You must be very precise in what you say to get the desired result. The translation above is nowhere near adaquat. I say that because Asian food generally is cooked with many spices. Hi Lucrecia, I really do sympathise with your alergy problem but when I look at your list of alergies I am uncertain of what exactly you can eat. Some Indonesian food uses quite a few elements in cooking and general food preparation. Both are very healthy substitutes and may turn up in sauces, sweets, marinades and drinks.Īny of the above can readily turn up in foods and drinks.

Palm sugar and coconut palm sugar is often substituted for processed cane sugar. Kecap manis (is a sweet soy sauce), this is often used in marinades and sauces. Kecap asin (is salty or common soy sauce). There is possibly some cross-reactivity between coconuts and hazelnuts and between coconuts and walnuts, but it should only be a matter of caution, an allergic reaction to coconut as a food is rare.Ĭommon green vegetables are long green beans, kangkung, water spinach, genjer, melinjo, papaya and cassava leaves.Ĭabbage, cauliflower, potato, carrot, sweet potato and various yams are also common. There would be many people who are allergic to coconut around. Oyster and fish sauce make an appearance at time, especially if thereare some international fusion influences apparent.Ĭoconut turns up in many forms, in meals, drinks and deserts. Rise flour, tapioca four and corn flour are often used, the latter along with candelnut often may often turning up in a sauce. It is quite a vivid green and may look like an artificial colouring, but is more likely suji (pandan betaw)

Pandan betawi leaves are often used for a green colouring, especially in sweets and desserts, but also in cooked meals. Many of those mentioned above are rather staple Indonesian flavourings and often used in 'bumbu' which roughly translates as 'seasoning' and 'spices', it may also be the base for a sauce.īeans, bean sprouts, tofu (made from soy beans), tempe (made from fermented soy beans) are also popular food items. This page has a basic list in both English names, and Indonesian name, with pictures. Well black pepper, chilies (many different ones), ginger, garlic, shallots, nutmeg, turmeric, tamarind (asam), cinnamon, lemongrass, an asian basil variety, candlenut, citrus (lime) leaves, limes, bay leaf, coriander, cumin, galangal readily comer to mind.ĭried shrimp is also often used, and dried fish may also be applied in a similar manner as a flavourig, sometimes this is fermented, sometimes not.

Black pepper allergy cross reactivity