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Indonesian traditional food

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Why Indonesian traditional food?

Because I am Indonesian and I like eat various dishes. LOL
Yup, Indonesia is the country that has a big number of island, and because of that reason we have a lot of difference like food, clothes, even GHOST!!
If you want to try to cook this foods, I put some books of popular Indonesian recipes.

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I will tell you about their traditional food now. I will start from the most west province in Indonesia, Aceh. Let's take a look, Gourmet!

Table of Contents

Acehnese Traditional Cake : Timphan.

Durian and Banana Leaf.

Do you know? Aceh is the place which attacked by Tsunami in 6 six years ago. And Acehnese have one special cake which only served in their big day like Idul Fitri or idul Adha. The taste of Timphan
is sweet, because they mix durian extract with sugar, flour and egg. the mixing called srikaya.

Timphan always wrapped in banana leaf. Acehnese boiled the banana leaf and smear it with oil so the mixing inside it won't stick to the leaf. This cake always be a favorite dish because it just appears twice in a year.

Minangkabau : Spicy Beef, Rendang.

Spicy and tasty.

Rendang is a dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia, and is now commonly served across the country. One of the characteristic foods of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour guests. Also popular in Malaysia and Singapore, rendangrendang is sometimes described as being like a curry, and the name is sometimes applied to curried meat dishes in Malaysia, authentic rendang is nothing like a curry. Inlay classical literature, rendang is mentioned in Hikayat Amir Hamzah[4] as early as the 1550s

My mom usually cook it when Lebaran day. The real taste of Rendang will appear when you heat it up again in the next day after you cook it.

Rendang is made from beef and slowly cooked in coconut milk, spices and sometimes kerisik (toasted coconut paste) for several hours until almost all the liquid is gone, allowing the meat to absorb the spicy condiments. The slow cooking process allows the meat to absorb all the spices and to become tender. The spices may include ginger, galangal, turmeric leaf, lemon grass and chillies. Chicken or duck rendang also contains tamarind and is usually not cooked as long as beef rendang.

Rendang at home

Spicy lover

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South Sumatera : Mpek-mpek

Fish and Black Sauce.

Pempek, mpek-mpek or empek-empek is a dish from Palembang made of fish and tapioca. Pempek is served together with a dark, rich sauce called cuka or cuko (vinegar) and Baso Palembang. Kuah Cuko is produced by adding brown sugar, chili pepper, garlic, vinegar, and salt to boiling water.

There are many varieties of pempek. One of the most famous types is the kapal selam (Indonesian: "submarine"), which is made from a chicken egg wrapped within the pempek dough and then deep-fried. Scientists says that the pempek kapal selam, being high in vitamin, protein, mineral, and carbohydrate content, is the most nutritious variety. Other varieties include pempek telur kecil (lit. small egg pempek), pempek keriting (lit. curly pempek), pempek pistel (lit. pistol pempek), pempek kulit ikan (lit. fish-skin pempek), pempek adaan, pempek lenjer, and pempek tahu (lit. tofu pempek).

My girlfriend is from South Sumatera and she often serve me Mpek-mpek when I come to her house. So lucky.

Welcome to Jakarta : Kerak Telor.

Kerak telor = Egg Crust ?

Kerak Telor is a Betawi(Origin People in Jakarta) traditional spicy omelette dish in Indonesian cuisine. It is made from chicken or duck egg fried into omelette mixed with rice and spice, served with a coconut granule. It is considered as a snack and not as a main dish. It is served from hawkers carts and commonly popular during annual Jakarta Fair.

Each of the portion is made by order. The kerak telor vendor put a small amount of ketan or sticky rice on a small wok pan and heated it on the charcoal fire. Add an egg (chicken or duck), and add some spices and mix it. The dish is fry on wok without any cooking oil so the omelette will stick on the wok and enable to put it upside down straight against charcoal fire until it cooked. The spicy serundeng (sweet grated coconut granule) with ebi (dried salted shrimp) and fried shallots is sprinkled

Yellow Mountain in Java : Nasi Tumpeng.

Unique

Tumpeng is a cone-shaped rice dish like mountain with its side dishes (vegetables and meat). Traditionally featured in the slamatan ceremony, the cone shape of rice is made by using cone-shaped weaved bamboo container. The rice itself could be plain steam rice, uduk rice (cooked with coconut milk), or yellow rice (uduk rice colored with kunyit (turmeric)).

The cone shaped rice erected on tampah (rounded woven bamboo container) covered with banana leaf, and surrounded by assorted of Indonesian dishes.

Today the dishes which accompany tumpeng can be of the host discretion, it can be vegetarian, to bbq seafood. Traditionally there should be a balance between vegetables, meat, seafood. The composition of a traditional Javanese tumpeng is more complex because the elements must balance one another according to the Javanese belief.

Indonesian Food Recipes

Classic Indonesian Cooking: 70 traditional dishes from an undiscovered cuisine, shown step-by-step in over 250 simple-to-follow photographs

Classic Indonesian Cooking: 70 traditional dishes from an undiscovered cuisine, shown step-by-step in over 250 simple-to-follow photographs

by: Sallie Morris

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I read some books about Indonesian food recipes but this book is really guide you to cook Indonesian food well.
This book also contains much recipes you can try at your kitchen.
So, Why are you still reading? Try to buy and cook now.

Release Date: 12/31/1969

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  • ninakreativa Feb 19, 2012 @ 7:16 am | delete
    Oh, my...all these dishes look delicious and I hope some day I get a chance to try them all! :) Thank you also for posting the Rendang recipe!
  • spartakct Jan 31, 2012 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    looks good!! Nice lens!
  • cffutah Nov 23, 2011 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    enjoyed visiting your lens tonight, love watching the history of this food, I'd love to eat it. squidliked ya too.
  • hysongdesigns Oct 2, 2011 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Wow Indonesian food looks very different from other places. I would like to try some; I will have to think about where to get some of the ingredients!
  • doubleside Oct 6, 2011 @ 10:05 am | delete
    Yup, the ingredients we use are unique. I think it's not easy to find them in your place
  • blanckj Sep 1, 2011 @ 7:41 am | delete
    These recipes look very tasty. Thanks for sharing.
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    Thanks for sharing this delicious lens!
  • Tolovaj Jul 23, 2011 @ 12:40 am | delete
    It looks tasty. I like the idea of slow cooking to absorb the taste. Maybe we all should slow down a little bit? Thanks for sharing!
  • InquisitiveOne Jul 12, 2011 @ 9:46 am | delete
    I was in Indonesia in May and loved the food! I look forward to reading your other Indonesian food lenses.
  • karmicchristian Jul 11, 2011 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    Sounds and looks yummy! Thanks for sharing some wonderful Indonesian dishes. Off to the kitchen to try out your Rendang. :)
  • SereneSea Jul 7, 2011 @ 6:47 am | delete
    Want to try the Indonesian food, it looks so delicious.
  • LubosLabik Jun 13, 2011 @ 5:47 am | delete
    look delishius
  • gravityx9 Jun 12, 2011 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    yum! looks delish! thx for the recipes, gonna try one of them out this summer! Thx for stopping by my invitation lens, too! :D
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    jadi lapar nih....
  • Blessedmombygrace May 25, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    This food looks delicious. I will have to try some of your recipes. Off to check out your other recipe lens now.
  • Tipi May 24, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
    I think everything you have here looks and sounds wonderful, I need to try some Indonesian food, I don't have so many of the ingredients on hand.
  • bkarsono Apr 11, 2011 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    Nice lens my friend...!!! Jadi ngiler liat nya... LOL.
    Kapan2 mau belajar nulis lens spt anda. Biar bisa sambil jualan. Terima kasih dan salam kenal. Budi Karsono.
  • spritequeen Mar 6, 2011 @ 8:51 am | delete
    This looks FANTASTIC! Can't wait to try some of these recipes. Thanks so much for sharing!!
  • SueM11 Mar 6, 2011 @ 6:21 am | delete
    Beef rendang is one of my favorite foods. Maybe our Malaysian version has its origins in Indonesia. Been to Jakarta few times and enjoyed the food there.
  • Psycho-Gamer Feb 23, 2011 @ 6:32 am | delete
    oh man you are killing me with all those recipes......ok i have to get the ingredients and make them if not today , tomorrow for sure......

    MORE MORE MOREEEE.......MORE RECIPES PLEASE
  • daisybeam Feb 22, 2011 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    You have my mouth watering, I would like to try the dishes someday.
  • spritequeen Feb 20, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    These look amazing! Can't wait to try them :-). Thanks for sharing!!
  • Feb 19, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    I've been searching for a good curry recipe and your beef rengang sounds very tasty. Thanks for a really interesting lens.
  • lil_muchang Feb 19, 2011 @ 11:14 am | delete
    The rendang looks the yummiest
  • ShirleySunshine Feb 19, 2011 @ 10:43 am | delete
    I would love to visit Indonesia, the food looks delicious!! Very nice colorful Lens!
  • poddys Feb 16, 2011 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    I spent a few days in Bali in 1988 and fell in love with the food, especially Gado Gado. I also had Indonesian food in Suriname when I was working there in the 1990's. Love it.
  • sukkran Feb 14, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    well presented lens. thanks for the new varieties.
  • everythingsbaby Feb 12, 2011 @ 8:53 am | delete
    yummy... Indonesian food are well known for their delicious food.
    great lens
  • Sydneyaus Feb 11, 2011 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Enak sekali!
  • ChrisDay Feb 11, 2011 @ 12:20 am | delete
    Most appetising - thanks for sharing.
  • Salvatore Feb 10, 2011 @ 11:02 am | delete
    I am a food lover; I'd really like to try Indonesian food!

    Salvatore
  • Feb 8, 2011 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    Mmmmm... I'm feeling very hungry...
  • Blessedmombygrace Feb 3, 2011 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    The food looks delicious. I'd love to try it sometime. Blessed again!
  • rlivermore Feb 2, 2011 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    I would love to learn how to cook Indonesian food!
  • HorseAndPony Jan 30, 2011 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    Traditional Indonesian food looks great. I would love to try a few of these. Thanks for sharing.
  • bakerwoman Jan 30, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    I have been trying to find good Indonesian restaurants in Northern California but have not succeeded. There used to be one a few years ago near where I lived, but it is long gone. Thank you for whetting my appetite for Indonesian cuisine. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • Mujjen Jan 26, 2011 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    I really like Indonesian food, had a friend long time ago from there. She taught me a few dishes, like the spicy meat curry.
  • antoivo Jan 26, 2011 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Great lens i love to try new foods from different cultures some of which look delicious thanks for sharing, Great lens Buddy keep up the good work !
  • doubleside Jan 24, 2011 @ 11:00 pm | delete
    Thank you for everyone that has visited this lens. I really appreciate your love to this lens.
    For all angel who blessed this lens, I hope you all enjoy your work, big thank you.
  • Squidoolinepro Jan 24, 2011 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    *blessed* by a squid angel;)
  • mivvy Jan 13, 2011 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Because I am Dutch I love Indonesian food. And of course we can get all authentic ingredients in Toko Murah in the city where I live
  • Ladymermaid Jan 11, 2011 @ 8:27 am | delete
    Lol...this is a very cute way of introducing your comment section. Very unique and creative. Best wishes.
  • JewelRiver Jan 8, 2011 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    Delish! Can you make a module where we can actually the taste the food!
  • Nangaye Jan 3, 2011 @ 3:50 pm | delete
    I'm feeling hungry just reading this. I've been to Indonesia before and my favorite has got to be the Beef Rendang. Delicious!
  • sousababy Dec 30, 2010 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Oh I must try some of these, looks and sounds delicious. Thanks!
  • ajgodinho Dec 24, 2010 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    Thanks for introducing us to Indonesian traditional cuisine. I've tried food from various countries, but have not yet tried Indonesian food. I think I'll like it! Wishing you all the best for the holiday season and all the best for the New year ahead!
  • Wordilydoc Dec 24, 2010 @ 10:17 am | delete
    the Kerak Telor looks really crunchie
  • moonchild Dec 21, 2010 @ 3:31 am | delete
    I love mpek-mpek. oohh..I miss them so much!
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