The richness of Indonesian culinary sure is undoubtable. On the previous post, I have shared you about the most delicious Indonesian food which already recognized by the worlds.
Not forgetting, Indonesia is also has many traditional drinks comes from different cultures and regions.
Some of them is tasty served with ice and most perfect drank on a hot weather. Meanwhile some of the Indonesian traditional drinks are best served hot and can warm your body on a cold or rainy weather.
Based on the survey done by http://nasional.sindonews.com on some Asia and America regions, now here it is the 10 Most Favourite Indonesian Drinks. Don't forget to try them if you come to visit Indonesia!
Beside from the survey result above, now here is three of my favorites Indonesian drink which unfortunately, not one of answer on the survey above. I can guarantee all of them is so tasty!
Not forgetting, Indonesia is also has many traditional drinks comes from different cultures and regions.
Some of them is tasty served with ice and most perfect drank on a hot weather. Meanwhile some of the Indonesian traditional drinks are best served hot and can warm your body on a cold or rainy weather.
Based on the survey done by http://nasional.sindonews.com on some Asia and America regions, now here it is the 10 Most Favourite Indonesian Drinks. Don't forget to try them if you come to visit Indonesia!
Bajigur
Bajigur is a traditional drink from Sunda regions (western part of Java island). It is very easy to make this brown drink because the main ingredients is cheap and easy to get: Palm sugar and coconut milk. Bajigur drink is commonly served with added some additional ingredients like some ginger, salt, and vanilla powder.
Bajigur is best enjoyed on a cold weather or on a rainy day. Other than tasty, this Sundanese specialties drink is also good to relieve fatigues like cold and stomach ache. The simple ingredients and its sweet taste made this Indonesian traditional drink favourited by many people.Bir Pletok (Bir = beer)
This traditional drink come from Betawi culture (the local native culture of Jakarta city). Bir = Beer. Although name Bir, but Bir Pletok is not contains alcohol at all. Bir Pletok also has many properties because the content of spices contained like ginger, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, lemon grass, wooden cup, and nutmeg. And some extra ingredients like sugar and salt.Sekoteng
This drink is a traditional drink from Middle Java made from ginger extract with variations from complement ingredients like peas, peanuts, henna China, and pieces of bread. This drink is suitable to warm your body.
Sekoteng is easy to be found because it also usually sold by street snacks merchant who sold their food and drinks using carts roaming around the city.
This drink is one of the most favorites traditional drink on Indonesia when Ramadhan holy month comes as breaking the fast drink.Bandrek
Bandrek is known well as a traditional drink to warming body especially for Sundanese people who live on highland. Ingredients to make a Bandrek drink is ginger, lemon grass, pepper, palm sugar, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and pandan leaves. As taste enhancer, a little milk can boost the taste of Bandrek.Sarabba
Sarabba is a traditional drink specialties of Makassar (a city from south Sulawesi province) which made from mix of ginger, yellow egg, palm sugar, coconut milk and pepper powder. Sarabba is the best to enjoy on a cold night to warm your body and mind.
The Sarabba spices ingredients believed can relieve the influenza disease, boost stamina, and boost immunity.Wedang Ronde
Wedang Ronde is a traditional drink from Java culture. Wedang in a Javanese means drink meanwhile Ronde refer to a batter of glutinous rice flour contains mashed peanuts as its fillet.Wedang Jahe (Jahe = Ginger)
When rainy days come, drink a cup of Wedang Jahe can be very pleasure and relaxing your mind. Main ingredients to make a cup of Wedang Jahe is simple, its only need ginger, and some sugar / palm sugar.Wedang Secang
Wedang Secang main ingredients made from ginger water and sappan wood. Sappan wood gave the drink reddish color. This drink made by boiling the shaveds sappan wood then mixed with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon grass, and ginger. Secang is believed can relieves bloated, colds, and to warm your body.Tuak
Tuak is a traditional alcoholic drink made from fermentation of palm sugar, rice, or even from other drinks that content sugar. Toba people from North Sumatra, untill now is like to drink it and it believed has property to make body health as it can warm body.Kunyit Asam
Do you like to take herbal medicine? There is an Indonesian traditional herbal which in Indonesia it called Jamu. Kunyit Asam is one of Jamu drink. This herbal drink has many benefits such as to smooth menstruation, reduce body odor, to smoothing your skin, and keep your body slim. Kunyit Asam also has properties as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
Just like I said, Kunyit Asam is one of Indonesian herbal medicine / Jamu, so people in Indonesia made Kunyit Asam drink main purpose is not for the taste, but for its medicinal property.
Another my favorite Indonesian drinks
Beside from the survey result above, now here is three of my favorites Indonesian drink which unfortunately, not one of answer on the survey above. I can guarantee all of them is so tasty!
- Es Cendol (Es = ice)
Ea Cendol is an Indonesian specialties drink made from rice flour as main ingredient, served with shaved ice, liquid brown sugar and coconut milk. It tasted sweet and tasteful. - Es Teler
Es teler is titled as fruit 'coctail' of Indonesia. Avocado, young coconut, cincau, jackfruit, and other fruits served with coconut milk, full cream milk, pandan leaves, sugar, and some salt. - Es Kelapa Muda (Kelapa = coconut, muda = young)
Made from young coconut as the main ingredients, then added coconut milk, liquid brown sugar, and maybe some milk, this Indonesian drink is the favorites of Indonesian people when visiting beach on a hot day. It also common to put fruits syrups to make it richer-taste.