Heri Sisworo
Indonesia has long been known as the producer of best spices. The culinary diversity in Indonesia is overwhelming as every part of this archipelago has their own specialty dishes. Bali is known to have many unique delicious dishes.
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Bali is also known to have unique complementary side dishes like sambal. Sambal can be loosely translated as chili paste/sauce, usually enjoyed as complementary dish with rice and meat. Sambal is ubiquitous in Indonesia, and Bali have some of this delicious and spicy dish. Here are some of them.
Sambal matah
This is a simple sambal. The ingredients of Sambal Matah are orange leaves, lemongrass leaves, shallots, and chili. All ingredients are cut and then lightly fried. The frying process is to make the sambale tastes less harshly while still maintaining the freshness of the ingredients.
Traditionally, Sambal matah is usually served with fried chicken or other fried meat. But lately the use has become more innovative. There are restaurants that use sambal matah as a topping for pizza. This combination of Italian and Balinese cuisine produces a unique taste you can’t find anywhere else.
Sambal Sere Tabia
Sambal Sere Tabia is made from basic ingredients such as red chili, shrimp paste, and salt. This sambal is quite straightforward and simple. Basically, chili pieces are fried together with shrimp paste and salt until cooked. This chili is not mashed so you can feel the texture very well.
Sambal Sere Tabia is usually served with warm rice. There are various variations that you can find from this sambal. There are those that serve Sambal with fried shallots or urap base seasoning.
Sambal Nyuh
Sambal Nyuh comes from western Bali. This sambal uses ingredients that are quite simple: coconut, lemongrass, chili, shrimp paste, shallots, and garlic. The method of making is quite unusual, starting with roasting the coconut and various other spices until it is brownish in color.
After roasting, the material is crushed but bot too smooth. Sambal Nyuh is usually enjoyed with various steamed vegetables such as clover, kale, squash, or cucumber.
Sambal embe
The main ingredients of Sambal embe are red onion, garlic, and chili. Red onion and garlic are chopped before being fried until half cooked. Meanwhile, chili is fried and then mashed. Both ingredients are then mixed and produce a savory and spicy sauce.
Sambal embe is usually enjoyed with warm rice, fried chicken or fish, and water spinach. At present, there are already several food manufacturers who sell sambal embe in small bottle packaging.
Sambal rajang
Sambal rajang has quite a lot of ingredients such as: onion, cayenne pepper, garlic, red chili, laos, ginger, and turmeric. All the ingredients are chopped thin and then fried using hot oil until the color is browned. Sambal rajang has a richer taste than most other chili sauce because the ingredients individually have a strong and unique taste.
If you love spicy food, then you should try various sambal dishes in Bali. Even if you are not used to eating spicy food, you can still try it with a modified recipe so that there are less chili for you. Next
