Indonesia is blessed with huge coastal area so seafood is really popular as main dish, especially for those who living close to the coastal area. Ikan bumbu acar is a typical seafood dish from fishing villages near Pekalongan, on the northern coast of central Java. Category : Seafood Difficulty : Easy Preparing time : 40 minutes Ingredients ; - 300 g sardines or other small fish, cleaned - 1 teaspoon salt - 3 tablespoons olive oil - 2 red chillies, seeded and sliced - 7 or 8 green/red bird's...

Otak-otak is a fish cake found throughout Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.Otak means brains in Malay and Indonesian, and the name of the dish is derived from the idea that the dish somewhat resembles brains, being on the soft and squishy side. Otak-otak is made by mixing fish paste (usually mackerel) with a mixture of spices, and then wrapped in a banana leaf and steam or grill. In Indonesia, it's also common to serve otak-otak with spicy peanut sauce and can be eaten as a snack or...

Pempek or Mpek-mpek is a delicacy from  Palembang,  South Sumatra. It is made of fish and sago flours and served together with a dark, rich sauce calledcuko. Cuko is made from brown sugar, chilli pepper, garlic, vinegar, and salt to boiling water.  There are many varieties of Pempek. The most famous one is thePempek Kapal Selam(Indonesian: "submarine"), which is made from a chicken egg wrapped within thePempek dough and then deep-fried. This type...

Indonesia Traditional Market Many Indonesian ingredients are now widely available in asian supply shops and even supermarket abroad. Essensial ingredients are described or easy identification, and a range of substitutes suggested. Indonesian Ingredients A-F ANCHOVIES, DRIED (ikan teri):small salted dried anchovies are used to season some dishes. Available in most Chinese stores. Unless they are very tiny, anchovies are usually less than 2.5 cm (1inchi) long. Discard  the heads any any black intestinal...