Make Your Mouth Water, These 5 Traditional Indonesian Fried Noodle Creations Are Champion Taste

Kapanlagi.com - When Indonesians are tired of eating rice, they usually opt for noodles as their daily source of carbohydrates. It's not too heavy and there are many creative options that can be adjusted to suit one's taste, making it a unique culinary choice. Even a seemingly simple fried noodle dish has many variations depending on where the food is prepared.

That's right, different regions have different creations and flavors of fried noodles that can be enjoyed. Get to know each of these 5 traditional Indonesian fried noodle variations! Guaranteed to make your mouth water.

1. Mie Goreng Jawa

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This is one of the most popular fried noodle dishes that can be found in Central Java to East Java. This dish can easily be found in street stalls to restaurants. Mie Goreng Jawa has a distinctive taste, which is a sweet sensation from soy sauce and a little spicy taste from pepper.

This dish uses many kitchen spices that make its aroma so delicious. Although its name is fried noodles, most of the time it is served with 'nyemek' version, which means with a little broth that makes it unique.

2. Mie Goreng Padang

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Here is Mie Goreng Padang with its irresistible taste. As the name suggests, this dish is prepared like typical Minang cuisine with spices and a strong spicy taste. It is the spices that give it a reddish color.

Just like regular noodles, Mie Goreng Padang is made with yellow noodles and cooked with various spices. The red color itself comes from ground chili combined with the main spices. This dish is usually served with fried egg, cabbage, tomatoes, and red crackers. It is delicious for those who love spicy food.

3. Mie Goreng Medan alias Mie Gomak

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Another delicious typical Indonesian fried noodles that you can't deny its tastiness. There is Mie Goreng Medan, also known as Mie Gomak, which is absolutely amazing. This culinary delight is a special dish from the land of Batak, specifically from Sibolga and Tapanuli. The noodles used are slightly different as they use lidi noodles which are similar to spaghetti. No wonder Mie Gomak is often called Batak spaghetti.

The texture of these noodles is quite soft and not easily broken.
It is called Mie Gomak because of its unique preparation process, which is to be kneaded or squeezed by hand. However, this is no longer done in order to maintain food hygiene. Nevertheless, its distinctive taste is still present in every bite.

Mie Gomak consists of fried noodles and noodle soup. One of the typical ingredients used is andaliman, which has a spicy and distinctive flavor. The fillings include scrambled eggs, chicken, and sometimes accompanied by pickled cucumbers.

4. Aceh Fried Noodles

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When traveling to Aceh, don't forget to taste the tempting sensation of Aceh Fried Noodles. This dish has a unique flavor, which is a strong blend of spices that even has a strong aroma when sniffed. Plus, the spicy sensation makes Aceh noodles so delicious to eat.

There are many variations of ingredients and cooking techniques for Aceh noodles in general. You can choose from beef, goat, shrimp, squid, and crab according to your taste. In addition, there are also various variations. Not only fried noodles, but there are also Aceh Soup Noodles and Aceh Wet Noodles that are cooked with added broth.

5. Makassar Special Tuna Fried Noodles

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For Makassar culinary enthusiasts, this fried noodles is a must-have in the list of specialties. Tuna noodles are actually similar to other noodle dishes. However, the strong aroma of tuna fish is a distinctive characteristic.

In addition to the fried noodle variant, there is also a tuna noodle dish with soup. However, the soup does not contain any fish ingredients, it is only made from pepper and garlic. It is served with roa sambal, bakasang sambal, or red sambal.

See, it turns out there are many variations of special fried noodles from the archipelago that have a captivating deliciousness. Which one is your favorite, KLovers?

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