What is Sayur Asem?

Sayur Asem, also known as Sayur Asam, is a food based on Tamarinda from the southeastern Asian nation of Indonesia. From the family tamarindus indica and belonging to the family of flowering plants Fabaceae, Tamarind is commonly grown in South Asia, although it is originally in tropical Africa. Sayur ASEM is known for its sweet, acidic and spicy taste and sometimes referred to as Indonesian soup, and is one of several tamarind -based meals popular in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the food is attributed to the Sundanes of the Bantan province, Western Java and Jakarta, the capital of the country and the largest city. It is also a basic meal of another ethnic group, Betawi, which is located in Jakarta and are neighbors Sundanese.N additions to the acid reagent tamarind include long beans, young jackfruit, cucumber from the tree Bilimbi and Kayote pear. Most recipes add corn and zucchini.

There are several types of SayurASEM. These include Sayur as Kangkung, which includes water spinach; Sayur asm Ikan Asin, which uses salted fish or snakehead murrel; and Sayur as Kacang Merah, who uses red and green beans as his distinguishing ingredients. Some versions of the soup are distinguished more than just ingredients, or are named after specific areas of origin. For example, Karo inhabitants of the northwest Indonesian province of North Sumatra use acid seed pods and ginger buds torches from the Etlinger Elatior .

Most foods traditionally consumed with Sayur ASem are fried or grilled. Steamed rice, fried fish and fried chicken recipes Ayam Goreng Kalasan are three foods that are usually consumed with soup. Some people may prefer to eat soy products such as sweet marinated tofu or tempepe bac, a sweet, marinated version of soy product originally from Indonesia. Other foods that create good accompaniment include empal goring or with withTune -fried beef and llalap, which is a Sundan raw vegetable salad, which is accompanied by a Chilean sauce called sambal as a bandage or spice.