Extreme food in Indonesia is one of the most sought after things in recent times. Extreme food or culinary is a kind of food that contains flavors that are not easily accepted by the tongue or stomach. This culinary can be a strange food or something unusual consumed such as rat satay, caterpillar, bats, and so forth. Indonesia has many unique culinary, especially with a mixture of spices that make Indonesian cuisine into the best food. In addition to foods that can make the tongue sway, Indonesia also has extreme foods that are hard to accept the stomach.

List of Extreme Foods in Indonesia

Sago caterpillar

Sago caterpillars are extreme foods originating from eastern Indonesia, Papua. Sago caterpillar is a favorite food of Papuan people, especially the Kamoro tribe to be a powerful medicine by eating raw. Sago caterpillars emerge from coconut trees and rotten sago palms. Extreme culinary originating from Papua is believed to contain high vitamin.

Caterpillars

Similar to Papuans, Purworejo people in Central Java also believe that caterpillars have high vitamins and proteins. This caterpillar can heal toothache that is usually consumed by making satay or fried. This extreme food from Purworejo comes from a turi tree.

Satay Lizard

You know, animal lizards? Just imagine if this type of animal we consume. Just imagining it disgusted, let alone ate it. Satay lizard is consumed by many Javanese. Animals lizard is believed to cure skin diseases. Maybe you all who have skin diseases for years and have not healed too, can try the drug from this monitor lizard.

Grasshopper

Vermicelli animal can be consumed by frying. The community of Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta Special Region has been accustomed to eat this culinary as a friend of rice. It tastes crispy and suitable to be a side dish or made a snack. Grasshopper is a kind of small insect that is difficult to catch. Just imagine, catching a kilo of grasshoppers takes how long, but eating it takes only a few minutes. Selling locusts that have been caught is also one of the livelihood of Gunung Kidul community.

Mouse Roast

Rats are dirty animals that live in slums, culverts, and in narrow places rarely found by humans. What happens if these rodents are consumed as food? The people of Minahasa, North Sulawesi, make this animal as chicken replacement food by baking. According to them, the taste of a grilled rat like a grilled chicken.

Paniki (Bat)

Paniki is a food made of bat that has been cooked. Bats can be eaten with a mixture of coconut milk, fried, and made sate. Paniki is a typical culinary of Manado, North Sulawesi. Animals that live in the night is called paniki if it is held at the table.