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Ayam kecap

Ayam kecap is like a fancy way of saying chicken cooked in sweet soy sauce. It's a special dish from Indonesia where people cook chicken with a special kind of sauce made from soy sauce and sugar.

It all starts with a chicken. The chicken is cut into small pieces, like chicken nuggets. Then, the chicken is marinated in a mixture of spices like garlic, ginger, and lemongrass. Marinating means that the chicken sits in this sauce for a long time so it can soak up all the yummy flavors.

After the chicken is nice and marinated, it's time to cook it! The chicken is cooked in a pan with a little bit of oil until it's golden and crispy on the outside. Then, the special sweet soy sauce is added to the pan. This sauce is made from a special kind of soy sauce that's mixed with sugar, so it's not too salty.

Once the sweet soy sauce is added, it cooks with the chicken for a little while longer until the chicken is coated in the sauce and it becomes shiny and delicious. The chicken is then ready to be served! It's usually eaten with rice or noodles and sometimes people add some veggies like green beans or carrots.

So, ayam kecap is a yummy dish from Indonesia made with chicken cooked in a special sweet soy sauce that makes it taste amazing!