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Tipat Cantok
Tipat cantok ( Aksara Bali: ) is a Balinese popular local dish. It is made of various boiled or blanched vegetables with ketupat rice cake, served in spicy peanut sauce. In the Balinese language ''tipat'' means ketupat, while ''cantok'' means grounding ingredients using mortar and pestle. Vegetables normally used in this dish are asparagus bean, beansprout, water spinach, and tofu.Destriyana. 7 December 2012. MerdekaTipat cantok, sajian ketupat ala Bali It is a common street food, popular among tourists as well as locals.I.A. Trisna Eka Putri, A. Sri Sulistyawati, F. Maharani Suark, dan N. M. Ariani. 2013. ''Pengembangan Makanan Khas Bali sebagai Wisata Kuliner (Culinary Tourism) di Desa Sebatu Kecamatan Tegalalang Gianyar''. Udayana Mengabdi 12 (1): 10-12. . Tipat or ketupat is a rice cake which often serves as a replacement for rice. The peanut sauce can be either mild, or hot and spicy with the addition of chili pepper. Usually ''bawang goreng'' (fried shallots) are sprinkl ...
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Islam by country, Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a Presidential system, presidential republic with an elected People's Consultative Assembly, legislature and consists of Provinces of Indonesia, 38 provinces, nine of which have Autonomous administrative divisi ...
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Denpasar
Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ, ''Dénpasar'') is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after Makassar. It is bordered by Badung Regency to its west, Gianyar Regency to its east, and the Indian Ocean and the Badung Strait to its south. The growth of the Tourism in Indonesia, tourism industry on the island of Bali has pushed the city of Denpasar to become a center of business activities, and has positioned the city as an area with high per capita income and growth in Bali.http://www.bi.go.idKER Bali Province Quarter IV 2009 (accessed on 6 April 2011) The population of the City at the end of 2024 was 670,210. Denpasar is the main gateway to the Bali island, the city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands. With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has encouraged and promoted business activit ...
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Gado-gado
''Gado-gado'' ( Indonesian or Betawi) is an Indonesian salad of raw, slightly boiled, blanched or steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs, boiled potato, fried tofu and tempeh, and sliced ''lontong'' (compressed cylinder rice cake wrapped in a banana leaf), served with a peanut sauce dressing. In 2018, ''gado-gado'' was promoted as one of five national dishes of Indonesia; the others are soto, sate, nasi goreng, and rendang. Etymology The term ''gado'' or the verb ''menggado'' means to consume something without rice. In Indonesian Betawi, ''digado'' or ''menggado'' means to eat a certain dish (be it fish, meat, chicken, etc.) without rice. ''Gado-gado'' is made up of a rich mixture of vegetables, including potatoes, longbeans, bean sprouts, spinach, chayote, bitter gourd, corn and cabbage, along with tofu, tempeh, and hard-boiled eggs. They are all mixed in peanut sauce dressing, sometimes also topped with ''krupuk'' and sprinkles of fried shallots. ''Gado-gado'' is d ...
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Indonesian Cuisine
Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions by various ethnic groups that formed in the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated List of islands of Indonesia, islands of the total 17,508 in the world's largest archipelago,"Indonesian Cuisine."Epicurina.com
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with more than Ethnic groups in Indonesia, 600 ethnic groups. There are many regional cuisines, often based upon Culture of Indonesia, indigenous culture with some foreign influences.


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Gado-gado
''Gado-gado'' ( Indonesian or Betawi) is an Indonesian salad of raw, slightly boiled, blanched or steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs, boiled potato, fried tofu and tempeh, and sliced ''lontong'' (compressed cylinder rice cake wrapped in a banana leaf), served with a peanut sauce dressing. In 2018, ''gado-gado'' was promoted as one of five national dishes of Indonesia; the others are soto, sate, nasi goreng, and rendang. Etymology The term ''gado'' or the verb ''menggado'' means to consume something without rice. In Indonesian Betawi, ''digado'' or ''menggado'' means to eat a certain dish (be it fish, meat, chicken, etc.) without rice. ''Gado-gado'' is made up of a rich mixture of vegetables, including potatoes, longbeans, bean sprouts, spinach, chayote, bitter gourd, corn and cabbage, along with tofu, tempeh, and hard-boiled eggs. They are all mixed in peanut sauce dressing, sometimes also topped with ''krupuk'' and sprinkles of fried shallots. ''Gado-gado'' is d ...
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Betawi Cuisine
Betawi cuisine is rich, diverse and eclectic, in part because the Betawi people that create them were composed from numbers of Native Indonesian, regional immigrants that came from various places in the Indonesian archipelago, as well as Chinese Indonesian, Chinese, Indian Indonesian, Indian, Arab Indonesian, Arab, and Indo people, European traders, visitors and immigrants that were attracted to the port city of History of Jakarta, Batavia (today modern Jakarta) since centuries ago. History and influences The Betawi cuisine developed and evolved with influences from various cuisine traditions brought by waves of newcomers to the port-city on the north coast of Western Java. From the small port of Sunda Kalapa, it grew into an active hub of international trade, primarily involving Indonesian, Chinese people, Chinese, Indian people, Indian and Arab traders. By early 16th century, drawn by the spice trade, the Portuguese people, Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive, followe ...
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Pecel
Pecel (, Javanese:ꦥꦼꦕꦼꦭ꧀) is a traditional Javanese salad with peanut sauce, usually eaten with steamed rice, ''lontong'' or '' ketupat''. The simplicity of its preparation and cheap price has contributed to its popularity throughout Java. It has become a food that represents practicality, simplicity, and travel since the dish is often found along train journeys across Java. Pecel was introduced to Malaysia, where it is known as pecal, by Javanese immigrants. Pecel is also very popular in Suriname, where it was introduced by the Javanese Surinamese. History Pecel is an ancient food that has existed since the 9th century AD, the era of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom under the reign of king Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung (898–930 AD) which was recorded in the Kakawin Ramayana. Pecel is also written in the Taji Ponorogo Inscription (901 AD), the Siman Inscription from Kediri (865 S/943 AD), the Babad Tanah Jawi (1647 AD) and Serat Centhini (1742 S/1814 AD). ''P ...
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Javanese Cuisine
Javanese cuisine () is the cuisine of Javanese people, a major Native Indonesian, ethnic group in Indonesia in the provinces of Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java. Definition Javanese cuisine refers exclusively to the cuisine of Javanese people, which is often brought to other regions and countries by Javanese diaspora or foreign descents who have lived in Java. There are several native ethnic groups who live on the island of Java (Sundanese people, Sundanese, Madurese people, Madurese, Betawi people, Betawi, etc.) as well as other peoples of foreign descents. In Indonesian language, Javanese refers to people of Javanese ethnic background. Javanese cuisine is thought to be sweet, since this is the taste traditionally preferred in Yogyakarta. However, Javanese regions do not only include Yogyakarta. On the northern and northeastern of Central Java, for instance, the taste tends to be salty and spicy. In East Java, the level of spiciness increases. Today, as Javanese p ...
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Vegetarian
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the Eating, consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects as food, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. A person who practices vegetarianism is known as a vegetarian. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people ethics of eating meat, object to eating meat out of respect for Sentience, sentient animal life. Such ethical motivations have been codified vegetarianism and religion, under various religious beliefs as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, Environmental vegetarianism, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, Economic vegetarianism, economic, gastronomy, taste-related, or relate to other personality psychology, personal preferences. A small number of towns and cities around the world are exclusively vegetarian or have outlawed meat, including Rishikesh ...
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Kecap Manis
Sweet soy sauce (; ) is a sweetened aromatic soy sauce, originating in Indonesia, which has a darker color, a viscous syrupy consistency, and a molasses-like flavor due to the generous addition of palm sugar or jaggery. ''Kecap manis'' is widely used with satay. It is similar to, though finer in flavor than, Chinese Tianmian sauce (''tianmianjiang''). It is by far the most popular type of soy sauce employed in Indonesian cuisine and accounts for an estimated 90 percent of the nation's total soy sauce production. Ingredients Compared to ''kecap asin'', the mildly salty regular soy sauce, the sweet soy sauce has a slightly thicker consistency and tastes much sweeter. This condiment is made from a fermented paste of boiled black soybeans, roasted grain, salt, water, and '' Aspergillus wentii'' mold, to which palm sugar is added. The strong sweet taste is contributed by a generous amount of palm sugar — the sauce may contain up to 50 percent ''gula merah'' or ''gula jawa'' (palm s ...
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Bawang Goreng
Bawang goreng is an Indonesian crispy fried shallot condiment, commonly deep-fried, and a popular garnish to be sprinkled upon various dishes of Indonesian cuisine. It is quite similar to a crisp fried onion. Ingredients Compared to onions, shallots are much smaller in size and more intense in color — purplish red, locally known as ''bawang merah'' (lit. "red onion") in Indonesia. Shallots are thinly sliced and deep fried in plenty of cooking oil until golden crisp. They are often placed in a tight glass jar for next use. File:Shallot (Sambar Onion) (1).JPG, Shallots on sale in traditional market File:Woman chopping shallots.jpg, Chopping shallots thinly File:Sliced shallots for bawang goreng.JPG, Sliced shallots ready for frying File:Bawang goreng.JPG, ''Bawang goreng'' crispy deep fried shallot ready to use File:Bawang goreng onionku.jpg, Prepacked ready to use ''bawang goreng'' Uses ''Bawang goreng'' has a slightly bitter yet savoury flavour. Crispy fried shallots are ...
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Chili Pepper
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of fruit#Berries, berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to add pungency (spicy heat) in many cuisines. Capsaicin and the related Capsaicin#Capsaicinoids, capsaicinoids give chili peppers their intensity when ingested or topical application, applied topically. Chili peppers exhibit a range of heat and flavors. This diversity is the reason behind the availability of different types of chili powder, each offering its own taste and heat level. Chili peppers originated in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. European explorers brought chili peppers back to the Old World in the late 16th century as part of the Columbian Exchange, which led to the cultivation of List of Capsicum cultivars, multiple varieties across the world for food and traditional medicine. Five ''Capsicum'' sp ...
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