The best curry in the world
Indonesian curries are delicious, and some of the best in the world are served with Nasi Padang in West Sumatra. You will be served with a bowl of steamed rice, accompanied by beef or chicken curry (ayam kalio). The side dish is jackfruit curry or boiled cassava leaves, served with sambal ijo (a green sauce with crispy fried anchovies) or balbal sambal (red chili, salt and coconut oil) and fresh cucumber slices. Alternatively, you can enjoy beef curry in the Acehnese region, located between the northernmost part of Sumatra and the northernmost part of Sulawesi.
Soto
Soto is a traditional Indonesian dish, similar to Pho in Vietnam or Ramen in Korea. Soto is made with beef or chicken, vegetables with many alternative recipes to choose from, depending on the preferences and traditions of each region. Therefore, each region in Indonesia has a different name for soto, which can be sroto, coto or tauto. Interesting broths, well-infused spices, herbs, and even coconut cream can be used in soto. Each soto recipe has its own unique flavor, depending on the culture and customs of each region in Indonesia.
Grilled Sate
Sate is one of the traditional dishes of Indonesia. In fact, Sate is probably the dish most associated with the Indonesian archipelago in the eyes of many tourists around the world. This unique dish is grilled over hot coconut charcoal with spices, herbs and special sauces. Whether it is pork, goat, seafood, beef or even quail eggs, Sate is always very attractive, especially when visitors enjoy it with peanut sauce or special sambal sauce.
Super Sambal
Sambal is an essential condiment that consists of chili, salt, sweet soy, citrus, and a variety of additional ingredients to create a very distinctive flavor. Interestingly, Sambal can be prepared raw or cooked. There are over 300 types of Sambal in Indonesia, with each region having its own version, a testament to the addictiveness of this delightful hot sauce. Sambal combines many of the natural ingredients available, especially chili, and remains a signature dish of this Southeast Asian country. Enjoying grilled Sate with Sambal is a great culinary experience when visiting Indonesia.
Kecap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce)
Sweet soy sauce originated in China, but kecap manis is a distinctive Indonesian version, with caramel or honey as its main ingredient. Other ingredients include fermented soybeans, spices, palm sugar syrup or coconut sugar syrup. Sweet soy sauce is used in both traditional and modern dishes, especially with beef, chicken, tofu stew (semur), fried rice and stir-fried noodles.
