Authentic Indonesian Dishes to Serve Our Guests from Overseas

TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – These are the best authentic Indonesian dishes that you have to serve for our guests from overseas. These are the list of must-try Indonesian foods that the foreigners should eat when they are visiting Indonesia. 

1. Rendang (an Indonesian dish of meat cooked slowly in a spicy paste)

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Spices and herbs that are usually found in Indonesian cuisine. (PHOTO: istockphoto.com)

Rendang is a dish from the Minangkabau region in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This dish is often described as a dish of beef that has been slow cooked and braised in coconut milk seasoned with various herbs and spices until the meat turns dark brown and tender. The cooking process takes around 7 to 8 hours, and this dish can last for 3 to 4 weeks at room temperature. 

2. Satay

Satay is an authentic Indonesian food that consists of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer and served with a spiced peanut sauce and sweet soy sauce. 

3. Soto

Soto is a traditional Indonesian soup that mainly consists of broth, meat and vegetables. There are several types of soto, such as Soto Betawi, Soto Lamongan, Soto Banjar and so on. This dish is usually served with rice, lontong (steamed rice wrapped in banana leaf) or ketupat (Javanese rice cake packed inside a diamond-shaped wrapper). Some regions also add some toppings to this dish, such as offal, quail eggs, chips or perkedel (vegetables fritter with some mashed potato). 

4. Gado-gado

Gado-gado is a traditional Indonesian salad consisting of vegetables, such as lettuce, cabbage, beansprouts, carrot and cucumber served with peanut sauce, boiled egg, tempe, and tofu. You may add some sambal, coconut milk, soy sauce or sambal terasi to spice up the taste. 

5. Gudeg

Gudeg is a traditional Indonesian cuisine from Yogyakarta, Central Java. It is made of young unripe jackfruit, stewed with palm sugar and coconut milk. Gudeg is usually served with chicken, egg, sambal and krecek (Javanese cattle skin). 

Those are the lists of authentic Indonesian dishes that you must try. (*)

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