Indonesian cuisine puts forward the vast variety of people that live on the 6,000 populated islands that make up Indonesia. There is not a single Indonesian cuisine, but rather, a diversity of regional cuisines influenced by local Indonesian culture and foreign influences.
Indonesian usually eats three meals in a day, with lunch as the primary, heaviest meal. Breakfast could be as light as a cup of coffee, or a plateful of ‘nasi goreng’or fried rice. Lunch is the heaviest meal, consisting of a plate of steam rice, accompanied by a number of usual consistencies of meat or fish, a vegetable dish, and a soup. Dinner is a smaller part of lunch.
Rice as main food
Rice is the basic food for most of Asians.But it is more than that for Indonesian - it is the basis of life itself. One of the most adorable goddesses in Bali and certainly the most popular one ‘Devi Sri - the goddess of rice’. This becomes a part of rituals of rice, from planting to harvesting which is important part of an Indonesian life. Different types of rice contributing their meal can be Steamed rice or Fried rice.Different types of rice contributing their meal can be Steamed rice or Fried rice. One of the best parts is that rice is very affordable and you don't need to look for payday loans to afford it.
Soups
‘Bakso’ - chicken or beef broth, usually accompanied by various kinds of spices. It usually has either fresh fish balls or meat balls.
Bubur ayam (Chicken porridge)-Thick rice porridge with chicken pieces, served with cah-weh (a Chinese bread).
Desserts
The primary desserts in Bali as well as in the rest of Indonesia is fruit, which is available in more varieties. One of the favorite desserts is ‘pisang goreng’ or ‘fried banana’ fritter. Another traditional sweet is tape (ketan or ubi) or fermented sticky rice or cassava. It’s usually made up by steaming the sticky rice or boiling the cassava, pouring ragi or yeast powder to help the process of fermentation
Beverages
- Cendol-Its jello-like consistency, green pieces of tapioka, mixed with water and santan or coconut milk, and sweetened by a liquified gula jawa or brown sugar.
- Es campur (Mixed drink) - It’s similar to cendol, but it contains a variety of things. In range of different kinds of tapioka products, sometimes people prefer different kinds of fruits like avocado, nangka or jackfruit, etc.
- Air kelapa muda (fresh coconut juice).
- Fruit juice.
- Brem that’s the Rice wine.
Additionally, there are variants of non-alcoholic beverages which are used by Indonesian for use.
