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Jajan Pasar (Javanese: market snacks) refers to traditional Javanese cakes sold in the Javanese markets.
Jajan Pasar is a term originally used to describe the traditional Javanese snacks. Other words that are used to refer to it are Jajan, Pasar roti (from Sanskrit "rotika" which means Indian flat bread) for any baked food, Pasar bolu (from Portuguese "bolo" - sponge cake) for sponge cake or cakes with the same texture, and kue for Chinese snacks and birthday cakes.
Within cities it is common to call them "kue" due to the strong presence of people of Chinese descent who prefer using their own language rather than native Javanese words.
The use of kue, instead of Jajan Pasar, has become increasingly widespread as more suburbs and villages have become urbanized, thus blurring the lines between that what constitutes the 'native food' and what does not.
Younger generations believe that traditional Javanese snacks do not really exist since the name "kue" suggests that everything is Chinese.
This has led to many debates and has often left young Javanese thinking that their culture has contributed nothing. Some believe that their culture has been stolen.