How to pronounce Kerak telor

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈkɛraʔ ˈtɛlɔr/. In plain English letters that is KEH-rahk TEH-lor, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kerak telor?

Kerak telor is a street food of Indonesia. Where it comes from: Jakarta (Betawi). People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are rice and egg. It tastes savory and spicy.

Where Kerak telor comes from

Kerak telor is one of 46 signature dishes of Indonesia on this map. See all dishes from Jakarta.

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  Nasi goreng is fried rice, and fried rice came to the region with Chinese settlers.

• Gado-gado · Main dish · Jakarta

  Gado-gado is a Jakarta salad of boiled and raw vegetables, potato, hard-boiled egg, fried tofu and tempeh, and slices of rice cake, all dressed with a thick sauce of ground peanuts, palm sugar, chilli and lime.

• Soto Betawi · Soup & stew · Jakarta (Betawi)

  Soto Betawi is the beef soup of the Betawi, the native people of Jakarta.

• Nasi uduk · Rice dish · Jakarta (Betawi)

  Nasi uduk is rice steamed in coconut milk and flavoured with nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, lemongrass and pepper, a dish especially popular in Betawi and Javanese cooking.

• Bir pletok · Drink · Jakarta (Betawi)

  Bir pletok is a warming, alcohol-free drink of the Betawi people of Jakarta.

• Rendang · Main dish · West Sumatra

  Rendang belongs to the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra.

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