ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Chinese Indonesian cuisine

Do you know what cuisine means? It's the kind of food that people eat in a certain place or country. And when we say Chinese-Indonesian cuisine, it means the yummy food that Chinese people living in Indonesia eat and cook.

Now, let me explain it to you like you are a 5-year-old kid. When people from China moved to Indonesia a long time ago, they brought their own food, and they combined it with some local ingredients in Indonesia. This created a unique blend of Chinese and Indonesian flavors that we call Chinese-Indonesian cuisine.

Some of the yummy foods that you can find in Chinese-Indonesian cuisine are Nasi Goreng (Indonesian-style fried rice), Babi Kecap (pork cooked in a sweet and savory sauce), Ayam Goreng (crispy fried chicken), and Bakmi (noodle dishes).

So, when you taste Chinese-Indonesian food, you can expect it to be flavorful and unique, just like a blend of two different things, like when we mix colors to create a new one, like green!