Restaurants in Indonesia vary from the very upscale to the street vendor. In-between is my favorite, the warung. A warung is a hole-in-the-wall shop run by a local. They offer a few choices, such as grilled fish or bakso. 
In Kupang we stopped for a local favorite: bakso. Bakso (pronounced bah-so) is a noodle soup with meatballs. We could choose either rice, spaghetti-like wheat noodles, or both. I ordered both.
Not sure what meat the meatballs were made from ... most likely chicken or beef. The meat was finely ground and they were boiled in the broth (as opposed to baked first), making the texture dense. The broth had a slight kick to it, but as usual the vendor had sambal and sweet soy available for the more demanding palate.
In Kupang we stopped for a local favorite: bakso. Bakso (pronounced bah-so) is a noodle soup with meatballs. We could choose either rice, spaghetti-like wheat noodles, or both. I ordered both.
Not sure what meat the meatballs were made from ... most likely chicken or beef. The meat was finely ground and they were boiled in the broth (as opposed to baked first), making the texture dense. The broth had a slight kick to it, but as usual the vendor had sambal and sweet soy available for the more demanding palate.
Bakso seems like Indonesia's answer to the Vietnamese pho. It's good, but with so many options available, I think it's not often going to be my first choice.
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