A FOOD TRADITION

Sundanese Cuisine

Sundanese cuisine comes from West Java and the Priangan cultural region, where fresh vegetables, rice, freshwater fish, chicken, fermented products, and sambals are central. Meals often emphasize crisp raw or lightly blanched vegetables, bright chili relishes, and grilled or fried accompaniments rather than heavily sweet sauces. Common techniques include grilling over charcoal, frying, steaming in banana leaves, and making clear soups or aromatic broths. Representative dishes include nasi timbel, karedok, and sayur asem. Sundanese cooking has a recognizable identity within Java and should not be collapsed into the broader Javanese category, even though the traditions interact and share ingredients.

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