Snacks are foods that are consumed between main meals. Usually consumed to relieve a person’s hunger for a while, provide a little supply of energy to the body, or just to enjoy the taste.
Snacks are closely related to culture, entertainment, and creativity, so they are always undergoing a very dynamic evolution. Even so, there are several flavours that are always used in snacks in Indonesia. For example, the spicy taste which now offers a spicy taste that has a level, from ordinary spicy, to very spicy.
In addition to the spicy taste, there are several flavours that many Indonesians like. This taste is often called a timeless taste, because Indonesians have been fond of these flavours for a long time. Here are some of these flavours.
Balado
Balado has a spicy taste. In addition to the spicy taste, the balado also has a sweety taste. This sweet, spicy taste is usually often applied to fried snacks such as chips. We will easily find Balado-flavoured snacks in markets, mini markets, and supermarkets in Indonesia. Street snacks such as cireng, crispy tofu, or egg rolls also often use Balado-flavoured spices.
Corn
Like balado, we will also easily find corn flavoured snacks sold in Indonesia. Corn flavour has two variants that are quite popular, namely sweet corn and roasted corn.
Barbeque
Barbeque is a method of grilling meat using the slow cooking method. Grilling with this method creates meat with a distinctive taste followed by a smoky aroma. The barbeque flavour in Indonesia uses the beef flavour as its base. The taste of grilled meat with a distinctive smoky aroma is what is widely used as a snack flavour in Indonesia.
Cheese
Cheese flavours are often used for seasoning snacks in Indonesia and tend to have a slightly sweet taste, but of course with a distinctive cheese aroma. In addition to fried snacks, cheese flavour is also often used as a biscuits and other sweet snacks flavour .
Chocolate
Chocolate flavour seems to be a universal, timeless taste. Not only in Indonesia, many snacks in the world have used this flavour for a long time and have endured to this day. It seems very hard to find people who don’t like the taste of chocolate.
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