Saturday, February 1, 2014

Toge Goreng


Bologna, Italy, has spaghetti bolognese; Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, has "toge goreng" 😋 Literal translation is "fried bean sprouts". The name does not do justice to the dish.

Toge goreng is fine street cuisine for people from West Java. No other part of Indonesia has the main ingredient which is "oncom".  Oncom is the by-product of tofu. Soy bean tailings (left over) from tofu production is fermented using Rhizopus oligosporus or Neurospora intermedia var. oncomensis. According to Wikipedia, oncom is the only human food produced from Neurospora.

Unlike spaghetti bolognese, toge goreng is 100% vegan. It is the food I missed the most from Indonesia. What a miracle that my friend found a food boutique that sells oncom. Hmmmm.....😋😋