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INDONESIAN CUISINE


An Indonesian meal may include a soup, salad, and another main dish. Whatever the meal, it is accompanied by at least one, and often several “sambals”(chili), spice relishes that are mixed with the food. One main food that can always be found in and Indonesian meal is rice. Rice is a staple for all classes in contemporary Indonesia and it holds a central part in Indonesian culture: it shapes the landscape; is sold at markets; and is served in most meals as a savoury and sweet food. Rice is most often eaten as plain rice (nasi putih) with just a few protein and vegetable dishes as side dishes. It is also served, however, as ketupat (rice steamed in woven packets of coconut fronds), lontong (rice steamed in banana leaves), intip (rice crackers), desserts, noodles, brem (rice wine), and nasi goreng (fried rice). Indonesian meals also always have chili. Almost everybody living in Indonesia always have a good tongue for chili. In Indonesia, we can also find street snacks, that is, people selling food such as meatballs, fried chicken and other fried food (gorengan). The street snack sellers put their food in a portable stall so that they can move their stall around. For example, if it is raining, they can easily find shelter and save the food. The portable stall has wheels and usually a glass case to put their food inside. This is convenient for the Indonesians because if along the way they are hungry, there is always a street snack nearby!

MEALTIME

In Western and Central Indonesia, the main meal is usually cooked in the late morning, and consumed around midday. In many families there is no set mealtime where all members are expected to attend. For this reason, most of the dishes are made such that they can last and remain edible even if left on the table at room temperature for many hours. Whereas in Eastern Indonesia, where the natives are more influenced by Pacific islander cultures such as on the island of Papua and Timor, the meals can be centered around other sources of carbohydrates such as sago and/or grain.

Indonesian markets abound with many types of tropical fruit. These are an important part of the Indonesian diet, either eaten on their own, made into desserts, or even savoury dishes (ie, rujak).

Many of these fruits are indigenous to Indonesia (Mangosteen) or the Indonesian archipelago in general (Rambutan), others have been imported from other tropical countries, although the origin of many of these fruits is disputed.

Banana and Coconut are particularly important, not only to Indonesian cuisine, but also in other uses, such as timber, bedding, roofing, oil, plates and packaging , etc.

FAMOUS FOODS

There are many dishes in Indonesia but the most famous ones are Nasi Goreng, Satays, Mie Goreng, Gado-gado, Soto Ayam, Sayur Asam, Otak-otak and some desserts and drinks like Es Cendol and Lapis legit.

1.Nasi Goreng is mainly fried rice. More ingredients can be thrown in such as eggs, chili, even sausages!
2. Satay is either chicken, beef and sometimes lamb pieces on a stick. It is served in special Indonesian sauce that goes great with the satay.
3.Mie Goreng is fried noodle. Like the Nasi Goreng, additional ingredients can be mixed in.
4.Gado-gado is for light meals. It is mixed fruit in a spicy and sweet sauce.
5.Soto Ayam is noodle with chicken in a soup which is yellow in colour.
6.Sayur Asam is a sour but yet sweet soup with veggies, corns and other foods inside.
7.Otak-otak is made from fish and is rectangular shaped.
8.Es Cendol is a cooling drink that all Indonesians love to drink. It has colourful jellies in it and its sweet taste makes it a must-try!
9.Lapis Legit is a yummy dessert. It tastes sweet and is actually made up of “layers” of something like bread. That is why it is called lapis legit, as layer means lapis in Bahasa.


LAPIS LEGIT

ES CENDOL

OTAK-OTAK

SAYUR ASAM

MIE GORENG

SOTO AYAM

SATAY

NASI GORENG

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Flowers are important things for Balinese, since in every single day, Balinese need flowers for praying and also as offering to God. However not many Balinese know what kind of flowers is appropriate for praying and offering such as Canang (an opened-square made from coconut leaves use in praying and giving tribute to God).
Examples of flowers being offered to the Gods:


Based on Ngurah Nala’s article (Sarad Magazine edition January 22nd 2002), all flowers can be used for praying. Although, there are some rules in choosing flowers if wanted to be used for praying. Flowers which are withered are forbidden. More over, using flowers that are picked from the ground, because it falls off from its twig, is also forbidden.
Examples of flowers that cannot be used to offer to the Gods:

It is better to use flowers that are picked from its twig intentionally. Fresh flowers without bug bites are suggested. Actually dirty flowers cannot be used for praying but the Balinese use it anyway, although, with many considerations and of course they will wash that flower with clean water first. In addition, before using it for praying, the flower must be purified above burning incense with special incantation ; “om puspa dantaya nama swaha”.
Balinese believe that gemitir (a fragrant orange flower), a flower which grows in the graveyard, and flowers which are struck by lightning are forbidden to use in praying. However there are no sources that explain it.
Generally, the explanation about the forbidden flower are only based on the myth in lontar (an old manuscript). In Lontar Aji Janantaka, Siwa (a goddess) changes all of the people in Janantaka to be trees. Siwa did it because he wanted to come to Earth in order to help the people of Janantaka and he wanted to meet the humans directly.
Finally, he came to Janantaka. All of the trees and other plants came to him to be purified. Altough, Jempiring alit (tuludnyuh) and salikonta did not come and there are no explanations about the reason why. So, Siwa forbade these flowers to be used in praying.
It is important to remember that Balinese use flowers to pray, therefore flowers which are used must be clean and holy.


RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII

Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare flower found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It is a rare flower and also the WORLD'S largest single flower! It can grow to 3 feet across and can weigh up to 11 kilograms. A parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. Rafflesias are always found on a host plant which it uses for its nutrients and water needs. Many of the Rafflesia species are threatened or endangered, the major reason why Indonesia adopted Rafflesia as one of its National Flower - to help in the conciousness of preserving the nature around us and the Rafflesias.

This flower take months to develop, and when it reaches it’s most developed state, it will only last a few days. The Rafflesia flower only lives in primary rainforests (i.e. undisturbed), making it even more difficult to keep it alive and thriving.

PICTURE:


MOON ORCHID

The Moon Orchid is one of the longest blooming orchids. The inflorescence are branched and can last from two to six months before dropping. The Moon Orchid usually blooms two to three times a year once it has reached maturity. It thrives in moist temperature so it is widely found in the lowlands of Indonesia.

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MELATI or SACRED JASMINE

Another rare flower is the melati otherwise known as sacred jasmine. There are many different types of Jasmine that can be found in Indonesia. Jasmine is also the National Flower of the Philippines.

PICTURE:

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HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII we are the students of Nasional High !!!!!!!!! Our aim for making this blog is to further introduce Indonesia's True Colors and to show the real beauty of Indonesia. The people involved in this project are Fredricia,Christina,Amelia,Matthew and Reinaldo.

FREDRICIA:
Leader of Group.
Gender: Female

CHRISTINA:
Group member
Gender: Female

AMELIA:
Group member
Gender: Female

MATTHEW:
Group member
Gender: Male

REINALDO:
Group member
Gender: Male


We hope that you will gain new information from this blog. We'll try our best to make it easy and simple to read. Thank you for visiting and we hope that we have fulfilled our mission of introducing Indonesia in a better prospect. Also, we hope that you will tell others about our blog.

XOXO,
The TANGS group

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