Indonesian cuisine
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Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions 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 islands of the total 17,508 in the world's largest archipelago, with more than 1,300 ethnic groups.
Example of Indonesian Sundanese meal; ikan bakar (grilled fish), nasi timbel (rice wrapped in banana leaf), ayam goreng (fried chicken), sambal, fried tempeh and tofu, and sayur asem; the bowl of water with lime is kobokan.
Opor ayam (curry style), gulai, ketupat, diced potatoes with spices, and bawang goreng served during Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr) in Indonesia
Indonesia is the home of sate; one of the country's national dishes, there are many variants across Indonesia.
Bas-relief of Karmawibhanga of 9th century Borobudur depicts a rice barn and rice plants being infested by mouse pestilence. Rice farming has a long history in Indonesia.
Gulai
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Gulai is a class of spicy and rich stew commonly found in the Malay Archipelago. The main ingredients of the dish are usually poultry, goat meat, beef, mutton, various kinds of offal, fish, and seafood, as well as vegetables such as cassava leaves, unripe jackfruit, and banana stem.
A plate of chicken gulai.
Cooking gulai in a kawah, a large vessel akin to a wok.
Various types of gulai offered in nasi kapau food stall in Agam Regency. Gulai is very prevalent in Minangkabau cuisine of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Gulai kambing, goat gulai, a Padang food