- RecipesSambal
Sambal is a word borrowed from the Indonesian word of Javanese origin, sambel, which means “sauce”. It originates from the cuisines of Indonesia and is very popular in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brunei and Singapore. It has also spread through Indonesian populations overseas, the Netherlands and Suriname.
- CultureIndonesia
The archipelagic nation of Indonesia is located just to the north of Australia and off the Southeast Asian mainland, between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is placed across the Equator and hence is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of the Earth as well as the Eastern Hemisphere.
- Special SightsBorobudur
Located in Central Java, close to the city of Yogyakarta, lie the ancient marvels of Borobudur. The site is home to the largest Buddhist structure on Earth, complete with a phenomenal array of stupas. No one knows why Borobudur was built or who built it, but its beauty has made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi's Minahasa Peninsula, and on the west by northern Kalimantan in Indonesia.
East Timor is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea.
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
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