Travelling to Indonesia can help you to
satisfy any thirst for exotic cuisine. There has simply never been a better
time to awaken your senses with delightful meals in this culinary capital of
Indonesia. The country is not only beautiful to visit with its many attractive
monuments, but the selection of restaurant Jakarta has to offer will spoil any craving you may have for delicious food.
With more than 17.000 islands to
explore, Indonesia is a paradise in the classic sense and offers a wealth of
diversity due to the many ethnic groups that have inhabited the country in the
past. While Indonesian cuisine is not so popular in the West, it has been
influenced by many cultures and continues to have elements of Arabic,
Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish and Chinese traditions. In fact, it is Chinese food
traditions that brought the Indonesians soy sauce and noodles, which continue
to make up a large portion of Indonesian cuisine.
Indonesia’s extraordinary diversity
will bring you to a wide variety of tastes. Every one of Indonesia’s ethnic
groups uses its own unique blend of herbs and spices to create a striking array
of flavors ranging from sweet & sour to hot & spicy. Interestingly,
some spices that are very abundant in Indonesia such as cloves and nutmeg are
hardly ever used in most traditional dishes. However, there are still a wide
range of aromatic roots such as galangal, turmeric and ginger as well as leaves
of lemon grass, kaffir lime, pandan and Chinese celery that continue to
dominate most popular recipes.
Sample
Dishes
One of the most popular dishes hailing
from the Padang region and a favorite among many Jakartans, is Rendang Sapi,
made from dried beef mixed with coconut oil. Dishes from this region tend to be
very spicy as a lot of chilly is added to each recipe. You can always ask for
the spicy sauces on the side if you are not keen on spicy food.
Dishes originating from the Java region
tend to be less spicy and tend to include sweet sauces. Common specialties
include fried rice and noodles (Nasi Goreng & Bakmi Goreng), which are
found in every restaurant in Jakarta.
To find traditional food in the heart
of Indonesia’s capital, lookout for “Padang” cuisine, which are instantly
noticeable by the layers of food basins in front of the restaurants. Upon
entering these kinds of restaurants, you are usually given a wide choice of
possible foods to choose from including many kinds of fishes and meats.
Michelin-Star
Restaurants in Jakarta
For a flavorful blend of mouth-watering
dishes, Jakarta has a wide selection of possible family restaurants. If you
want to find a restaurant in Jakarta with 5-star meals and impeccable service,
check out IndoChine Jakarta – one of the best restaurants in Jakarta, which is
taken care of by a great team of chefs from SE Asia. Other fine choices include
Saung Granvil for amazing seafood, Bakmi GM for quality noodles and Warung Soto
Pak Gendut for their East Javanese delicacies. For experimental cuisine, check
out Al Jazeera restaurant, Cassis restaurant and Oasis restaurant in Jakarta.
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