Must EAT! Top 10 Indonesian Food!

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Here we are. Lemme introduce you to Indonesian Food! There is actually more to Indonesian food than Baso or Nasi Goreng. Yes you heard me right. There is so much to Indonesian cuisine that giving you a Top 10 Must Eat is almost impossible, but we shall try. Here is a list of best Indonesian food that you must eat when you are here, though by no means complete, but we will try our best to keep it open and up for debate. May the best food reign supreme!

Top 10 Indonesian Food! 

Indonesian fried rice

1.      Nasi Goreng  (Fried Rice)

Okay. We shoulda begin with Nasi Goreng – Literally means fried rice, it is actually the usual famous Southeast Asian style of stir-frying cooked rice, but with it’s very own Indonesian spices and mix. In case you didn’t know, Indonesian found Nasi Goreng is the easiest one to serve for their family in the morning. Nasi Goreng is one of the easiest to cook, for me and the indonesian girl who can’t cook well. LOL.

Soto Betawi

2.      Soto Betawi

Oh lord. Thanks for make soto is one of the best food in Indonesia. And I wanna point out, Soto Betawi – There are a few Soto here in Indonesia that you must try, first is the Soto Betawi, which the soup is made of beef or beef offal with cow milk, it is a unique variation in itself with a distinct taste.

Satay

3.      Sate / Satay Ayam

Sate ayam – Sate (satay in other parts of Southeast Asia) Ayam (chicken), is skewered and grilled (BBQ) chicken served with flavourful peanut sauce. It is also known as national dish of Java, Indonesia, making it a strong contender to our Nasi Goreng.

Indonesian Rawon

4.      Rawon

Rawon – Rawon is a black beef soup, made with beef and keluak (black nuts) as the main spice giving it a strong nutty taste and dark in colour, along with other spices and normally served with rice.

Rendang 

5.      Rendang

Rendang – Literally means dry curry, rendang is a really popular dish in Indonesia that is actually a dry beef stew. It is originated from Minangkabau (or also known as Padang) in West Sumatra. That is why it is either called Rendang Padang or Rendang Minangkabau. Rendang is basically meat, normally beef but sometimes liver, chicken, goat or other meats, would be cooked in coconut milk and spices until dry resulting in an intense concoction of taste and texture. It is one of the best food in the world, try it to believe it!

Nasi Kuning

6.      Nasi Kuning

Nasi Kuning – Nasi Kuning (yellow rice) or sometimes known as Nasi Kunyit (turmeric rice) is a famous Indonesian breakfast rice cooked in coconut milk and turmeric. It is usuall serve with some omelette, grated coconut and spices and fried anchovy and kacang (peanuts).

Indonesian Culinary - Gudeg 

7.      Gudeg

Gudeg – A traditional food hail from Yogayakarta in Central Java, gudeg is a stew made from young jack fruit (nangka) with palm sugar, coconut milk, meat, garlic, and lots of spices. It is one of the most flavourful food in the world, melding everything from taste to textures.

indonesian culinary soto ayam

8.      Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam – This is a chicken soup which is yellow and slightly spicy, normally served with lontong or nasi empit or ketupat (rice cakes) and vermicelli (rice noodles).

Indonesian Culinary Jakartan Gado Gado

9.      Gado-Gado

Gado-gado – Gado-gado (or also known as Lotek) is an Indonesian salad, a combination of boiled vegetables doused generously with peanut sauce dressing. There are other similar dishes like pecel and atah or karedok.

Popular Indonesian Culinary Bakso

10.   Bakso

Bakso or Baso in Indonesia, is a meatball made from beef surimi (meat paste, normally beef, with some tapioca flour). It is usually serve in a bowl of beef broth with noodles, bihun (rice vermicelli), vegetables, tofu and eggs.

Okay I got top 10 Indonesian Food! Please do comment below for your choice or if you have a recommendation of your own. Let’s spread the goodness of best Indonesian food!