Some of the Indonesian Traditional Food That You Have To Try

Indonesian known as its rich food because Indonesia have so many tribes. Every tribes has its own traditional food. In middle Java, most of the food taste sweet. While in the west and east of Indonesia like Sumatra and Nusa Tenggara the food most likely to be spicy and hot. At this opportunity I will describe you some of the foods that you must try.

1. Pempek

Pempek is from South Sumatra. It made from sago and mackerel fish mix together and some of the pempek has eggs inside it which is called ‘Kapal Selam’ and some of pempek has an oval shape which is called ‘Lenjer’ or in a circle shape called ‘Ada’an’. All the shape being boiled first before they all fried. After being fried, it is ready to be served. You have to eat it with ‘Cuka Pempek’ which is made by acid fruits, brown sugar, chili and garlic. The Cuka taste is very hot and spicy. And that is the delicious of this food. Some of tem who had taste it want to try more and more.

2. Rendang

Rendang is from West Sumatra. It made from meat, extract coconut, chili and other seasoning. Usually many household make this food at the holy day like Lebaran. But you can buy it everywhere now in the ‘Padang Restaurant’. This is one of the heritage food of Indonesia. The delicious food of Rendang had been confessed by other country that this food is the most delicious food in the world. Rendang also have a long expired because they cook it in a quiet long time. So you can pack it with empty pack and bring it to your homeland.

3. Tapai Ketan Hitam Manis

Tapai or Tape is from Betawi, Jakarta. It is made from black and white sticky rice which is cooked and pour with fermentation agent. It keeps in an empty pack for three days in room temperature and three days or more in the freezer then ‘Tapai’ is ready to be served. This food usually cooked in a special day like wedding ceremony or in a holy day. The taste of Tape is so sweet, but you can’t eat it in a big amount because you will feel hot and drunk because the fermentation process result some alcohol. Tape used to match with Uli which made from scramble white sticky rice.

Have a nice try and please give me your comments if you had tasted one of the food here….Thank You

The Great Tofu Ever

If you visit Jakarta, then you might see many people selling Tofu. Tofu is not just tasty but also healthy. We know that tofu contain soy protein which helps the cell to regenerate. The ability to regenerate can help us to get body immune and make us stay younger. Also many women in Asian who loves to eat tofu  can handle the difficulties during the menopause time. So..if you don’t like tofu maybe you have to think twice.

But there are two tofu that you must try tough the taste of tofu still strange for you. These tofu taste really great and hot. If you came to Jakarta and see someone sell Tofu HOT Jeletot and Tofu HOT Melotot, please give it a try. In Indonesia Tofu is called by TAHU.  So the name would be Tahu Hot Jeletot or Tahu Hot Melotot. I think you won’t disappointed if you tasted it. The Price is also affordable. Only Rp. 2000,- perpieces, or it is about $ 0.3 USD. They sold it with cart or just like a wagon in the edge of the strategic road. And you can see the name right away cause they put in in the big words. So it is easy for you to find it.

 

The Tofu is very spicy, just like other Indonesian food. The Chili inside the Tofu which mix with vegetables of carrot and cabbage not only can make you want it more and more, but it also give the perfect taste in our tongue plus it can make you healthy too. Me personally and my whole family, really love it so much