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Indonesian Tahu goreng and omelette arranged on a plate garnished with bean sprouts, cucumber and carrot
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Alternative names | Tauhu goreng (Malaysian and Singaporean spelling) |
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Course | main course |
Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
Region or state | Maritime Southeast Asia |
Serving temperature | room temperature |
Main ingredients | deep fried tofu garnished with bean sprouts, cucumber and scallion. Topped with a thick sauce is prepared with shallots, garlic, chili peppers, shrimp paste, soy sauce and tamarind juice. |
Tahu goreng (Indonesian spelling) or Tauhu goreng (Malaysian and Singaporean spelling) is an Indonesian dish of fried tofu commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
When preparing the dish, cakes of hard tofu are deep fried until golden brown. The bean curds are then cut diagonally in half and arranged on a plate garnished with bean sprouts, cucumber and scallion. A thick sauce is prepared with shallots, garlic, chili peppers, shrimp paste, soy sauce and tamarind juice.
InIndonesian and Malay language; tahuortauhu refers to 'tofu' and goreng indicates 'fried'. Tofu was originated from China and brought to Indonesian archipelago by Chinese immigrants to the region. Fried tofu cannot be claimed as a dish exclusively found in Malay cuisine or Indonesian cuisine since tofu and fried tofu are consumed extensively in Asian cultures, and has found its way into mainstream Western vegetarian diets. Tahu goreng is largely similar to the Japanese dish agedashi tofu where the latter is not spicy and uses fewer condiments, although both versions use generous servings of soy sauce.
Tahu goreng is a generic name for any type of fried tofu in Indonesia, it can be mildly fried or deep fried, plain or battered. In Indonesia, tahu goreng is usually eaten with sambal kecap a kind of sambal hot condiment made from kecap manis (sweet soy sauce) and chopped chili peppers and shallots. Some variant might uses peanut sauce with chili instead. Some variants are:
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