Bajigur
Bajigur is a traditional hot beverage native to the Sundanese people of West Java, Indonesia. The drink is made from coconut milk, Aren sugar, ginger, a little salt, and sometimes pandan leaves or coffee. The traditional drink is especially popular in the highlands of West Java where the temperature is often freezing, as the drink has a natural warming effect from the ingredients. Bajigur is also consumed as a medicinal drink known to help reduce arthritis pain, improve blood circulation, and treat digestive problems.
Es Teler
The history of es teler was created by Tukiman Darmowijono, a merchant of ice mixed with a carton in Jalan Semarang Central Jakarta in the 1980s. The ice mixed from Tukiman creations was so delicious that young children who drank it claimed conveniences such as “drank” due to taking drugs.
On the other hand, the “teler” word itself means drank.The iced mix that sold by Tukiman later being famous and called as Es Teler.
Brem
A traditional alcoholic beverage loved for its sweet taste, Brem beverage is originally an offering used for Balinese temple ceremonies, sometimes to replace blood. The beverage is formulated using fermented black and/or white ketan (glutinous rice). Brem is also consumed as a solid snack in some parts of Java. It has alcohol content ranging from 10-25%, lower than its counterpart arak Bali.
Es Kelapa Muda
Es Kelapa Muda (young coconut ice) is a popular beach drink in many tropical countries, but Indonesian coconut drink has its own unique characteristics. Coconut ice is often served with palm sugar or white sugar, orange juice, lemon, or sweet condensed milk. Young coconut also has a thick fruit flesh that you can scrape from the coconut’s inside.
Lemonade Sarsaparilla
This lemonade is a popular type of carbonated beverage in the era of the 1950s to the 1970s and originated in Yogyakarta. Javanese Cola, most lovers of lemonade Sarsaparilla agreed to say so.
This beverage is easily known by its purple brown color. This beverage has also occupied as the number one favorite drink of the people in Yogyakarta.
At that time, lemonade Sarsaparilla is a type of elite drink that brings certain social prestige to its customers. Only people who have more money who can buy this drink that are considered as modern, a symbol of progress, and placed in higher class in its era. Lemonade Sarsaparilla has a distinctive flavor on the tongue. Once tasted, there is a considerable mint scent, resulting in relief in the nasal cavity and chest cavity.