Lontong is an Indonesian dish made of compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf, commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Rice is rolled inside a banana
A traditional way of serving lontong
Wrapped lontongs with satay selling in Java, Indonesia
Uncooked and cooked lontong made in perforated plastic pouches
Unwrapped lontong. Different colors depend on the banana leaf which is used as the wrapper is a typically Indonesian lontong.
Soto is a traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables. Many traditional soups are called soto, whereas foreign- and Western-influenced soups are called sop.
Lontong
…gado-gado, karedok, ketoprak, other traditional salads, and satay. It can be eaten as an accompaniment to coconut milk-based soups, such as lontong sayur, soto, gulai, and curries. It is also used as an alternative to vermicelli noodles. Note that in Malaysia and Singapore, the word lontong is used somewhat…
Soto ayam, or chicken soto, with yellow coconut milk broth, slices of lontong, and fried shallot
Indonesian 2007 stamp depicting Soto Kudus from Central Java
Soto Betawi, mainly consisting of offal in creamy milk or coconut milk soup, from Jakarta
Soto ayam with clear yellow broth, garnished with emping crackers and fried shallot