• Gado-gado originated from Indonesia, where it is a specialty, and is popular in Southeast Asia.
• Gado-gado means “to mix and stir” in Indonesian and is also the local name for the dish.
• Traditional gado-gado includes raw and cooked ingredients. The raw ingredients include cucumber, onion, carrot, lettuce and cabbage. The cooked ingredients include bean sprouts, kangkong, long beans, cauliflower, potatoes, eggs, dried tofu, prawn crackers and shallots.
• The key to delicious gado-gado is the peanut sauce that is mixed into the dish at the end. The main ingredients of the sauce include peanuts, dried chilli, fried shallots, lemongrass, dried shrimp and coconut milk。

Fans of Malay food can visit Sempurna Jaya Muslim Food to savour various Malay dishes, including their famous gado-gado, lontong and asam fish. (Lianhe Zaobao, 23/3/2021)