Gado-gado

Gado-gado
Gado gado is vegetables mixed together with peanut sauce
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia[1]
Region or stateJakarta[2]
Associated cuisineIndonesia
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsVarious vegetables in peanut sauce topped with krupuk
VariationsKaredok, a raw vegetable version of Gado-gado

Gado-gado (Indonesian or Betawi) is an Indonesian salad[1] of raw, slightly boiled, blanched or steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs, boiled potato, fried tofu and tempeh, and sliced lontong (compressed cylinder rice cake wrapped in a banana leaf),[3] served with a peanut sauce dressing.[4][1][5]

In 2018, gado-gado was promoted as one of five national dishes of Indonesia; the others are soto, sate, nasi goreng, and rendang.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Luh De Suriyani (5 December 2013). "'Gado-gado' Ayu Minantri". Bali Daily. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "fakta gado gado kuliner khas betawi". (Indonesian)
  3. ^ Sunny (2022-09-11). "Lontong Recipe: How to Make Authentic Lontong at Home". LOKATASTE.COM. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ "gado-gado". Dictionary.com.
  5. ^ No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xii
  6. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Kemenpar Tetapkan 5 Makanan Nasional Indonesia, Ini Daftarnya - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-04-18.