Holiday Ayo - The country of Suriname not only has beautiful tourism , the Suriname region also has many special culinary delights that must be tried when visiting Suriname. For those of you who don't know where Suriname is? Yep, Suriname is in South America, being a small country.

What's interesting here is that the culinary delights are a combination of cuisine from several countries including African, Indian, Chinese and Indonesian Javanese cuisine, how is that possible? because the majority of the Chinese, Indian and Javanese colonial era, Indonesia, used to live there, because of the state of the country when it was colonized.

1. Pitjel

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From the name and appearance, you are definitely familiar with this food. Petjel is very similar to Pecel in Indonesia. Petjel also consists of several vegetables, namely long beans, sprouts, cabbage, vegetables such as kale, which are boiled and then sprinkled with peanut sauce, which is crushed with chili. But the taste of peanut sauce is slightly different from peanut sauce in Indonesia. However, Pitjel is liked by the Surinamese people, and is suitable for their tongues. For 1 serving of Petjel you can get around 5 Euros.

2. Telo Terie

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Telo Terie is a fried food that is ery easy to find if you are in Indonesia, for only 500 rupiah you can enjoy 1 piece of fried cassava. So, what makes Telo Terie, this is different from Fried Cassava/Cheesy Cassava. Surinamese people usually eat Telo Terie with dipping sauce such as peanut sauce, and the most unique thing is adding anchovy topping, which is shredded and then cooked with spicy balado spices/dry fried. so it has become a snack for Surinamese people, for hanging out in cafes or restaurants. Unlike fried cassava in Indonesia, you can only find it on the side of the road/market.

3. Roti

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Indeed, this sixth culinary dish has a name that is familiar to the Indonesian people, what makes it different is the name Roti in Suriname, which is a typical Indian food consisting of beans, potatoes, canai, eggs, drizzled with delicious Indian curry sauce. Making your own bread is a popular food among Surinamese people.

4. Bakabana

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This bakabana is one of the favorite snacks for the people of Suriname, but this bakabanan is different from the fried bananas in Indonesia, because you can enjoy 1 piece of Bakabana with really yummy peanut sauce. They like Bakabana so much that it is not uncommon for Surinamese people to usually snack on Bakabana after heavy meals such as Saoto, rice and other heavy foods that they consume.

5. Goedangan

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The last one is Goedangan which consists of vegetable salad drizzled with coconut sauce which is a favorite dessert in Suriname. The processed coconut itself is the most delicious, the taste is savory, salty, sweet, it's the right combination when eaten with vegetable salad, guys. So, when you are in Suriname, you really have to try this typical Surinamese culinary delight!