In Indonesia, takjil refers to the snacks and drinks used to break the daily Ramadan fast. Jakarta's Bendungan Hilir market, commonly called Benhil, fills in the late afternoon with people searching for food for sunset. Local reporting in 2026 documented customers waiting about thirty minutes for a popular bubur Safar porridge.
The market offers sweet drinks, fried snacks, porridges and rice dishes from many stalls. Because everyone shares the same sunset deadline, a line can grow quickly in front of a favourite vendor. Hungry customers choose food to share at home and wait for their turn.
It is a shopping queue, but also a line of people waiting for the same evening transition. A bag of takjil marks the change from a long day of fasting to the family table.