Ramadan has arrived! Not only we celebrate the special tradition of Muslim festive, you'll also find these delicious cuisines along with it after long-day fasting. There are a lot of typical breaking fast sweets which are expected to accompany the main course. To prepare you to break the fast, we have collected five Indonesian favourite traditional snacks ideas for your sweet tooth.
- Gorengan
For those who don't know, Gorengan is a broad term that refers to a variety of Indonesian deep-fried snacks with a wide range of ingredients. The fritters are commonly made using egg batter and various main ingredients like tempeh, tofu, bananas, vegetables, or cassava.
Gorengan is one of the most popular Indonesian street snacks that may be found anywhere across the country. You can try banana fritters (pisang goreng), sweet potato fritters (ubi goreng), fried tofu and tempeh (tahu & tempe goreng), and fried cassava (singkong goreng).
- Kolak
Kolak is an Indonesian dessert based on sweet potatoes and bananas, covered with fruit-infused syrup of coconut milk, coconut sugar, and pandanus leaf. In Indonesia, Kolak is a popular snack for breaking the fast during Ramadan. There are many different types of Kolak. All of the sauces are still the same, but the main ingredient is what distinguishes one kind of Kolak with another. Pumpkins, rice balls, or tapioca pearls.
It can be served warm, at room temperature, or even cold.
- Es Buah
Es Buah literally means ice and fruit. This sweet dessert contains various types of diced fruits, served with ice, syrup, and condensed milk. The type of fruit used in Es Buah may vary too. Es Buah usually comes with honeydew, papaya, jackfruit, avocado, and dragon fruit. Some might add variations with any fruits like mango, coconut, pineapple, or kolang-kaling (arenga pinnata). You can also use other components such as nata de coco or agar-agar jelly.
Since this dessert is one of the most favourite sweets in Indonesia, you can find it easily at any marketplace across the street!
- Es Kelapa
Tired of sugary foods? It's time for a drink! This fresh and healthy natural drink is called Es Kelapa, which means ice coconut drink. Many people in Indonesia served Es Kelapa with liquid sugar, cocopandan syrup, condensed milk, or honey for sweetener. You can also serve it with ice!
Not only great to be a starter to break your fast, Es Kelapa can also quench your thirst. Any marketplace in Indonesia might have an Es Kelapa stall, and you can request whether you want to serve it in a glass, a plastic, or drink it directly from the whole coconut fruit.
- Dates
Dates, or mostly known as Kurma in Indonesia, are the fruit of the date palm tree. Kurma are small and brightly colored, ranging from bright red to bright yellow. It tastes sweet and has a chewy texture. Researchers found out that there are so many benefits in consuming dates, since it has a high in some essential nutrients. For example, high in antioxidants, fiber, vitamin B6, and many more.
Usually, dates are being sold all over Indonesia with various brands available at Ramadan. You can either go to the marketplace across the street or supermarket nearby to find one.
