Sunday, January 30, 2011

Nasi Campur (Malay for Mix Rice)


Nasi Campur, (Indonesian: "mixed rice", also called Nasi Rames), referring to a dish of rice topped with various meats, vegetables, peanuts, eggs and fried-shrimp chips. Depending on which areas it originate, a Nasi Campur counter can have up to lots of different side dishes, covering every dishes from vegetables to the fish and types of meat.[1] It is a staple meal of the ASEAN countries, and popular especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is an ubiquitous dish around Indonesia. It is a dish that is as diverse as the archipelago itself, with regional variations across the country. In Bali the tastes are often distinctly local, punctuated by basa genep, the typical Balinese spice mix used as the base for many curry and vegetable dishes.[2] The Balinese version of mixed rice may have grilled tuna, fried tofu, cucumber, spinach, tempe, beef cubes, vegetable curry, corn, chili sauce on the bed of rice. Mixed rice is often sold by street vendors, wrapped in a banana leaf. In Java, Nasi Campur is often called Nasi Rames, and wide variations available across the island. One dish that always found in a Javanese nasi campur is fried noodle. A similar Minangkabau counterpart is called Nasi Padang.

For Chinese Indonesians, the term nasi campur refers to rice with an assortment of Chinese barbecue, such as Char Siew, crispy roast pork, sweet pork sausage and pork satay. It also refers to nasi Hainam, a dish of Hainanese chicken rice. This dish is normally served with sayur asin, a sour clear broth of pork bones with fermented mustard greens.

See also
Bibimbap
Rijsttafel

References:
1. Nasi Campur (Malay Mixed Rice)
2. Nasi Campur: Rice With a Side of Serendipity

Nasi Campur served at Mandarin Hotel, Majapahit, Surabaya, Indonesia
Nasi Campur served at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Majapahit, Surabaya, Indonesia
Nasi Campur Balinese Version
Nasi Campur, Balinese version
Nasi Campur Indonesian Chinese version
Nasi Campur, Chinese Indonesian version


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