Lontong balap is one of the famous culinary in Indonesia, especially in Surabaya, East Java. It's consist of rice cake (lontong), bean sprouts, crispy tofu, lentho (combination of tolo nuts, flour, cassava, turmeric, onion leaf, lime, and salt), fried onion, soy sauce and sambal. Lontong balap is usually dominated by bean sprouts.

Name history
Lontong balap literally means "racing rice cake". In the past, lontong balap seller carried their wares in a heavy tun. The heaviness caused them to walk really fast while carrying it, so they looked like they were "racing" (balapan, in Indonesia). That's why, nowadays, this food is well-known as Lontong Balap.