Sayur lodeh
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Sayur lodeh is a popular Indonesian vegetable soup prepared from vegetables cooked in coconut milk,[1] and is most often associated with Javanese cuisine.[2]
Ingredients
Common ingredients are young unripe
stink beans
are added.
The ingredients of sayur lodeh are similar to sayur asem, with the main difference in its liquid portion, sayur lodeh is coconut-milk based while sayur asem is tamarind based. To add aroma and taste, an authentic Javanese sayur lodeh recipe might include ground old tempeh. This old tempeh is known as "yesterday's tempeh" or "rotten tempeh" (Javanese: tempe bosok).[4]
Origin
The origin of the dish can be traced to the
Keraton (court) of Yogyakarta often communally cook sayur lodeh for the slametan ceremony. It is believed this can deter disasters such as wind storm, earthquake, volcanic eruption, drought and plague. It is well known in Javanese cuisine and has spread throughout Indonesia and the region.[2] Because of Javanese migration to neighboring countries, today sayur lodeh is also popular in Malaysia and Singapore.[6]
Serving
Sayur lodeh can be served with
steamed rice (separated or mixed in one plate), or with sliced rice cake, called lontong . This is typical for Singapore and Malaysia (nasi himpit). Dried squid
sambal, boiled egg and coconut serunding are often added to lontong.
Although sayur lodeh is basically a
paste chili sauce") is usually served separately.See also
- Sayur asem, similar ingredients, but tamarind-based soup
- Coconut soup
- List of Indonesian soups
- List of vegetable soups
References
- ISBN 978-0-06-014009-0. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sayur Lodeh". Tasty Indonesian Food. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0794604882. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Sayur Lodeh Tempe Bosok". Resep ID. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Agung PW (February 7, 2005). "Memasak Sayur Lodeh untuk Tolak Bala" (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Lalitha Kirsnan (May 24, 2013). "Sayur Lodeh". Kampung Singapura. Retrieved May 30, 2014.