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Several variations exist, including sayur asem Jakarta (a version from the Betawi people of Jakarta), sayur asem kangkung (a version which includes water spinach), sayur asem ikan asin (includes salted fish, usually snakehead murrel), sayur asem talas (with taro and its leaves), and sayur asem kacang merah (consists of red beans and green beans in tamarind and beef stock).
According to Javanese Kejawen beliefs, sayur lodeh is an essential part of the slametan ceremony and it is believed as tolak bala, to ward off possible danger and disaster. [5] The people and the Keraton (court) of Yogyakarta often communally cook sayur lodeh for the slametan ceremony.