Martabak OK - Indonesian Folded Bread in Philly

Regional Dining Discussions DC, Mid-Atlantic
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I went to this place, southwest of Center City, after watching a video by JL Jupiter. If you don’t know about his You Tube channel, he is the African American Mark Wiens, Philly version. I love his videos.

I chose this place because so many other of his other videos feature places closed on Sunday.

We got three versions of Martabak an Indonesian folded bread. The first two were a fry bread stuffed with pork and egg. One topped with chilies and the other with cheese. We loved both, though the chilies are indeed serious…

Martabak Spicy
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Martabak Cheese
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Thd third was a sweet version, made with a pancake batter stuffed with cheese, chocolate, and crushed peanuts.

Martabak Sweet
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We loved every bite of these.

There are about four chairs inside, and we decided to eat these there. No AC, but nicely out of the summer sun. Highly recommended.

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I’m surprised pork was one of the fillings. I’ve only come across murtabak offered from Muslim vendors and pork wouldn’t be an option. I know Indonesia has other religions but it is a Muslim majority country and murtabak has Arab origins.

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Pork martabak can be found in Chinese-Indonesian communities and in areas with large non-Muslim communities. I’ve seen it in Bali and places like Manado where pork is more commonly eaten.

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The menu doesn’t say anything about what is in the martabak, just the toppings. When I asked I think she said pork, though her English was not much better than my Bahasa Indonesia…