What is nasi goreng?
Nasi goreng · Indonesian
Indonesian fried rice with sweet soy sauce, shallots, chili and shrimp paste, usually topped with a fried egg and prawn crackers.
What it tastes like
Smoky, savory and sweet-spicy, darker, richer and stickier than Chinese fried rice.
Where you’ll see it
Indonesian, Malaysian and Dutch-Indonesian restaurants, often with satay on the side.
Related words
- kimchi fried rice
- mee goreng
- nasi lemak