When we are talking about food, it is never boring and endless. All of a sudden, that we were already full, then we became hungry again its because we imagined the presentation and the taste of food itself. Especially if the food is relatively an innovation, new, unique and connected with local culture.
If you travelling to Indonesia here's the bucket list of foods you must try :
If you travelling to Indonesia here's the bucket list of foods you must try :
1. Gado-gado (Salad with peanut sauce)
Perhaps, most of you eat salad with Mayonaise, but in Indonesia there's a unique salad. They called it "Gado-gado" or mixed vegetables consists of boiled potatoes, indonesian rice cake (lontong), cabbage, cucumber, green vegetables, eggs, tofu, and peanut sauce. The taste of peanut sauce is sweet and spicy, but you can request to enjoy gado-gado without spicy taste (the original taste-sweet only). Most tourist will fall in love with this dish instead.
2. Bakso (Meatball soup)
Nah, when you enjoy cold air or rainy in Indonesia, this food is must a try. With clear soup then the toppings consist of vermicelli, yellow noodle, fried onions, and meatballs (mostly beef). Also if you really want to eat like local people style, they always add sweet soy sauce, salt, tomato sauce, and handmade chili sauce based on their own respective tastes to make it more delicious. You can try by yourselves !
3. Nasi goreng (Fried Rice)
Believe me or not, once you eat this food, you will not stop to eat it. This is the second most delicious food in the world based on survey by CNN in 2017. White rice with sweet soy sauce, salt, also the toppings such as chicken, meatball, beef, a bit vegetables inside mixed together cooked in a pan. The smell of food is appetizing when cooked, so nobody will reject this delicious dish.
4. Es Campur Buah (Ice mixed Fruit)
You got Indonesia is totally hot and makes you have a lot sweat. Nah, maybe you enjoy Indonesian Dessert. This dishes with a lot of tropis fruit such as pineapple, jackfruit, coconut, melon, strawberry, avocado (the fruit could be adjusted taste), and additional topping with coconut jelly (nata de coco), cincau jelly, pearl jelly then at the top with shaved ice cube, syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. Such a relief in hot weather !
5. Rendang (Cooked beef with coconut milk)
If "nasi goreng" or fried rice is not enough for you. You cannot miss this food. The best food in the world based on CNN International survey. Wow! You will regret, if didn't try this dishes. To produce the best taste , this beef should be cooked with coconut milk and spices in 8 hours till the beef has the soft texture. Much softer than beef steak but tasteful. They called this dishes is Rendang Beef. More effort will not betray the taste right?
6. Nasi Padang (Padang Rice)
if you travel to Indonesia, you will find a lot various rice dishes. But this rice has unique taste and most tourists said that the most unforgettable food is Nasi Padang. Nasi means rice, Padang is the name of one of city in Indonesia. It consists of rice, curry coconut milk chicken, cassava leaves, jackfruit vegetables, and handmade Padang chili sauce (local people called sambal).
7. Tempe (Soybean Fermented)
This food is must try. You will find this food in Indonesia only. This food contains a lot of minerals such as B12 Vitamin, low fat, zinc, iron, dietary fiber, calcium, fosfor, isoflavon. Also, it has benefit as antibiotics to cure infections and as antioxidants to prevent degenerative diseases. If you are a vegetarian, this food can substitute the protein that you need.
So, what do you think the list above? Pack your things and enjoy the food!
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