Roti buaya
[1] Roti buaya is always present in traditional Betawi wedding ceremonies.[1][2] Bread and pastry-making was introduced by Europeans that settled in Batavia (Jakarta), the Portuguese and Dutch.Before the arrival of the Europeans who introduced bread, the crocodile shaped dish was made from yam or cassava.[3] The modern version of roti buaya was created during the colonial era were influenced by Dutch cuisine along with selat solo (Solo salad), macaroni schotel (macaroni casserole), pastel tutup (Shepherd's pie), bistik jawa (Javanese beef steak), semur (from Dutch smoor), erten (pea soup), brenebon (kidney bean soup) and sop buntut.[1][5] The bread also portrayed patience because crocodiles were patient waiting for their prey.