Satay

Satay masters the grill with charcoal-cooked skewers, featuring 15 regional variants from Madura's sweet chicken to Padang's rich beef. At $2 for a 10-skewer portion in Jakarta, it's 30% cheaper than the typical restaurant appetizer while drawing 80% of tourists to food stalls. This versatility ranks it above soto ayam, which lags in street-food share.