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Got it, thanks. I've had beef, chicken and goat sate, but I don't think I've noticed khlatak yet, so it's an active search now.

Raminten must be the most famous restaurant in Yogya! The girl who took me there said they used to have a horse stabled in the restaurant when she last visited several years ago.

I'll ask around about bakpia(probably chocolate), I trust the locals over google, haha

I see a lot of soto, but it's so hot that I haven't tried one yet. I will!

Totally fair about the rain if you live with it. I've been in pretty dry climates recently, so it's a welcome change for me. I actually walked around in the rainstorms today barefoot for a couple hours.

I have been wondering about how destructive monsoon season is here, the rain does seem very heavy and disruptive.

Thanks for all the information, I really will be keeping all of this in mind since learning and exploring is kind of my whole thing!