10 Most Popular Indonesian Typical Foods

10 Most Popular Indonesian Typical Foods. 

Indonesia has long been known by foreigners as a country rich in culture, including special foods. This is because, Indonesia has many ethnicities where each ethnic group has different and different specialties. In general, Indonesian specialties are full of spices derived from one type of spice1). 

The combination of many of these spices makes Indonesian specialties have a different taste and aroma from foods typical of foreign countries, such as Western, Japanese, and Chinese food1). 

Therefore, as Indonesians, we must be proud of the specialties of our own country because Indonesian specialties have also spread all over the world. Here are the 10 most popular Indonesian specialties 

1. Mie Aceh

Aceh noodles have a thick texture and are yellowish in color. Aceh noodles are served in the form of fried noodles and wet noodles with sliced ​​beef or mutton. Aceh noodles actually have a strong spicy taste and thick / thick spices.

 2. Rendang Padang

This typical rendang from the Minangkabau tribe is a food that has spread throughout Indonesia because rendang is one of the mandatory menus of the Padang Restaurant. Rendang has a spicy flavor and thick spices. Based on this rendang cooking process, rendang padang is very durable.

3. Pempek Palembang

Pempek Palembang is one of the most famous Indonesian culinary delights from South Sumatra. Pempek is made from sago flour and fish (usually mackerel fish). Pempek is usually served with vinegar sauce. Pempek has several types, and among them the best known to people is the submarine pempek which contains boiled eggs.

 4. Kerak Telor Jakarta / Jakarta Egg Crust.

This typical food from Jakarta is actually a fusion of Portuguese culinary delights. Egg crust is easy to find in Jakarta, especially when the Jakarta Fair is held, and even egg crust is often used as a symbol of the classic culinary delights of Betawi culture.

 5. Asinan Bogor.

Asinan Bogor is a typical culinary from Bogor which is very popular in the city of Bogor. Asinan Bogor consists of two types of pickles, namely pickled fruits and pickled vegetables. Asinan Bogor has a sour, sweet, and spicy taste.

 6. Gudeg Yogya.

Gudeg is a culinary delicacy that cannot be separated from the city of Yogyakarta even to the extent that Yogyakarta has the nickname as the city of Gudeg. The original Yogyakarta gudeg has a very sweet taste. Gudeg is made from young coconut milk jackfruit which is usually enjoyed with rice, free-range chicken and soy sauce eggs.

 7. Soto Rawon Surabaya.

This soup with pieces of rawon meat from Surabaya is very popular in the Java Island area. This Surabaya rawon soup has a characteristic that is located in the sauce. This soup from Soto Rawon does not use soy sauce but uses kluwek.

 8. Bubur Manado / Porridge Manado.

Bubur Manado or Bubur Tinutuanis a favorite typical food from Sulawesi Island. Tinutuan in the Manado language means mixed up. In Manado porridge there are various vegetables, animal side dishes such as fish, and vegetable side dishes such as tofu and tempeh.

9. Coto Makassar.

Actually Coto has the same meaning as Soto. However, especially for Soto from Makassar, ordinary people know him as Coto. Coto Makassar has its own uniqueness, namely in the form of contents and seasonings. The contents of Coto Makassar consist of beef and beef offal. Smooth peanut flavor that is only found in the Coto Makassar sauce.

10. Papeda Maluku.

Eastern Indonesia has a staple food made from sago. One of the most popular Maluku regional specialties made from sago is papeda. Papeda is a staple food for the Maluku region as a substitute for rice. Usually, papeda is enjoyed with the addition of animal side dishes in the form of fish sauce.