing the dish at 8.30am and begins her route at 1pm. It is physical work for Hana, who walks around 5 km daily, balancing her basket on her head and selling food until 3pm.

Pecel: Javanese salad dish

 

Lontong: Compressed rice cake

Ahmad and his mom visit Hana, who sells a Javanese salad, pecel. Hana is ready with a big basket of ingredients. She assembles these ingredients, wrapping the dish in banana leaf as Ahmad and his mom watch.

Listen to Mbak Hana’s pecel call!

Mbak, one pecel, please?

With extra peanut sauce Mbak! It’s Mama’s favourite!

Hana has been selling pecel in Kramat Jati in East Jakarta for the past 30 years. She starts preparing the dish at 8.30am and begins her route at 1pm. It is physical work for Hana, who walks around 5 km daily, balancing her basket on her head and selling food until 3pm.

Pecel: Javanese salad dish

 

Lontong: Compressed rice cake