DISH RESEARCH · Drink
Bir Pletok
Also known as: Betawi Spiced Drink, Pletok Beer
A red spiced ginger drink with lemongrass, pandan and sappanwood.
About Bir Pletok
Bir pletok is a Betawi spiced drink associated with cultural events and hospitality in Jakarta. Sari Widiati publishes this rendition with ginger, lemongrass, pandan leaves and sappanwood bark, alongside a mixture of aromatic spices.
Ginger and Javanese chilli bring warming spice notes, complemented by cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg and black pepper. Kaffir lime leaves add another aromatic layer, while sugar sweetens the infusion.
Sappanwood gives the drink its red colour. The mixture is strained before serving, and the article describes hot service as customary, with cold service also available. This preserves the spiced infusion’s characteristic presentation.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bir Pletok
Sari Widiati’s traditional Betawi bir pletok, published by NOW! Jakarta.
- WaterLiquid
- GingerAromatic
- CinnamonSeasoning
- CardamomSeasoning
- NutmegSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Kaffir lime leavesAromatic
- Javanese chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- LemongrassAromatic
- Pandan leavesAromatic
- ClovesSeasoning
- Sappanwood barkSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual23 generic cinnamon, precise bark form/species unprovided.
- Cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual24 cardamoms, species unprovided.
- Nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kaffir lime leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal27 kaffir lime leaves establishes named makrut identity, unlike unqualified daun jeruk.
- Javanese chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal28 Javanese chilli, exact plant species/catalogue mapping unverified; no forced Capsicum or Piper identity.
- Lemongrass: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pandan leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sappanwood bark: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32 bark for colour, broader sappan-wood candidate; exact product/preparation unprovided.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33 included despite abbreviated step36 not naming sugar; no invented addition time.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Indonesia
- IndonesiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Betawi Cuisine
- Betawi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.