Cuisine: Aceh

• Main Dish

    1. Keumamah

Made of ikan tongkol (tuna) or ikan kayu as the locals call it, Keumamah is one of Aceh's many specialties. The tuna used for this recipe is different because it is thinly sliced and dried before cooking. Sliced tuna is first boiled in water and then is mixed with spices such as chili, curry leaves and turmeric. Served together with white rice.

Keumamah

    2. Mie Aceh

This noodle dish is another specialty of the Acehnese people. Mie Aceh is a noodle dish that is spicy and is served either with beef, mutton or seafood. What is great about this dish is that you can have it either fried or boiled (served with spicy soup). Vegetables inside are beansprouts, cucumbers and tomatoes. Best served with emping (crackers) or acar (Indonesian pickles).

Mie Aceh

    3. Kari Aceh

Kari Aceh is one of Indonesia's many delicious curry. Kari Aceh is usually beef, mutton or chicken cut into small pieces that is marinated with tamarind and key lime. The meat is later mixed with coconut milk and spices such as cloves and chili that have been stirred. Best served with white rice.

Kari Aceh

• Pastry

    1.Timphan

Traditional pastry from Aceh, Timphan is one of the province's specialties. Made from steamed  mixture of jackfruit and banana sprinkled with grated coconut. It is served with banana leaf as it wrapper.

Timphan