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| h English (en) | ==Customs, serving and consumption== [[File:Sundanese Food 01.JPG|thumb|right|Indonesian typical communal meal, consisting of ''nasi'' (steamed rice), ''lauk-pauk'' (side dishes), and ''sayur-mayur'' (vegetables).]] Indonesian traditional meals usually consists of [[steamed rice]] as staple, surrounded by vegetables and soup and meat or fish side dishes. In a typical family meal, the family members gather around the table filled with steamed rice and several other dishes. Each dish is placed in a separate communal large plate or in bowls. Each of these dishes has its own serving spoons, used only to take parts of the dishes from the communal plate into one's own personal plate. Each of the family members has their own personal plate that is first filled with steamed rice. Usually the oldest family member or the husband has the right to initiate the meal, followed by the rest of the family to help themselves with the dishes. Each of them take some portion of dishes from the communal plates into their own individual plates. [[File:Indonesian Food.png|thumb|left|''[[Nasi goreng]]-sate'' combo with egg and ''krupuk'', popular Indonesian dish among foreigners.]] On their personal plate, the steamed rice will soon be surrounded by two, three or more dishes; vegetables and fish or meat, and maybe some fried dishes, ''[[sambal]]'' and ''[[krupuk]]''. In Indonesian customs — unlike in Japanese counterpart — it is quite acceptable to be seen to mix the different flavoured dishes in a single personal plate during consumption. A practice commonly found in ''[[nasi campur]]'', ''[[nasi Padang]]'', or during a buffet. The soupy dish might be served in a separate small personal bowl. Today in contemporary Indonesian restaurants, the set menu is often offered. This has led to the personal serving practice, in a similar fashion to those of [[Japanese cuisine]], with a personal plate on a tray, a rattan or bamboo container each with a separate small portion of dishes surrounding the rice. This can be found in the presentation of nasi Bali. |