Sambal Tuk Tuk is a spicy chili sauce from Indonesia that contains smoked fish. It gets its name from the "tuk tuk tuk" sound made while grinding the ingredients together in a stone grinder. Key ingredients include chili peppers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, lime juice, kecombrang, and dried fish. The smoked fish gives Sambal Tuk Tuk its unique texture and taste that is different from regular chili sauces. It is a simple side dish that originated from the Tapanuli people in Indonesia as an efficient way to manage food during economic difficulties.
Sambal Tuk Tuk is a spicy chili sauce from Indonesia that contains smoked fish. It gets its name from the "tuk tuk tuk" sound made while grinding the ingredients together in a stone grinder. Key ingredients include chili peppers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, lime juice, kecombrang, and dried fish. The smoked fish gives Sambal Tuk Tuk its unique texture and taste that is different from regular chili sauces. It is a simple side dish that originated from the Tapanuli people in Indonesia as an efficient way to manage food during economic difficulties.
Sambal Tuk Tuk is a spicy chili sauce from Indonesia that contains smoked fish. It gets its name from the "tuk tuk tuk" sound made while grinding the ingredients together in a stone grinder. Key ingredients include chili peppers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, lime juice, kecombrang, and dried fish. The smoked fish gives Sambal Tuk Tuk its unique texture and taste that is different from regular chili sauces. It is a simple side dish that originated from the Tapanuli people in Indonesia as an efficient way to manage food during economic difficulties.
Tuk. It is no longer unfamiliar to hear. It's called Sambal Tuk Tuk because when you rummage through the chili, the sound of this voice is "Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk”. It has a different taste from the usual chili sauce, and has a unique and rough texture. This is caused by smoked fish as one of the ingredients found in the tuk-tuk sauce.
At the first, sambal tuk tuk is mixed with
aso-aso fish (a type of mackerel that has been dried), but if you do not find, it can be replaced with fresh anchovies. 1 stick of kecombrang First,boil chili, kecombrang and tomatoes until slightly withered
Then, fried shallots,
garlic and hazelnut fry anchovies to dry, set aside Next, Tear off all ingredients until it becomes Chile using stone grinder
Don’t forget to add salt,
sugar, flavoring, lime juice and andaliman. Grind them Finally, mix the anchovies and stir until the anchovies are mixed evenly with the chili sauce
sambal tuk tuk is ready
to serve Behind the name, there is a story of its origin. "The people of Tapanuli used to have difficulties in terms of the economy, making them more efficient in managing food. That is why It is only pulverized and presented as a simple side dish that is not troublesome. Everything is also not without reason they only rely on these side dishes as daily food. Behind it all is the persistence of parents who send their children to the highest level making them not too concerned about food