Holiday Ayo - For so many years in the past, Dutch colonialism had been invaded Indonesia in so many ways. Through that sad history, Indonesia is still capable to take some advantages such as adopting some of the secret recipes of their favorite foods.


Most of those foods are commonly call as traditional Dutch-Indonesian food because Indonesian mix the ingredients with Indonesian recipes. That makes the food has a special taste of Indonesian but still in a Dutch way.


Speaking of traditional Dutch-Indonesian food, surprisingly we may see them daily near our neighborhood. If you love to consume Indonesian traditional food, you may know one of them. So let’s take a look over them and see some of the lists below!

1. Selat Solo
Selat Solo becomes one of the traditional Dutch-Indonesian food that is so popular in Indonesia. It contains potato wedges, lettuces, snaps, and beefsteak which are poured with a special sauce full of Indonesian spices and herbs as the most popular traditional food in Central Java. Most Indonesia perceived that the sauce on Selat Solo comes different from the Dutch recipe which has a thicker texture. Moreover, Indonesian mixed it with some vegetables inside so that they call it the Selat or Salada. You can find Selat Solo in so many Indonesian regions and sometimes in some wedding parties.

2. Any Kind of Semur

Semur becomes one of the traditional Dutch-Indonesian food that is so popular in Indonesia that becomes one of the most popular Indonesian national dishes. It contains any kind of main ingredients that you can add to the soup that has a sweet taste complete with Indonesian spices and herbs.

There are so many types of Semur such as Semur Jengkol, Chicken Semur, Beef Semur, Tahu or Tempe Semur, and many more. Indonesian believe that Semur comes originally from Dutch food which they called Smoor.

3. Brenebon Soup
Brenebon soup becomes one of the most popular traditional Dutch-Indonesian food that comes from the east part of Indonesia, Manado, Sulawesi island. Indonesian believe that those Manadonesse adapted the soup from Dutch foods that call as Bruine Bonensoup.

Brenebon soup contains red beans cooked perfectly with some beef or chicken mixed with some vegetables. The taste is a bit savory but gives you a fresh vibe when consuming it. if you are visiting Manado, don’t forget to try this popular food.


4. Senerek Soup

Senerek soup becomes one of the most popular traditional Dutch-Indonesian food that exist in Indonesia. It contains beef or chicken soup filled with some red beans, carrots, beef or chicken, cabbage or spinach, and some vegetables.

You can find the Senerek soup at most wedding parties or home cooking food as one of the most popular Indonesian traditional chicken dishes. The soup has simple ingredients that make Indonesian love it to cooked themselves. Most Indonesian believe that this kind of soup comes from Magelang which you can find in most of every corner of Magelang city.

5. Perkedel

Perkedel becomes one of the most popular traditional Dutch-Indonesian food that you can find it in most of the Indonesian region. It contains some potatoes, corn, Tempe or Tahu, chicken or beef that mixed perfectly with some eggs and wheat flour.

Perkedel has a crunchy taste outside but soft inside with a bit savory taste. It is perfect for snacks or even as part of a side dish on lunch. So many Indonesian loves it the most because the ingredient comes easier to cook.