Bakso or baso is Indonesian meatball, or meat paste made from beef surimi. Its texture is similar to the Chinese beef ball, fish ball, or pork ball. The term bakso could refer to a single meatball or the whole bowl of meatballs soup. The term mie bakso refer to bakso served with yellow noodles, while the term bakso kuah refer to bakso meatballs soup served without any noodles. Bakso can be found all across Indonesia; from the traveling cart street vendors to restaurants. Next to soto, satay, and siomay, bakso is a popular street food in Indonesia. Today, various types of ready to cook bakso are also available as frozen food commonly sold in supermarkets in Indonesia.