Local Drinks

1. Bandrék

   Bandrék (hot ginger-spice drink)

   Usage

   Hot drink of ginger, palm sugar and spices, popular on cool highland evenings

   Grammar Note

   Sundanese spelling bandrék (é = /e/); a warming drink of the West Java highlands

2. Bajigur

   Bajigur (coconut milk and palm sugar drink)

   Usage

   Warm drink of palm sugar, coconut milk and ginger, often sold at night stalls

   Grammar Note

   A West Java classic next to bandrék; some versions add coffee

3. Cingcau

   Cingcau (grass jelly)

   Usage

   Black or green jelly made from leaves, served in sweet iced drinks

   Grammar Note

   Rubbing the leaves with a little water makes them set like agar

4. Cingcau héjo

   Cingcau héjo (green grass jelly)

   Usage

   Green jelly made from the leaf of Cyclea barbata, added to cold sweet drinks

   Grammar Note

   Héjo means green; é = /e/

5. És lilin

   És lilin (ice pop)

   Usage

   Frozen snack on a stick, sold at stalls, often made with coconut milk

   Grammar Note

   Lilin means candle, from its long shape

6. És teler

   És teler (fruit and shaved-ice dessert)

   Usage

   Cold dessert of avocado, young coconut and jackfruit with sweet condensed milk

   Grammar Note

   Found across Indonesia; Sundanese spells ice as és (é = /e/)

7. Kopi

   Coffee

   Usage

   Coffee, also grown in the West Java highlands; many stalls serve it already sweetened

   Grammar Note

   Ask for no sugar with teu nganggo gula; in warung coffee, let the grounds settle before drinking

8. Kopi luwak

   Kopi luwak (civet coffee)

   Usage

   Coffee made from beans taken from fruit eaten by the luwak (civet)

   Grammar Note

   Expensive and often counterfeit; beans from caged animals raise animal-welfare concerns

9. Sirop pala

   Nutmeg syrup (sirop pala)

   Usage

   Syrup made from nutmeg, a product of Bogor, mixed with cold water

   Grammar Note

   Sold as a souvenir in Bogor

10. Inuman

    Drink / beverage (inuman)

    Usage

    General word for drinks; menus list beverages under Inuman

    Grammar Note

    Inuman means drink; it can also be used specifically for alcohol, so mind the context

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