Indonesian meals are usually communal affairs, where rice and accompanying dishes are placed in the middle of a table or on a mat on the floor. Diners are expected to help themselves to whatever dishes they want.

While almost all restaurants provide diners with eating utensils, diners can opt to eat with their hands. However, remember to use the right hand when dining as the left is considered unclean by Muslims. Serving spoons are used to transfer food from serving dishes to individual plates or bowls

Famous Indonesian dishes today include veto banjar (chicken soup with eggs), ayam taliwang (grilled chicken with spicy sauce) and nasi goreng (fried rice served with accompaniments like chicken, prawns, satay, fried egg and krupuk)