When you visit a new place, of course you want to taste the local flavors of the area. Like this one, Balinese sambal matah.
Although not everyone likes spicy food, it is undeniable that sambal can increase our appetite. Many people can’t eat sambal, but not a few say that it can steal their rice or make them add rice to their plate.
Sambal matah is a typical Balinese chili sauce. Indonesia has various types of sambal, there are onion sambal, shrimp paste sambal, tomato sambal, anchovy sambal and others.
Sambal matah is suitable to be combined with many foods. Starting from warm rice, fried fish, ayam betutu, to fried noodles.
Sambal matah in Balinese means raw chili sauce. The correct process of making sambal matah is that there is no cooking process in it and no application of heat. The authentic Balinese sambal matah is that it does not use any high temperature ingredients, including oil. But nowadays, most people make sambal matah using hot oil.
The sambal matah recipe is very simple and we can easily find the ingredients. Namely shallots, red chilies, cayenne pepper, lemongrass, shrimp paste, oil, and salt.
Sambal matah is very popular today and is liked by many people because it is easy to make and the ingredients can be found almost all over Indonesia.
When you visit Bali, don’t forget to try sambal matah. But for those of you who can’t stand spicy, maybe a little sambal matah can reduce your curiosity.
