The most popular choice amongst Indonesian culinary besides Satay is Nasi Goreng. I try to find from where originally nasi goreng is, but could not find any information related to it. Below is the information I got from wikipedia about nasi goreng:
Nasi goreng is an Indonesian and Malaysian version of fried rice - that is what it means in both languages. The dish has hundreds of variations, but it is often accompanied by additional items such as a fried egg, fried chicken, satay, or krupuk (fried crackers / chips made of shrimp or vegetables). In many restaurants, when accompanied by a fried egg, it is sometimes called as nasi goreng spesial.
Although nasi goreng can be eaten at any time of day, most Indonesian people often eat nasi goreng during breakfast, and mostly ingredients are given from the leftovers from the dinner the previous day. The rice should be cooked ahead and let it to go cold to make, and this is why the leftover dinner is used because the rice is preferably taken from day before. Nasi goreng is a complete meal but sometimes it is also part of a banquet.
The main ingredients for the plain nasi goreng include pre-cooked (and preferably cold) rice, soy sauce, garlic, shallot and some spring onions for garnishing. For the special one, add fried egg, a cracker, some slice of raw tomatoes and cucumbers. When the main ingredient (rice) is replaced by noodle, the dish becomes mee goreng (fried noodle).
Nasi goreng can also be found in restaurants in western countries, mostly in Chinese and Indian ones, but with local adaptation. For instances, by adding some curry seasoning. In the
I was just a kid (about 8 or 9 years old), when my father often played a song titled "Gief Meej Maar Nasi Goreng". Somehow, that song sticked on my memory up to now, maybe as many Indonesian food mentioned on the lyric like, nasi goreng, onde-onde, krupuk, sambal etc. When writing this post, I tried to find who is the singer of that song, and YIPPEEEEEE! I found it. The name of the singer is Wieteke van Dort (http://www.wietekevandort.nl/ - unfortunately it is in Dutch) If you wish to hear to that unique song, please visit http://urno.multiply.com/music/item/56 Back to nasi goreng. Near my house there is a busy hawker food stall which specialized in Nasi Goreng Petai (Parkia Speciosa) - a kind of bean with stinky smell but taste good to its lover (I am one of them LOL!). They also have Nasi Goreng Jawa (Jawa = Java), which using shrimp paste as one of the ingredients and slices of big chilly. It is not hot but has a very special smell. Kind of sambal smell very tempting. One varian of nasi goreng which categorized unique, I found in Jogjakarta last year. It was cooked over a traditional brazier which caused it has a smoky smell. Besides that, they also have a dish, a combination of Mee Goreng and Nasi Goreng which named "Magelangan" style. Magelang is a name of a small city in Mid Java - near Jogjakarta. Which varian of nasi goreng is your favorite?
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