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Indonesian cuisine Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 popula ...

Staple foods

Main dishes

Curries

Meals

Soy-based foods

Preserved meats

Rice dishes and porridges

Congees and porridges

Rice cake dishes

Rice dishes

Noodle dishes

Soups and stews

Salads and vegetable dishes

Breads and sandwiches

Snacks and starters

Savoury snacks

Sweet snacks

Crackers, chips, and crisps

Sweet desserts

Cheeses

Beverages

Seasonings and condiments

Common ingredients

Spices

Anise Anise (; '), also called aniseed or rarely anix is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Eurasia. The flavor and aroma of its seeds have similarities with some other spices and herbs, such as star anise, fennel, licorice, and ta ...

(''Adas Manis'') * Asam kandis (dried fruit of ''Garcinia xanthochymus'') * Asam sunti (dried fruit of ''

Averrhoa bilimbi ''Averrhoa bilimbi'' (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel) is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus ''Averrhoa'', family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of the carambola tree. Description ''Averrhoa bilimbi'' is a small tro ...

'') * Candlenuts (''Kemiri'') * Cardamom (''Kapulaga'') *

Chili Chili or chilli may refer to: Food * Chili pepper, the spicy fruit of plants in the genus ''Capsicum''; sometimes spelled "chilli" in the UK and "chile" in the southwestern US * Chili powder, the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties ...

(''Cabai'') *

Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfa ...

(''Kayu Manis'') *

Clove Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...

(Cengkeh) *

Coriander Coriander (;

seeds (''Ketumbar'') *

Cumin Cumin ( or , or Article title
) (''Cuminum cyminum'') is a

Fennel (''Adas'') *

Fenugreek Fenugreek (; ''Trigonella foenum-graecum'') is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its seeds and leaves are common ingredients ...

(Klabet) *

Fingerroot ''Boesenbergia rotunda'' (Thai: กระชาย ''krachai'', Khmer: ខ្ជាយ ''k'jeay'', Indonesian: temu kunci), commonly known as Chinese keys, fingerroot, lesser galangal or Chinese ginger, is a medicinal and culinary herb from Chi ...

(''Temu Kunci'') * Galangal (''Lengkuas'') *

Garcinia atroviridis ''Garcinia atroviridis'', known as asam gelugur, asam gelugo, or asam keping (in Malay, th, ส้มแขก) is a large rainforest tree native to Peninsular MalaysiaHassan, Dr. W. E. (2006). ''Healing Herbs of Malaysia''. Kuala Lumpur: Federa ...

(''Asam Gelugur'') *

Garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South A ...

(Bawang putih) * Shallot (Bawang merah) * Onion (Bawang bombay) *

Ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices ...

(''Jahe'') *

Kaempferia galanga ''Kaempferia galanga'', commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, is a monocotyledonous plant in the ginger family, and one of four plants called galangal. It is found primarily in open areas in Indonesia, southern Ch ...

(''Kencur'') * Nutmeg (''Pala'') * '' Pangium edule'' (''Kluwak'') *

Star anise ''Illicium verum'' is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, star aniseed, star of anise, Chinese star anise, or badian that closely resembl ...

(Pekak, bunga lawang) * Tamarind seeds (''Asam'') *

Torch ginger ''Etlingera elatior'' (also known as torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger, ''combrang, bunga kantan'', Philippine wax flower, ගොඩ ඕලු (goda olu), ගොඩ නෙලුම් (goda nelum), සිද් ...

(Kecombrang, ''Etlingera elatior'') * Turmeric (''Kunyit'') * Zingiber zerumbet (''Lempuyang'')

Herbs

* Indonesian

bay leaves The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the dish before consumption, or less commonly used in ground form. It may come from several species of tr ...

(''daun salam'') * Kaffir lime Leaves (''daun jeruk purut'') *

Lemongrass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...

(''serai'') * Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius, a variety of

Pandanus ''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names ...

, used to add a distinct aroma to some dishes and desserts) * Lemon Basil (''kemangi'') * Lime Leaves (''daun jeruk'') * Turmeric Leaves (''daun kunyit'') * Celery leaves (daun seledri)

Vegetables

* Asparagus * Broccoli (brokoli) *

Carrot The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nat ...

(wortel) * Cassava leaves (daun singkong) *

Cauliflower Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species ''Brassica oleracea'' in the genus ''Brassica'', which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed. Typically, only the head is eaten – the ...

(kembang kol) *

Cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...

(kol) *

Chayote gourd Chayote (''Sechium edule''), also known as mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversit ...

(labu siam) *

Corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

(jagung) *

Cucumber Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated Vine#Horticultural climbing plants, creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical Fruit, fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables.

(timun) *

Eggplant Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Mos ...

(terong) * Jicama (bengkuang) *

Sweetcorn Sweet corn (''Zea mays'' convar. ''saccharata'' var. ''rugosa''), also called sugar corn and pole corn, is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive muta ...

(jagung muda) * Snap peas (kapri) *

Leek The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of ''Allium ampeloprasum'', the broadleaf wild leek ( syn. ''Allium porrum''). The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. The genus ''Alli ...

(bawang prei) * Shallot (bawang merah), small red onions (''Allium ascalonicum''), as also used in south India; more common than large onions (''Allium cepa'', bawang Bombay) *

(bawang putih) * Leaf amaranth (bayam/bayem); various ''Amaranthus'' species, often incorrectly called spinach though they belong to the same family as ''Spinacia oleracea'' *

Bok choi Bok choy (American English, Canadian English, and Australian English), pak choi (British English) or pok choi (''Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''chinensis'') is a type of Chinese cabbage, used as food. ''Chinensis'' varieties do not form heads and have ...

, pak choi (sawi hijau) * Napa cabbage (sawi putih) *

Choi sum Choy sum (also spelled choi sum, choi sam in Cantonese; cai xin, caixin in Standard Mandarin) is a leafy vegetable commonly used in Chinese cuisine. It is a member of the genus ''Brassica'' of the mustard family, Brassicaceae (''Brassica rapa ...

(caisim) *

Kailan Gai lan, kai-lan, Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale, or jie lan (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''alboglabra'') is a leaf vegetable with thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems, and florets similar to (but much smaller than) broccoli. ...

* Chives (kucai) *

White carrot White carrot may refer to: * White varieties of the common carrot (''Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') * Arracacha, an Andean root vegetable sometimes called ''white carrot'' See also Other root vegetables are similar in appearance to a white ...

(lobak) *

Water convolvulus ''Ipomoea aquatica'', widely known as water spinach, is a semi- aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. ''I. aquatica'' is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia. It is widely cultivate ...

(kangkung) *Green beans (buncis, kacang buncis) *Long beans (kacang panjang) *Winged beans (kecipir) *Bitter gourd (pare) * Beansprout (tauge) *Peas (kacang polong) * Tomato (tomat) * Luffa (oyong) *

Papaya The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...

leaves (daun pepaya) *Yellow velvetleaf (genjer) *Belinjau (leaves and fruits of ''

Gnetum gnemon ''Gnetum gnemon'' is a species of ''Gnetum'' native to southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean islands, from Mizoram and Assam in India, south and east through Indonesia and Malaysia to the Philippines, Fiji, and Hawaii in the United States ...

'') *Young jackfruit (nangka muda) *

Banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

flower (jantung pisang)

Fruits

* Avocado - Alpukat *

Baccaurea racemosa ''Baccaurea racemosa'' (common names: kapundung or menteng) is a species of fruit tree in Southeast Asia. It belongs to the family Phyllanthaceae. The name of the elite suburb of Menteng Menteng is the south-central district of Central Jakar ...

- ''Menteng'' *

- ''Pisang'' *

Bouea macrophylla ''Bouea macrophylla'', commonly known as gandaria or plum mango or mango plum in English, is a species of flowering plant native to Southeast Asia. The tree belongs to the family Anacardiaceae which also includes mango and cashew. Description ...

- ''Gandaria'' *

Star Fruit Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of ''Averrhoa carambola'', a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. The mildly poisonous fruit is commonly consumed in parts of Brazil, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the South Pacif ...

- ''Belimbing'' *

Coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

- ''Kelapa'' * Duku-''Duku'' *

Durian The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...

-''Durian'' *

Guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava ''Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the ...

- ''Jambu biji'' * Grape - ''Anggur'' * Jackfruit - ''Nangka'' * Kaffir lime -''Jeruk Obat'' / ''Jeruk Limau'' * Lime - ''Jeruk Nipis'' * Longan - ''Kelengkeng'' * Lychee - ''Leci'' *

Mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...

- ''Mangga'' * Mangosteen - ''Manggis'' * Orange - ''Jeruk'' *

- ''Pepaya'' *

Passionfruit ''Passiflora edulis,'' commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy f ...

- ''Markisa'' * Persimmon - Kesemek * Pineapple - ''Nanas'' * Pomelo - ''Jeruk Bali'' * Rambutan-''Rambutan'' *

Snake Fruit Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more jo ...

- ''Salak'' * Sapodilla - ''Sawo'' *

Soursop Soursop (also called ''graviola, guyabano'', and in Hispanic America, ''guanábana'') is the fruit of ''Annona muricata'', a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is wid ...

- ''Sirsak'' * Spondias dulcis - ''Kedondong'' * Syzygium malaccense - Jambu Bol * Water apple - ''Jambu air'' * Watermelon - ''Semangka''

Gallery

Image:Sop Buntut Goreng A.JPG, Sop Buntut Goreng. Image:Sambal goreng teri tempe.JPG, Sambal Goreng Teri Tempe. Image:KRUPUK.JPG, Krupuk. Image:Fried snacks.jpg, Indonesian Snacks.

References

External links

Culinary Reconnaissance: Indonesia

Indonesian Recipes

Indonesian food, recipes and culinary

Good Indonesian Heritage Food and Cuisine
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