It’s no wonder we have a diabetes epidemic storming through blessed Princess Jakarta. Our carb-levels are running head to head with Mr. Flavour Enhancer 621 and what the Indonesians morosely call “mononatrium glutamate”. I’m broke no joke and about to choke on these bucket-bad-boys for the rest of the week! At around IDR 3000 a pop (one does pay extra for the elite polystyrene cup), it is honestly the cheapest thing available to eat in JKT. But then again, the after effects of a hearty meal of cup-noodles on an empty stomach leave me thinking that I wouldn’t have been better off had I scoffed down a few sheets of my own toilet paper and cup of tea for lunch!
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