Indonesia

🇮🇩Aceh, Indonesia

Aceh Fried Chicken

Ayam Tangkap

Aceh fried chicken with crispy curry leaves and aromatic spices, unique preparation.

🇮🇩Aceh, Indonesia

Aceh Noodles

Mie Aceh

Spicy yellow noodle dish from Aceh with curry-like seasoning, served fried or in soup with meat and seafood.

🇮🇩Aceh, Indonesia

Aceh Stuffed Pancake

Martabak Aceh

Aceh-style martabak with curry sauce, influenced by Indian Muslim cuisine, crispy and aromatic.

🇮🇩Medan, Indonesia

Apollo Noodles

Mie Tiaw Apollo

Pontianak-style wide noodles with tripe, beef, and eggs, a Chinese-Indonesian specialty.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Arak

A Balinese palm or rice spirit, clear and strong, often served with honey and lime.

🇮🇩Central Java, Indonesia

Arem-Arem

Arem-Arem is a banana-leaf-wrapped roll of ordinary rice with a savoury vegetable or sambal-goreng filling.

🇮🇩Central Java, Indonesia

Aromatic Rice

Nasi Liwet

Solo-style rice cooked in coconut milk and chicken broth with bay leaves, lemongrass, and pandan, served communal-style.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Asinan

Asinan, vegetables or fruit pickled in a sweet-sour peanut-chilli brine and served cold, is a named Betawi and Bogor dish, not a generic pickle.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Avocado Mixed-Ice Dessert

Es Teler

Refreshing dessert with avocado, jackfruit, young coconut, condensed milk, syrup, and shaved ice.

🇮🇩Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ayam geprek

Ayam geprek, fried chicken smashed into raw sambal in a mortar, is a named Indonesian dish with its own nationwide chains and a documented Yogyakarta origin; localisation rescues it under guideline 1.6.

🇮🇩West Sumatra, Indonesia

Ayam pop

Ayam pop, the pale poached-then-flash-fried Padang chicken served with its own red sambal, is a named Minangkabau dish with a distinctive appearance.

🇮🇩North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Ayam Rica-Rica

Rica-Rica

Manado-style spicy preparation with lots of chilies, ginger, and lemongrass, fiery and aromatic.

🇮🇩North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Ayam Woku

Woku

Manado-style banana leaf-wrapped spicy dish with complex spices and aromatic herbs.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Bacem

Tahu Bacem

Tofu braised in palm sugar, coconut water, and spices, similar to tempe bacem, sweet and savory.

🇮🇩West Java, Indonesia

Bajigur

Warm Sundanese coconut milk and ginger drink with palm sugar, creamy and warming.

🇮🇩Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bakpia Pathok

Bakpia Pathok, the flaky mung-bean-filled pastry sold from numbered shops on one Yogyakarta street and carried home by every visitor, is a named regional institution.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Mix

Lawar

Balinese minced meat, coconut, and vegetables with rich spices and base genep blend.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Raw Sambal

Sambal Matah

Balinese raw chili salsa with shallots, lemongrass, and coconut oil, fresh and aromatic.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Roast Pig

Babi Guling

Balinese roast suckling pig stuffed with bumbu Bali spices and roasted over spit fire.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Satay

Sate Lilit

Balinese satay with minced fish, chicken, or pork mixed with coconut and spices, wrapped around lemongrass.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Bamboo Tube Cake

Putu Bambu

Steamed rice cake in bamboo tubes with palm sugar center, street snack

🇮🇩Indonesia

Banana Steamed Cake

Nagasari

Steamed cake with banana slices wrapped in rice flour batter and banana leaf, soft and fragrant.

🇮🇩West Java, Indonesia

Bandrek

Warm Sundanese ginger and palm sugar drink with milk, aromatic and comforting.

🇮🇩South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Banjar Soto

Soto Banjar

South Kalimantan chicken soto with cinnamon and nutmeg, aromatic and clear.

🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

Batak Blood Stew

Saksang

Batak pork stew cooked in blood and fiery spices, ceremonial dish for special occasions.

🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

Batak Grilled Pork

Babi Panggang Karo

Karo-style grilled pork with andaliman and spices, a Batak specialty for celebrations.

🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

Batak Pepper

Andaliman

Batak Szechuan pepper spice with tingling sensation and citrusy aroma, essential for Batak dishes.

🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

Batak Spiced Fish

Arsik

Batak carp cooked with andaliman pepper, torch ginger, and spices, a ceremonial dish.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Beef Skin Crackers

Kerupuk Kulit

Beef skin crackers, puffy and crispy, traditional accompaniment to many Indonesian dishes.

🇮🇩Bandung, Indonesia

Beef Tendon Noodle Soup

Mie Kocok

Sundanese noodle soup with beef meat and kikil (tendons), bean sprouts, and savory broth.

🇮🇩Jakarta, Indonesia

Betawi Coconut Rice

Nasi Uduk

Betawi-style rice cooked in coconut milk with lemongrass, pandan, cinnamon, and cloves, served with side dishes.

🇮🇩Jakarta, Indonesia

Betawi Soto

Soto Betawi

Jakarta's signature beef soup with coconut milk and fresh milk broth, offal, and aromatic spices.

🇮🇩Bali, Indonesia

Betutu

Ayam Betutu

Balinese chicken stuffed with bumbu rajang spices, wrapped in banana leaves, then steamed or grilled.

🇮🇩East Java, Indonesia

Black Beef Soup

Rawon

East Java beef soup with dark broth from kluwek nuts, tender beef, and aromatic spices.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Black Dodol

කළු දොදොල්

The dodol cooked longer until the coconut oil separates out and the mixture turns jet black and glossy

🇮🇩Indonesia

Black Rice Porridge

Bubur Ketan Hitam

Sweet porridge made from black glutinous rice with coconut milk and palm sugar, rich and chewy.