List of Indonesian specialties that are famous overseas

Indonesia has a wide variety of Indonesian dishes that are very delicious and tempting the tongue. Some of the lists of Indonesian specialties below might help you on a culinary adventure.

There are many traditional dishes and iconic heritage from various islands in Indonesia. Even some of the typical Indonesian foods below are quite well known abroad. Come on, let's take a look at what Indonesian specialties are below.

1. Sate

Sate is skewered meat cooked or grilled over charcoal. These skewers usually use chicken, goat, rabbit, or other parts served using spicy peanut sauce. Meat will usually be marinated in spices before cooking.

2. Gudeg

The next Indonesian specialties that have become internationally recognized food, namely, "Gudeg". This Yogyakarta specialty tends to be sweet because it uses sweet jackfruit as its main ingredient.

This fruit is boiled in a mixture of coconut milk, palm sugar, and typical Yogyakarta spices for several hours. After that, wait a few moments for the dish to be very soft. Normally, gudeg will be served with some fried chicken or beef skin for a little extra protein.

3. Rendang

This typical Indonesian food is like beef curry, but without broth. Rendang is made from beef cooked in coconut milk sauce and spices for several hours. This typical Palembang food requires patience and skill when cooking it.

4. Nasi Rawon (Rawon Rice)

Furthermore, another typical Indonesian food is rawon rice. Rawon rice is a dish made from boiled beef from East Java. Rawon has a spicy taste and a deep black color from the use of keluak nuts.

5. Ayam Taliwang (Taliwang Chicken)

This West Nusa Tenggara regional specialty is made from grilled chicken with dried red chili, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, fried shrimp paste, kencur, brown sugar, and salt. Usually chicken Taliwang is served with additional spices, and additional menus such as plecing kale.

6. Kerak Telor

This typical Indonesian food is owned by the Betawi people. This traditional food is a kind of fried rice cooked on charcoal and made from sticky rice and eggs. This omelet-shaped dish is usually filled with fried onions and grated coconut.

7. Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) & Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles)

Almost all foreigners can definitely eat this one culinary. In fact, many people from all over the world love the taste of Indonesian fried rice. Not only fried rice, fried noodles are also famous abroad.

8. Soto

The next Indonesian food that is quite famous abroad is soto. Not without reason, soto is indeed a favorite of Indonesians. There are even various soto in Indonesia, starting from Soto Betawi, Soto Lamongan, Soto Mie Bogor, Soto Banjar, Soto Padang, Coto Makassar, Soto Lenthok, Soto Kudus, Soto Tauco Pekalongan, Soto Kemiri, and many more. The popularity of soto abroad is the same as Bakso (meatballs).

9. Gado-gado

Gado-gado can be called an Indonesian-style salad. Maybe because it's like a salad that's why foreigners like hodgepodge. This culinary contains various kinds of fresh vegetables combined with peanut sauce. Usually eaten with crackers.

9. Sop Buntut (Oxtail Soup)

Who doesn't like oxtail soup? The broth was full of broth and tasted fresh. Potatoes, tomatoes and carrots are complementary. Usually, the cut of beef is served with a fairly large size.

So, those are some Indonesian specialties that are even well known abroad. You yourself, of course, have tasted all of these foods, right?