Your best culinary memory in Indonesia

@Mickael Here is my contribution.Mie oncluk from Wonosobo Jawa Tengah region. Great with Sate sapi. Her is the recipe for the dish. https://www.masakapahariini.com/resep/r … lsrc=aw.ds

Cheers,Peter

Thanks directoratthenumberschef.

Ohh that's nice!

Have you tried to make it for your family?

Cheers,

Cheryl

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Mie oncluk from Wonosobo Jawa Tengah

I very strongly recommend this stuff. There is an especially nice restaurant to the south of the city on the road to Purwokerto.

@Cheryl Yes, I have tried to make it myself but I cannot get the right taste for the sauce.

So for RP8,000, I can buy a bowl of mie oncluk and three sate sapi. Good deal.

@Fred Do you remember the name of that restaurant?

We eat Indonesian food almost every day including home made, street food, warung food and restaurants. Our favourites are Nasi Padang (rendang, gulai telor, dendeng balado, terong balado, ayam bakar and so on. We also love Sundanese food which is a lot more healthy than Padang food. I also love lontong sayur/lontong kari, soto daging and soto betawi.

Foods I will not eat here are kikil sapi, intestine sate and most offal dishes.

On the subject of foods not to eat, put cow brain at the the top.

On the ones to try as soon as you get the chance - Rendang is the top of the list

@Fred I agree

@Fred / @numberschef : Rendang sapi enak sekali !!

4 pax :

800 gr Daging sapi

60 gr Bawang merah

50 gr Bawang putih

50 gr Kemiri

100 gr Lengkwa

x2 pces Asam (the seeds)

x4 pces Dahun jeruk

x3 pces Sere (lemongrass stick)

200 gr roasted coconut (without oil)

Seasonning :

Tumbar, Merica, Pala (grinded), Kunyit, Jahe, garam, Gula, cabe, Daun salam.

@Selamat makan !

I am to cooking what Gordon Ramsey is to polite society, but thanks anyway

For those unsure what Rendang is - Imagine heaven living in your mouth, double it, and add a large does of absolute pleasure.

Indonesia is alive with food that hits 11 out of 10 for amazing tastes, but Rendang gets 20.

One  thing new arrivals in Indonesia MUST try is street food.

These little places vary in every possible way (including cleanliness and quality), but the good ones are stunning.

Everything from fried banana to fried rice and everything between can be had, but some really have to be visited as soon as humanly possible.

I like spicy so nasi gila (Crazy rice) was high on my list, but others might just like to start with goringan (fried things - you pick and choose what you fancy). My favourites are banana and tempe.

@martinaston906 I agree. Sometimes, it can have a strong flavour, so I add coconut milk to make it not as strong.

@Fred Street food is awesome. One of my favourite street food is Gudeg. Gudeg is a traditional Javanese dish from Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia. Gudeg is made from young unripe jack fruit stewed for several hours with palm sugar, and coconut milk. You can have it with chicken (ayam).

@directoratthenumberschef

a full-bodied taste appears during long cooking over high heat.  Coconut milk is a very good solution, and I love coconut milk linked sauce...Have you ever tried a square of dark chocolate, at the end of cooking in your rendang?

My favorite Mie Aceh ( Aceh noodles) and Bebek Gulai (duck curry) from Aceh, Sate Marangi- I had my best sate in Cirebon, and overall lontong, Nasi Uduk, Rendang and Sop Sumsum. Yummy....

@martinaston906 Hello sir. Yes dark chocolate and marshmallow go well after rendang. Cheers, Peter

I do not know if it is popular throughout Indonesia, but sate kelinchi (rabbit).