| I can say that Indonesia is 'heaven for food | | | | were adapted to the Indonesian tastes until they |
| lovers'. You can find any kind of food from local | | | | became ones of Indonesia famous specialities. |
| to international dishes. But when you are travelling | | | | Otherwise Nasi Goreng and Bakmi Goreng can be |
| to Indonesia, don't waste your money to taste | | | | found almost in every restaurant across the |
| anything except the local food. Eating Indonesian | | | | country. |
| food can be an interesting experience. The | | | | In Yogjakarta, Central of Java, the typical dishes |
| diversity of the country will bring you to taste | | | | are Nasi Gudeg , made of young jack-fruit and |
| variety of foods. Each of Indonesia's ethnic groups | | | | boiled eggs stewed in coconut milk with a mixture |
| uses the country's entire rich array of the spices, | | | | of spices, so the taste is sweet; Ayam Goreng |
| but each has its own combinations and tastes: | | | | Kalasan - local organic free-range chicken, stewed |
| spicy, sweet, hot and sour. | | | | in spices (coriander, garlic candlenut and coconut |
| Padang cuisine (or Indonesian calls it Masakan | | | | water) then fried, served with sambal and raw |
| Padang) is probably the most popular across the | | | | vegetables salad. |
| country. Padang or Minangkabau is the capital city | | | | When you travel to East Java, toward Surabaya, |
| of West Sumatra. Their local specialities are very | | | | you will find another traditional type of food. Sate |
| delicious and you can find their restaurants in | | | | Madura , a chicken satay from Madura (an island |
| every region in Indonesia. Padang/Minang | | | | in East Java) is one among others that is really |
| restaurants are easily recognizable by the neatly | | | | popular. In fact it's one of the most popular dishes |
| stacked food basins in their windows. What | | | | across Asia. Then there are also Soto Ayam |
| makes them unique is how they serve the food. | | | | Madura - a chicken soup, Rawon - a delicious beef |
| When you come to the restaurant (especially the | | | | soup that has black colour because it's made from |
| big ones), the waiter will come to you with array | | | | Kluwak (Pangium edule) nuts, Rujak Cingur - a |
| of dishes all deftly balanced on his left arm and will | | | | mixture of raw and boiled vegetable salad served |
| place the food on the table in a kind of Asian | | | | with boiled beef snout (cingur) and poured with |
| buffet. Then you can choose which food you | | | | sauce made from peanuts, chilli and dried shrimp |
| would like to eat ... they will bring you different | | | | paste ( petis udang ), Lontong Balap - a healthy |
| kind of dishes, from stewed meats, fish, eggs, | | | | vegetarian dish containing compressed rice ( |
| chicken and curry. | | | | lontong ), fried tofu, lentho made of red soy |
| The famous-mouth-watering speciality from | | | | bean, bean sprouts, and sweet soy sauce and |
| Padang is Rendang Sapi , a spice-encrusted dry | | | | Tahu Campur - a beef soup mixed with fresh |
| beef dish cooked for a long time in coconut milk. | | | | vegetables, cassava cake, tofu and serve a |
| But they have some other delicious meals such as | | | | mixture of dried shrimp paste ( petis udang ), chilli |
| Dendeng Balado - it's a beef served with a hot | | | | and garlic. |
| chilli sauce and Gulai Daun Pakis - its fern tips | | | | Bali as the most visited tourist place in Indonesia is |
| cooked with coconut milk or red snapper curries. | | | | filled with five stars hotels and villas all around the |
| But be aware, some of Padang dishes are very | | | | area, but that doesn't mean it has only |
| spicy. To cook 300 grams of chillies to 1 kg of | | | | international food atmosphere. There are two |
| meat is not unusual. If you are a spicy food lover, | | | | Balinese specialities, Babi Guling and Bebek Betutu. |
| it's definitely for you. Otherwise you don't need to | | | | Babi Guling is a grilled suckling pig with crispy skin. |
| worry, they usually serve chilli sauce, or as | | | | Most Indonesians don't eat pork, especially |
| Indonesian calls it the 'sambal', separately and used | | | | Moslems. But here, pork is eaten because most |
| as condiments or dips. | | | | of Balinese are Hindus, and they don't eat beef. |
| Manado, northern Sulawesi is a largely agricultural | | | | Bebek Betutu is a duck delicacy, where the fowl |
| island where coffee, coconut, nutmeg and cloves | | | | is marinated with many different herbs and |
| are the big money-earners. Other Indonesians | | | | spices, wrapped in banana leaves and then baked |
| think that Minahasan food has to be plastered | | | | over a low flame. You can also try Balinese type |
| with chilli paste to taste good. Their speciality like | | | | of satay or they call it Sate Lilit , made from fish |
| Ayam Bakar Rica (grilled chicken) is usually very | | | | minced meat with freshly grated coconut, prawn |
| spicy. Other popular traditional dish is Bubur | | | | paste, garlic, chillies, lemon leaves and salt to |
| Manado - rice porridge with different kind of | | | | compose a sticky, dough-like mixture then |
| condiments and side dishes such as shredded | | | | wrapped around using spears of fresh lemongrass |
| chicken, sweet soy sauce, dried anchovies, and | | | | as skewers, and cook them over fire coming |
| fried shallots and of course chopped chillies. | | | | from coconut husks rather than charcoal. It is |
| If you like less spicy food, some regions on Java | | | | served with either mild or peppery sauce. |
| have it. For example Jakarta's food tastes sweet | | | | Travelling around Indonesia can prove to be a real |
| because every dish seems to include palm sugar | | | | challenge for your cuisine curiosity. The country is |
| and sweet soy sauce ( kecap manis ). Semur - | | | | not just offering the beauty, but also will spoil |
| Dutch inspired smothered beef with | | | | your craving for delicious food. If you want to |
| Chinese-Indonesian sweet soy sauce, nutmeg and | | | | taste something different, then Indonesia is the |
| cloves - is one of their specialities. Other speciality | | | | right place. As the nation with more than 17.000 |
| like fried rice ( Nasi Goreng ) and fried noodle ( | | | | islands, Indonesia is a heaven of good food that |
| Bakmi Goreng ) originated from China but then | | | | will awake all of your senses. |