Sunday, March 7, 2010

Asinan (Indonesian version of pickles)

For us - Indonesian, eating asinan (pickes) during a hot sunny day can be really refreshing :)

There are actually several kind of asinan but in this cart below is asinan from Bogor (Bogor is a city near Jakarta). Asinan buah (fruit pickles) and asinan sayur (vegetables pickles) are the 2 types of Asinan Bogor.

Asinan

A close up pic of the cart
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Inside the cart
Asinan

Top: Pineapple, Mango (mangga), Water Apple (jambu air), Ambarella (kedondong) and Jicama (bangkuang)
Bottom: Lettuce, Cucumber, shredded Carrot, yellow Tofu, Pickled Chinese Mustard Greens (gai choy), Coleslaw, Beansprout

The vendor is preparing the ingredients for Asinan in a plastic bag.
Asinan

A close up of the vegetable pickles
Asinan

Vegetable pickles.
Asinan

Fruit pickles
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Left: fried peanuts
Middle: the sauce in the bottle (made from water, vinegar, sugar, red chili)
Right: chili sauce
Asinan

Crackers made from tapioca flour.
Asinan

I love dipping these crackers into the Asinan sauce.
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29 comments:

  1. Angie's RecipesMarch 7, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    How interesting! Chilli, vinegar based marinade must be really cool to make a summer pickles.

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  2. Cooking GalleryMarch 7, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    My parents love asinan Bogor :). I am not a fan, but I wouldn't refuse to have some from time to time...;).

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  3. qwazymonkeyMarch 7, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    The Asinan cart looks like our Rojak Buah sort! Nice!

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  4. Little InboxMarch 7, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    It's like a mix of rojak and pasembur.

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  5. Chef EMarch 7, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    That is what I call an ART CART! I am hitchhiking over there ASAP!

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  6. KennyTMarch 7, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    Selba, this is amazing!!!

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  7. Noob CookMarch 8, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    very refreshing and the sauce looks yummy.

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  8. CikiMarch 8, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    this is great for just before a meal even.. coz the pickle's zing is a real appetite stimulator no? LOL

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  9. TutyMarch 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    I absolutely love these types of pickles and I certainly miss the tahu kuning, krupuk mie & krupuk merah.

    Can you send me some?

    Tuty @Scentofspice

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  10. Mary BergfeldMarch 8, 2010 at 11:51 PM

    What gorgeous colors. Your world is like an artist's palette, Selba. I love pickles, so I suspect I'd love these as well.

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  11. Rebecca SawMarch 9, 2010 at 5:05 AM

    such a myriad of colours & flavours for a simple creation!
    Can't decide whether I should categorise this as junk or health food! LOL

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  12. Fresh Local and BestMarch 9, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    I love pickles too! My favorite is pickled green mangoes! My mouth is watering just thinking about them!

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  13. MicaMarch 9, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    Are these salty and sweet pickles? Those are my favorite kinds!

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  14. Joie de vivreMarch 9, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    Thanks for visiting! I've signed up to follow so I'll be back!

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  15. AnonymousMarch 9, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    What a neat cart - I would love to try all these types of pickles!

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  16. TummythozMarch 10, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    My saliva glands woke up just imagining the sweet sour taste of the sauce.

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  17. TaufulouMarch 10, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    i want to have a bag too, the weather here is killing me!

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  18. AnonymousMarch 10, 2010 at 8:59 PM

    Looks so good, my mouth is watering. :)

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  19. gusMarch 12, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Wow, very colorful. We also have similar stuff here in Malaysia. Great food blog you got going here selba.

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  20. tigerfishMarch 12, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    Oh, do you eat the pickles just like that?

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  21. KerstinMarch 13, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    How cool - my hubby would love them!

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  22. ~~louise~~March 14, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    How could anyone resist such a rainbow of colors? I'm intrigued by the crackers made from tapioca flour too. Thank you so much for sharing, Selba. Delightful!!!

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  23. CRIZ LAIMarch 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Whoa... This suits ladies more... haha! Did I just see some raw bean sprouts there? They better be fresh as I had some problems with the Thai version. :P

    http://www.crizfood.com/

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  24. UnknownMarch 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    Pickles on a hot day? Good choice. I'd like mine spicier instead.

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  25. JanMarch 15, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    I LOVE your blog - always so interesting! Love the pictures too.

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  26. Food For TotsMarch 16, 2010 at 12:53 AM

    I love acar (the nyonya-style pickle). The vegetable pickles look very appetizing! I'm drooling now.....;)

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  27. Kenny MahMarch 16, 2010 at 8:08 PM

    That looks like the Indonesian counterpart to our Malaysian rojak, only even more colourful! :D

    I miss hot summer days in Jakarta (but not the smog, haha). Actually come to think of it, I miss the cool weekends in Bandung more so. :P

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  28. peppermintMarch 17, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    I love Asinan. Specially that yellow krupuk. Your blog is very widely informative and inspiring. Salam kenal dari Jakarta ya. ^__^

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  29. HealthyRainbow.netMarch 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    the pink crackers scare me a lot hahaha.... i suspect rhodamin-b hohoho...

    have you tried those crackers from asinan gedong dalam in Bogor ? I don't really eat asinan, (dun really like the sour-y liquid-y sauce) but they have mastered the art of making a crispy crunch super yummo crackers !!!!!!!! wuuaaa can't stop eating them.... :)

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