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Ayam goreng

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Ayam goreng, meaning fried chicken in Indonesian and Malay, is an Indonesian and Malay dish of chicken deep fried in palm or coconut oil, typically seasoned with turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices rather than coated in the flour breading common to other countries' fried chicken. In 2024 the food guide TasteAtlas ranked ayam goreng among the world's best fried chicken dishes and top traditional chicken preparations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Indonesia and Malaysia 1
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In Cuisine

Indonesian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Chicken, Ingredients
Source Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)
Coconut Oil, Ingredients
Source Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)
Shallot, Ingredients
Source Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)
Turmeric, Ingredients
Source Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, originated there.
Sources
1. Ayam goreng (Wikipedia)
  • Lede sentence
    Ayam goreng is an Indonesian and Malay dish consisting of deep-fried chicken in oil.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayam_goreng (dietary-suitability)
    Ayam goreng is an Indonesian and Malay dish consisting of deep-fried chicken in oil.
  • Uses Ingredient: Turmeric, Infobox main_ingredient field: Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Chicken, Infobox main_ingredient field: Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut Oil, Infobox main_ingredient field: Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Shallot, Infobox main_ingredient field: Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Ayam goreng is an Indonesian and Malay dish consisting of deep-fried chicken in oil.
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