{{short description|Indonesian pickled vegetable or fruit dish}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox food | name = Asinan | image = Asinan Betawi Sarinah.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = Asinan Betawi topped with yellow ''kerupuk mie'' | alternate_name = | country = Indonesia | region = Jakarta and West Java | creator = | course = Snack | served = Room temperature | main_ingredient = Various vegetables or fruits in hot, sour and sweet sauce | variations = | calories = | other = }}
thumb|right|260px|Asinan peddlar frequenting residential area in Jakarta, Indonesia '''''Asinan''''' is a pickled (either brined or vinegared) vegetable or fruit dish, commonly found in Indonesia. ''Asin'', Indonesian for "salty", is the process of preserving the ingredients by soaking them in a solution of salty water. ''Asinan'' is similar to ''rujak'', which is usually served fresh, while ''asinan'' is preserved vegetables or fruits. Of the many types and variations of ''asinan'' in Indonesia, the most popular are ''asinan Betawi'' and ''asinan Bogor''. Asinan can be found in restaurants and warung, and from travelling street vendors.<ref name="Meyrick">{{cite web | title = Asinan the Indonesian Pickle | work = Street Food Chef | author = Will Meyrick | url = http://willmeyrick.com/street-food/asinan-the-indonesian-pickle/ | access-date = 2016-07-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011185627/http://willmeyrick.com/street-food/asinan-the-indonesian-pickle/ | archive-date = 2016-10-11 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
thumb|right|260px|Asinan Bogor * ''Asinan Betawi'': The vegetable ''asinan'' of the Betawi people from Jakarta is preserved Chinese cabbage, cabbage, bean sprouts, tofu, and lettuce served in a thin, hot, peanut sauce with vinegar, topped with peanuts and ''krupuk'' (especially ''krupuk mie'').<ref name="Meyrick"/> * ''Asinan Bogor'': The fruit ''asinan'' of Bogor city, West Java is preserved tropical fruits, such as raw mango, water apple, papaya, ambarella, jicama, nutmeg, and pineapple served in sweet, hot, and sour vinegar and chili sauce, sprinkled with peanuts.<ref name="Meyrick"/>
==Name== Asinan means salty food; in this context is vegetables or fruits. In Surabaya, this dish is called sayur asin (salty vegetable).<ref name="askim">{{cite news |last=Junaidi |first=A. |date=27 April 2005 |title='Asinan' vs. 'Kimchi': Variety is the spice of life |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/04/27/039asinan039-vs-039kimchi039-variety-spice-life.html |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref>
==Ingredients== Ingredients of asinan sayur have in common with kimchi. Their main ingredients are cabbage, cucumber, and salt. They both have the cabbage salted, but in kimchi the salting process takes longer than the process in asinan.<ref name="askim"/> Other ingredients include bean sprouts, chili, and terasi.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ilyas |first=Hamzah Puadi |date=1 February 2011 |title='Imlek' and Idul Fitri share much in common |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/02/01/%E2%80%98imlek%E2%80%99-and-idul-fitri-share-much-common.html |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref>
==Variants== There are two main variants: asinan sayur and asinan buah (salted vegetable and salted fruit).<ref name="askim"/> Asinan sayur is also called asinan Jakarta or asinan Betawi.<ref name="Meyrick"/> However, according to Indonesian food expert William Wongso, it doesn't guarantee the dish is originally from Jakarta. It might be influenced by Indian, Chinese, Arab, Portuguese, or Dutch cuisine.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hulupi |first=Maria Endah |date=22 June 2003 |title=Betawi cuisine, culinary journey through history |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/06/22/betawi-cuisine-culinary-journey-through-history.html |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914020511/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/06/22/betawi-cuisine-culinary-journey-through-history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|Food|Indonesia}} *{{annotated link|Acar|''Acar''}} *{{annotated link|Kimchi|''Kimchi''}} *{{annotated link|Rojak|''Rojak''}}
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