I Tried ALL 5 INDONESIA NATIONAL FOOD 🇮🇩 Indonesian Food Tour

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat while pork is often less expensive.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories, while evaporated milk is more affordable.

galangal

🥗Healthier: ginger

💰Cheaper: none

Ginger is more widely available and offers a similar flavor.

chili peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: none

Bell peppers provide sweetness without the heat.

Visit Ampera Singgalang restaurant to try rendang, a traditional Padang dish.

Describe rendang as a special dish that takes time to make and is not eaten every day.

Enjoy a plate of rendang with crackers, bean sprouts, and two types of rice (one with fish curry sauce and another with chicken gulai curry sauce).

Visit Soto Selan Semarang to have soto ayam, a chicken soup with turmeric, chicken, bean sprouts, green onion, and fried shallots.

Add lime and peanut sambal to the soto ayam for added flavor.

Try Gado Gado, a vegetable mix dish made from scratch with a peanut sauce, chayote, corn, tofu, tempeh, cucumber, green vegetables, boiled egg, and crispy crackers.

Request a less spicy version of Gado Gado with only two chilies.

Enjoy the fresh and crunchy vegetables in the Gado Gado.

Visit Warung Sate Rembiga Utama to try satay Rembiga, a sweet and spicy dish made with marinated meat cooked over charcoal.

Describe the ingredients of the satay, including fermented shrimp paste, brown sugar, chili, and sweet soy sauce.

Enjoy the smokiness of the satay and its building heat.

Order nasi goreng (fried rice) as a takeout meal, opting for a vegetarian version.

Describe the aroma of the nasi goreng and the medium spice level.

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