
Indonesia
Mung Bean Porridge
Bubur Kacang Hijau
Sweet porridge made from mung beans with coconut milk and palm sugar, comforting and nutritious.
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Indonesia
Bubur Kacang Hijau
Sweet porridge made from mung beans with coconut milk and palm sugar, comforting and nutritious.

Indonesia
Nasi Ambeng is a Javanese communal tray of rice surrounded by dry side dishes, shared and divided among diners

Central Java, Indonesia
Nasi gandul, Pati's beef-and-coconut rice served on a banana-leaf-lined plate and eaten with a spoon of the same leaf, is a named regional dish.

Brunei
Indonesia's national dish of stir-fried rice seasoned with kecap manis, garlic, shallots, and various proteins

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Nasi kucing ("cat rice"), the tiny banana-leaf rice parcel that anchors the angkringan street-stall culture of Yogyakarta and Solo, is a named item and the entry point to a whole eating institution.

Brunei
Nasi Gemuk
Served with sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, cucumber.

West Java, Indonesia
Nasi timbel, rice wrapped hot in banana leaf and served as the centre of a Sundanese spread, is a named West Javanese dish and a fixed restaurant format.

Indonesia
Roti Jala
Net-like lacy crepe served with curry, a Malay-influenced dish from Riau and coastal areas.

Palembang, Indonesia
Nasi Minyak
Palembang-style rice with Arab-Malay influences, cooked with ghee and aromatic spices for special occasions

West Java, Indonesia
A West Javan fermented peanut-press cake, fried and served with sambal.

West Java, Indonesia
Nasi Tutug Oncom
Rice mixed with fermented oncom, wrapped in banana leaves, a Sundanese specialty with smoky flavor.

Indonesia
Sop Buntut
Indonesian oxtail soup with carrots, potatoes, and nutmeg, rich and comforting.

West Sumatra, Indonesia
Nasi Padang
Steamed rice served with various Minangkabau dishes including rendang, gulai, and sambal, served in Padang restaurants.

West Sumatra, Indonesia
Sate Padang
West Sumatra beef satay with thick turmeric-infused curry gravy instead of peanut sauce.

West Sumatra, Indonesia
Soto Padang
Clear beef soup from Padang with fried beef slices, crispy fried vermicelli, and potato patties.

Palembang, Indonesia
Pempek
Palembang fish cakes made from ground fish and tapioca, served with dark vinegar sauce (cuko).

Palembang, Indonesia
Pindang Palembang
Palembang sour-spicy fish soup with fresh fish, aromatic spices, and tamarind base.

Indonesia
Gula Aren
Traditional Indonesian palm sugar from aren palm sap, with smoky caramelized flavor.

Manado, Indonesia
Panada, the Manado fried bread stuffed with spiced skipjack, is a named regional item of Portuguese-Iberian descent.

Indonesia
Papeda
Eastern Indonesia staple made from sago starch, thick and sticky, served with fish in yellow broth.

Indonesia
Pecel lele, whole fried catfish with sambal and raw vegetables from the nightly warung tent, is one of the most eaten dishes in Indonesia and is a named format, not a fried-fish card.

Indonesia
Stink beans with strong aroma, eaten raw or cooked in sambal, bright green color with firm texture and strong aroma, a Malaysian ingredient, bold and acquired

Indonesia
Perkedel
Mashed potato patties with egg, ground meat, and spices, fried until golden

Costa Rica
Mamón chino
Rambutan, red hairy fruit with sweet translucent flesh, slightly acidic, season July-October, a popular Costa Rican tropical fruit

West Java, Indonesia
Lalab
Assorted raw vegetables served with sambal terasi, a Sundanese staple accompaniment.

West Java, Indonesia
Karedok
Sundanese raw vegetable salad with peanut sauce, featuring long beans, cucumber, eggplant, and basil.

Indonesia
Rempeyek is a brittle rice-flour cracker with peanuts or anchovies embedded in its crisp surface.

West Sumatra, Brunei
Beef Rendang
World-famous slow-cooked beef curry with coconut milk and spices from Minangkabau cuisine

Indonesia
Lontong Sayur
Lontong rice cakes in coconut milk vegetable curry with jackfruit, tofu, and beef, a Betawi breakfast staple.

Indonesia
Rengginang
Round rice crackers, crispy and savory, often glazed with sweet soy sauce.

Jakarta, Indonesia
Ketoprak
Jakarta street food with ketupat, fried tofu, rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, and peanut sauce.

Indonesia
Dadar Gulung
Green pandan pancakes rolled with sweet grated coconut and palm sugar filling.

Jakarta, Indonesia
Roti buaya, the metre-long crocodile-shaped bread carried by the groom at a Betawi wedding, is a named ceremonial item and is unlike anything else in the catalog.

Singapore, Indonesia
Rojak Buah
An Indonesian fruit salad with a sharp palm-sugar and chilli dressing

Surabaya, Indonesia
A Surabaya rujak with cooked cow snout (cingur), young mango, pineapple and a dark shrimp-paste dressing.

Maluku, Indonesia
Sagu Lempeng
Papuan sago flatbread, flat sago sheets cooked over fire, traditional staple of Papua.