(AP) — In this Thursday, March, 14, 2013 photo, a vendor slices meat as he serves customers at his stall in a market in the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia.

The price of beef, the main ingredient in the Indonesian delicacy bakso, has hit a record high while other essential ingredients — garlic, shallots and chillies — have also recently skyrocketed. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)