The diet of Indonesia

There are many kinds of food in Indonesia, especially snacks from all over Indonesia. Generally speaking, in Indonesian food, the staple food is mainly rice, flour and so on, and the whole staple food structure is similar to that of the south of China. However, dishes are very different. Central Java Indonesian food like spices, like barbecue, like sweet and spicy, staple food is rice. In Indonesia, people like to eat fried food. These foods are often fried chicken, fried fish, roast chicken fish and various fried snacks (mainly made of beans or flour), mixed noodles, beef balls and so on. Among them, the latter is not only people's snacks, but also often appears on the dinner table, including fried bean yeast cakes, fried Prawn Crackers, fried beef lung slices, and so on. The high frequency of coconut products is another feature of Indonesian food. Especially in sweets, coconut milk is widely used. The overall impression is that sweet, spicy and fried foods are absolutely mainstream, which means that the food here is extremely easy to catch fire, at least for most Chinese.

Chinese food is simple and nutritious. I have had light meals in six Chinese families (more formally entertaining guests rarely at home, usually choosing the more famous medium-and high-end restaurants in the city). Most of the families often ask their servants to make a broth (mainly chicken and beef), a fried green vegetables, a plate of beans, super local dishes or a plate of chili, and then served with foods such as fried bean cakes and fried Prawn Crackers. Good cheese, stir-fry with vegetable oil, and sometimes butter. Because it is a Muslim country, pork is extremely rare. It is said that in a small town like Ma Jilang, at most one pig is slaughtered a day and sold in various dishes and supermarkets (pork in the supermarket usually has a conspicuous hint). The price is also more expensive than beef, which is equivalent to 18 murmur20 yuan per jin (ordinary market price), while the price of chicken and beef is similar to that of most cities in China. Therefore, pork is rare on the Chinese table, and mutton is not popular on the local Chinese table. Almost every meal depends on the number of people, and try to finish it at once. Most Chinese don't eat much and don't eat much at each meal. But often have the habit of eating snacks, fruits or snacks. Breakfast is usually based on fried food such as bread. Many families are equipped with a relatively complete range of cooking tools and appliances, such as cake moulds, meat frying machines, fried juice machines, ovens, various stew wok, microwave ovens, etc., and occasionally take time to cook and order their favorite food. During the holidays, especially during the Spring Festival in recent years, some elderly Chinese will gather the whole family and cook a table of Chinese hometown food, such as Hakka food, Cantonese food, and so on, and the whole family will have a reunion dinner. On the other hand, Chinese families usually drive the whole family to restaurants everywhere in the city every day or two, so the catering industry is very developed, and location is not the most important condition for profitability, but is replaced by the taste of food and the quality of restaurants. The smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley, and parking in most places is very convenient. Take Ma Jilang as an example, catering in non-central areas is much more mature than small cities of the same size in China. Consumption is about 10% more expensive than the same store in Xiamen. And if it is a Chinese snack bar run by Chinese, the price of food is at least twice as high as the domestic price of 1.5 Murray. Because of the offshore, the price of seafood is relatively the same as that of Xiamen. In general, private restaurants are not subject to consumption tax, while middle-and high-end chain restaurants have to pay an additional 10% tax. Tipping is usually not required on most occasions except in high-end places. Coffee is Indonesia's favorite drink, and it is also very popular in Chinese society. Wine usually does not appear on the Chinese dinner table, on the one hand, because of restrictions on the sale of alcohol in the world's largest Muslim country, and on the other hand, it also reflects the self-love of the Chinese. During my two-month stay in Indonesia, apart from seeing a small amount of light beer in the beverage area during a Chinese wedding at the Hyatt Hotel, I have never seen alcohol on any other occasion, so I have only encountered local people getting drunk once in two months. There is little soup in the restaurant diet, except the sweet soup served every night during fasting. Fruit juice and sweet tea are almost a must-order drink for Chinese in Central Java in restaurants. There are both hot and cold drinks. Although it is tropical, even in the small city of Magilang, the price of fruit is on a par with that of home-grown fruit in large and medium-sized cities in China. Tea is very popular. Tea purchased from China, even cheap tea sold in the Chinese market, can be said to be the most popular beverage raw materials and gifts among Chinese in Central Java. Tieguanyin and Longjing tea are well known to local Chinese. Local people eat with their hands, which is a bit like Xinjiang's rice grab, but some knives and forks are used on formal occasions.