Sayur asem

Sayur asem or sayur asam is an Indonesian vegetable soup. It is a popular Southeast Asian dish originating from Sundanese cuisine, consisting of vegetables in tamarind soup. The sweet and sour flavour of this dish is considered refreshing and very compatible with fried or grilled dishes, including salted fish, ikan goreng, ayam goreng and lalapan, a kind of vegetable salad usually served raw but can also be cooked, and is usually eaten with steamed rice and sambal terasi chilli paste. The origin of the dish can be traced to the Sundanese people of West Java, Banten, and the Jakarta region. It is well known to be a part of the Sundanese cuisine and the daily diet of the Betawi. Earlier versions of the dish did not include corn, as it was not introduced to the Indonesian archipelago until the 16th Century.