Lotek
🇮🇩 A dish from Indonesia
Lotek is a Javanese (Indonesian) vegetable-based salad with peanut sauce. While the sauce ingredients are the same with that of pecel, lotek sauce is typically much sweeter to taste, a nod to a classic "Matraman" cuisine.
What gives it away
| 🥘Main ingredients | mixed vegetables, peanuts, palm sugar, garlic, chili, tamarind |
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| 🔥Cooking method | blanched vegetables tossed in ground peanut sauce |
| 👅Flavour & style | sweet, savory, mildly spicy peanut dressing |
| 🕒When it’s eaten | served as a light meal or lunch dish |
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Lotek come from?
Lotek is a dish that originated in Indonesia.
What is Lotek?
Lotek is a Javanese (Indonesian) vegetable-based salad with peanut sauce. While the sauce ingredients are the same with that of pecel, lotek sauce is typically much sweeter to taste, a nod to a classic "Matraman" cuisine.