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Rojak

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Rojak, also spelled rujak in Indonesian, is a salad dish of Javanese origin found across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, its name coming from Old Javanese anrujak or rinujak, meaning to chop into little pieces. Its most popular version is a mixture of sliced fruit and vegetables served with a spicy palm sugar dressing, often thickened with shrimp paste, and the dish is typically eaten fresh at room temperature. The dish shows considerable regional variation, particularly within Indonesian cuisine, and some preparations in Malaysia and Singapore add seafood or meat and show the influence of Indian Muslim cooking. It is also known by the alternative name lotis.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 901 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountMarks the earliest textual attestation of the ancestor term rurujak (a mixture of chopped unripe fruit) in the Taji Inscriptions of the Mataram kingdom era; this dates the word's earliest known appearance, not a proven date for the specific dish now called rojak, which the source does not otherwise date.
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Java, Indonesia (Javanese origin), also found across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore 1
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Source Rojak (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Source Rojak (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Vegetable, Ingredients
Source Wikidata: Rojak
Sources
1. Rojak (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead
    Rojak or rujak ... is a salad dish of Javanese origin, commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
  • Etymology
    its origin may be the word rurujak, meaning a mixture of chopped unripe fruit, as attested in the ancient Taji Inscriptions (901 CE) from the era of the Mataram kingdom in Central Java.
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in Indonesia
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Wikidata: Rojak
  • Wikidata Q720230, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Uses Ingredient: Vegetable, Infobox main_ingredient field: Fruits, vegetables, palm sugar, peanuts, chilli dressing
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