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Most Famous Indonesian Foods You Should Eat

These amazingly delicious Indonesian dishes are quite popular abroad.

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The delicacy of Indonesian foods not only leaves Indonesian people's tongues salivating for more but also for people abroad. These are the list of top five Indonesian foods with great popularity overseas.

1. Tempe
This soy-based food rich in protein has always been popular in Japan. Tempeh is a versatile ingredient that can be easily processed into various menus. It can be fried simply mixed with vegetables to make healthy diet food and even used as a meat substitute. The distinctive, nutty yet unique taste of tempeh shine on its own.

2. Fried Rice
Indonesian fried rice with diverse spices successfully conquer the tongues of people abroad. The key lies in the complete seasoning which makes it a perfect choice for breakfast, lunch even dinner. Shallots, garlic, shrimp paste to other Indonesian spices create a perfect combination of a handful of distinct flavors from another form of fried rice.
 

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3. Satay
In Indonesia, satay itself is grouped based on the name of the original places and main ingredients, such as Sate Padang, Sate Solo, Sate Madura, Sate Blora, and so forth. Typical servings way using wood or bamboo skewers as well as peanut sauce make this traditional food popular abroad, either using chicken as a main ingredient or beef and lamb. Hence, the former President of the United States, Barack Obama chose satay as one of his favorite Indonesian foods.

4. Gado-Gado
The food we can easily find on the roadside at the restaurant is also known as Indonesian salad. Gado-Gado refers to various boiled vegetables including spinach, water spinach, cabbage, long beans, bean sprouts, tofu, tempeh, and boiled eggs as additional toppings served with sticky yet savory peanut sauce which make this food distinct from the other kind of salad. This one could be the best choice for a healthy diet menu to make you full longer and manage your weight.

5. Rendang
Not without great reason, this special Mining dish was named the most delicious food in the world, twice, by CNN. A combination of great spices including shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, turmeric leaves, orange leaves also red chili creates an amazingly delicious taste. It really takes a long time to make authentic rendang to give tender beef texture, delicious taste, and pleasant aroma in every single bite of it.  

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