Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The ultimate streetfood - the humble fried rice

Fried rice or nasi goreng is the most popular streetfood dish in South East Asia.

Originally, a Chinese streetfood. Before the advent of refrigeration, leftover rice are fried in order to improve the taste for comsumption.

However, owing to trade and immigration, all south east asian countries have fried rice.

The Chinese are well known for the Yang Zhou fried rice (扬州炒饭).

Thai Crab meat fried rice (ข้าวผัดปู). One of the best I tried, has that wonderful umami taste coming from the crab meat. Crab meat fried rice so far is found in Thai cuisine but absent in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Indonesian fried rice or nasi goreng. I love the petai nasi goreng, it's awesome. Sedap dan keren. Below is a typical nasi goreng found in Indonesia kaki lima or street vendor. It is usually served with kerupuk or crackers.

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