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Sambal

Sambal (Indonesian and Malay pronunciation: ) is a category of chilli-based sauces or pastes originating in maritime Southeast Asia, particularly within the cuisines of Indonesia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Singapore, southern Thailand and southern Philippines. Owing to historical connections and migration, sambal is also found in South Africa…

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Associated cuisine
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, South Africa and Suriname
Course
Condiment or side dish
Main ingredients
Ground chilli pepper with salt, sugar, cooking oil, shallot, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, shrimp paste and anchovies
Place of origin
Maritime Southeast Asia
Region or state
Java, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sulawesi, Mindanao
Serving temperature
Room temperature

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Sambal as an ingredient in dishes

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Sambal

Nodes188
Edges187
Triples214
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010638
Components1

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Sambal

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related to Indigenous and early hot spices of Southeast Asia · 15
Sambal → Alpinia, Americas, Among, Austronesian, Before, Capsicum, Old World, Piper, Proto-Austronesian, Sichuan, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian, The, Zanthoxylum, Zingiber
related to Emergence of sambal · 13
Sambal → Balinese, By, Chilli, Colonial-era, Javanese, Long, Malay, Minangkabau, Peranakans, Southeast Asia, Sundanese, The, These
related to Indonesia · 11
Sambal → Across, Bali, Batak, Certain, Examples, In Indonesia, Minangkabau, North Sumatra, Preparation, West Sumatra, Zanthoxylum
related to Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Thailand · 11
Sambal → Brunei, In Malaysia, Malaysian Chinese, One, Optional, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, The, Traditionally, While
related to Preparation and availability · 11
Sambal → Brunei, Cooked, However, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nevertheless, Singapore, Southeast Asian, The, There, Traditional
related to Sri Lanka · 11
Sambal → Commonly, Dutch East Indies, In Sri Lanka, Laotian, Mexican, Once, Southeast Asia, Sri Lankan, The, Traditionally, Variations
related to The Netherlands · 11
Sambal → Among, Asian, Common, Conimex, Dutch, Dutch-Indonesian, In, Indonesia, It, Koningsvogel, Netherlands
related to The Philippines · 10
Sambal → In, Indonesia, It, Malaysia, Mindanao, Moro, Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Tausug, Typical
related to Sambal as an ingredient in dishes · 8
Sambal → Beyond, Common, In Indonesia, In Minangkabau, Javanese, Majapahit, Other, Sundanese
related to Suriname · 8
Sambal → Distinctive Surinamese, Indonesia-inspired, It, Javanese-Surinamese, Madam Jeanette, Surinam, Suriname, Surinamese

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chilli pepper ingredients southeast local peppers served ginger condiment malaysia made chillies sambals prepared long indonesia dishes asia often also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SambalAssociated cuisineIndonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, South Africa and Suriname1.00infobox
SambalCourseCondiment or side dish1.00infobox
SambalMain ingredientsGround chilli pepper with salt, sugar, cooking oil, shallot, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, shrimp paste and anchovies1.00infobox
SambalPlace of originMaritime Southeast Asia1.00infobox
SambalRegion or stateJava, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sulawesi, Mindanao1.00infobox
SambalServing temperatureRoom temperature1.00infobox
Sambalis aubiquitous condiment with significant regional diversity0.90text
Sambalis acommon accompaniment to rice and noodle dishes0.90text
shallotsinstance ofsambal is prepared by grinding or pounding fresh or dried chillies with aromatics0.80text
garlicinstance ofsambal is prepared by grinding or pounding fresh or dried chillies with aromatics0.80text
galangalinstance ofsambal is prepared by grinding or pounding fresh or dried chillies with aromatics0.80text
gingerinstance ofsambal is prepared by grinding or pounding fresh or dried chillies with aromatics0.80text

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