Kaki Lima definition
Kaki Lima roughly means ‘five legs’, and it is the generic term for any cart that is pushed along the street selling everything from bakso (meat ball soup) to es teler (sweet shaved ice). The term ‘five legs’ actually stems from the width of the footpath where these traders used to peddle their wares (the 5ft path of colonial times). Kaki Lima are cheap, they roll along the street with their distinctive cries or sit still at busy points such as at the bottom of the BenHil busway bridge. They are cheap, food is simple and ready to go, but admittedly it is not always