DENPASAR, BALIPOST.com – Indonesia is known for its culinary diversity and rich flavors. One of them is chili sauce.
Sambal is a food complement that is very popular with Indonesian people, especially spicy lovers. This preparation is made from chilies, onions, tomatoes, shrimp paste and a mixture of other spices.
In Indonesia itself, there are many different types of chili preparations, according to each region. Different recipes also make different characteristics. If you are a chili sauce lover, you must try several types of this chili sauce.
Here are 7 types of chili sauce in Indonesia, extracted from various sources:
1. Sambal Matah
This sambal from Bali is known for its fresh and spicy taste. This chili sauce is different from general chili sauce which is mashed, this chili sauce is made with ingredients that are sliced thinly. These ingredients include cayenne pepper, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, lime leaves and stirred with shrimp paste. Then doused with hot oil.
2. Dabu-dabu chili sauce
This chili sauce comes from Manado, North Sulawesi. This sambal has similar characteristics to sambal matah, because it is not served mashed. Instead, the ingredients are cut into small pieces consisting of pieces of cayenne pepper, tomatoes, red onions, basil, spring onions and lime and then poured with hot oil.
3. Sambal Terasi
This chili sauce is very suitable for use as a dip in various foods such as tempeh, fried chicken and fresh vegetables. Shrimp paste gives this chili sauce a distinctive taste and aroma. This chili sauce mixture consists of red chilies, cayenne peppers, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, brown sugar and salt which are ground together with shrimp paste.
4. Plow Sauce
This typical Central Javanese and East Javanese chili sauce has a sweet, savory and spicy taste. This chili sauce is made from large red chilies, cayenne peppers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, brown sugar and sauteed shrimp paste.
5. Embe chili sauce
Sambal embe, which is also a typical Balinese chili sauce, is known for its savory taste and is not too spicy. Unlike sambal matah, sambal embe is made with cooked ingredients. These ingredients include shallots, garlic and chilies which are sliced, then mixed with shrimp paste and sauteed until fragrant.
6. Andaliman Sambal
This typical Batak chili sauce uses spices that can only be found in Sumatra, namely Andaliman. This chili sauce has a spicy and fresh taste, with ingredients such as green cayenne pepper, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, candlenuts, salt and lime.
7. Green Chili Sauce
This typical West Sumatran chili sauce is made using green chilies. With ingredients including green chilies, garlic, shallots and green tomatoes mashed together. However, before being ground, the ingredients for this chili sauce are sautéed first to make it tastier when served.
So, those are several types of chili sauce in Indonesia that you must try for spicy lovers. Of course, there are still lots of chili sauces scattered throughout Indonesia that you need to know about. This chili sauce not only adds to the taste of your food, but also further enriches Indonesian culinary delights. (Cahya Dwipayanti/balipost)
