Martabak : Stuffed Pancake or Fried Pan-Bread

Martabak is very popular in Indonesia. There are two types of Martabak, the sweet one and the savory one. The sweet one usually called Martabak Manis, it's like a pancake stuffed with chocolate, cheese, nuts, and many things. Some sweet martabaks serve with very unique flavors like matcha green tea, nutella, ovamaltine and even toblerone. Yeah you'll get sugar rush in just one bite :D

Martabak Manis

The savory one usually called Martabak Asin or Martabak Telor. It's a pan-fried bread stuffed with eggs, chicken or beef (some used porks!) and a lot of leeks. Hmmmm yummy.... Some sellers usually use duck eggs to create better taste. It's fun to watch the sellers create the bread, they will toss the dough into the air like making the pizza bread. 

Tossed the pan-bread

Dip me in the sauce....

Martabak Asin usually served with pickles and vinegar sauce. And some served it with fresh chilli, because many Indonesian people loves it. 

You can find both the Martabak Manis and Asin usually at evening 6.00 - 12.00 pm. The sellers usually sell them both. They will use a cart with many pans on it or the bigger one usually open a store. 

Price
You can get one portion of Martabak Manis at range IDR 15k - 70k, it varies with the flavor and toppings. The Ovamaltine and Nutella usually sells at more pricey. And for the Martabak Asin price is at range IDR 20k - 50k, it varies on how much eggs do you want in one portion, and what eggs do you want to used, chicken eggs or duck eggs? The duck eggs are cost more. 

Place
Here is some of the famous Martabak Sellers in Indonesia : 
Jakarta
- Martabak Boss : You can get Martabak Asin with corned and tuna in it. 
- Martabak 65 A : You can get special topping like toblerone, nutella, ovomaltine, kitkat greentea here. 
- Martabak Playground : Martabak with ice cream? Why not!
- Martabak Sinar Bulan : They have specialty on their Martabak Manis 
- Martabakku Menteng : They serves Martabak with Mozarella..... wow!
- Martruckbucks : And they serves with Mozarella too.... omg!
- Markobar 
- Martabak Favourite
- Martabak Orins
- Martabak Bandung Raya

Martabak Asin with Mozarella *gulp

Bandung
- Martabak Andir : This is the most famous Martabak in Bandung
- Martabak San Fransisco : This one have specialty in their Martabak Asin
- Martabak Bolu Liana : This one make their Martabak from sponge cake
- Pinky Porky : They used Pork here! Yummy!!
- Martabak Asan 
- Martabak Good
- Martabak Royal
- Martabak Shafron

Martabak Manis with Green Tea

Martabak Red Velvet, you can find it on Martabakku Menteng

Trivia
It's said that Martabak is originally made from Arab. They called it Murtabak, and it means 'folded'. Because they fold the pan-bread in the process of making it.