1:04 the ulekan The volcanic stone behind every great sambal 
1:05 the volcano Krakatau 1883: the loudest sound in recorded history 
0:58 the dragon Komodo dragons: the 'dragon' that's really a giant lizard 
1:01 the angklung The angklung: one bamboo instrument, one note 
0:59 the box Mudik: the cardboard box that goes home for Lebaran 
1:03 the flower Rafflesia: the giant flower that smells like rotting meat 
1:08 the tempeh Tempeh: Java's humble fermented superfood 
0:58 the flip-flop The flip-flop that went home with the wrong person 
1:02 the typewriter The borrowed typewriter that typed Indonesia's independence 
1:09 the bajaj The orange bajaj: Jakarta's noisiest icon says goodbye 
1:07 the stone Borobudur: buried by ash, found in 1814, rebuilt stone by stone 
1:03 the horn Om telolet om: the bus horn that went viral around the world 
1:00 the letter Kartini: the letters that brought light after darkness 
1:04 the zoom The sinetron zoom: Indonesian TV drama's most dramatic move 
1:07 the pinisi The pinisi: Indonesia's wooden ships built without blueprints 
0:59 the orange cat Why are most orange cats male? The 'gangster cat' explained 
1:07 the canting The canting: the tiny copper pen behind hand-drawn batik 
1:14 the rendang Why rendang takes hours: the dish that keeps for weeks without a fridge 
1:03 the lake Lake Toba: the calm lake left by a supervolcano 74,000 years ago 
0:57 the violin The violin that first played Indonesia's anthem in 1928 
0:51 the whistle Priiit! The whistle of Indonesia's street parking attendants 
0:57 the cracker Why Indonesians race to eat crackers every 17 August 
1:04 the orangutan The Tapanuli orangutan: the rarest great ape on Earth 
1:02 the envelope The Lebaran money envelope and the famous 'Mama keeps it safe' 
1:06 the puppet Petruk: the wayang clown who tells kings the truth 
1:08 the runway The day Bali's airport goes completely silent (Nyepi) 
1:03 the mouse-deer Si Kancil and the crocodiles, in the trickster's own words 
1:02 the bowl Ting-ting-ting: the sound of the bakso cart 
1:05 the shuttlecock The shuttlecock from Indonesia's first Olympic gold (Barcelona 1992) 
1:01 the pole Panjat pinang: why nobody climbs the greased pole alone 
1:09 the glass Why the jamu seller serves the bitter one first 
0:56 the noodles Instant noodles at the end of the month: a love story 
1:04 the whale shark The gentle giants of Cenderawasih Bay, Papua 
1:09 the giant Ondel-ondel: Jakarta's giant puppets, from warding off bad luck to busking for coins 
1:02 the rhino The Javan rhino: about 50 left, all in one forest 
1:06 the helmet The helmet: an Indonesian ride-hailing driver, the rain, and one special day 
0:57 the water drop Subak: Bali's thousand-year-old system for sharing water fairly 
1:03 the tent The blue wedding tent that closes the whole street (Indonesia) 
1:02 the candy The candy you get instead of change (and why it's technically illegal) 
1:09 the line The Wallace Line: the invisible border between Bali and Lombok No story matches that yet.