Rojak (Chinese: 囉喏; Pinyin: luōrĕ) is a fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (where it is called Rujak). The term "Rojak" is Malay for mixture, is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, and in particular is often used to describe the multi-ethnic character of Malaysian and Singaporean society. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Malay language (Malay: Bahasa Melayu; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, parts of the coast of Borneo and even in the Netherlands[1]. It is an official...

Malaysian and Singaporean rojak

Mamak rojak

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Mamak rojak, or Indian rojak

Indian rojak served in Singapore

In Malaysia, mamak rojak (or Indian rojak) contains fried dough fritters, bean curds, boiled potatoes, prawn fritters, hard boiled eggs, bean sprouts and cucumber mixed with a thick, spicy peanut sauce. Traditionally, Indian Muslim (Mamak) rojak vendors use modified sidecar motorcycles as preparation counters and to peddle their rojak. These mobile vendors now use modified mini trucks. The Indian rojak available in Singapore is an assortment of potatoes, eggs, beancurds and prawns fried in batter served with a sweet and spicy chili sauce. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 500 KB) [edit] Summary Indian rojak. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 500 KB) [edit] Summary Indian rojak. ... Picture of traditional Malaysian Mamak and the Mamak Stall. ... BMW R51/3 motorcycle with sidecar Ural Retro with sidecar Vespa scooter with sidecar This article concerns sidecar as an attachment to a motocycle. ...

Picture of Penang Rojak in Malaysia.

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Fruit rojak

Fruit rojak consists typically of cucumber, pineapple, turnip (jicama), bean sprouts, taupok (puffed soya bean cake) and youtiao (fried dough fritters). Raw mangoes and green apples are less commonly used. The dressing is made up of water, belacan (shrimp paste), sugar, chili, and lime juice. Ingredients vary among vendors with some also using prawn paste, tamarind or black bean paste in the mix. The ingredients are cut into bite-sized portions and tossed in a bowl with the dressing and topped with chopped peanuts and a dash of ground or finely chopped bunga kantan (pink ginger bud). Penang Rojak is another type of Rojak localized in Penang island of Malaysia, quite close to Fruit rojak but added jambu air (Water apple), squid fritters and honey. Trinomial name Brassica rapa rapa L. For similar vegetables also called turnip, see Turnip (disambiguation). ... Species Pachyrhizus ahipa Pachyrhizus erosus Pachyrhizus ferrugineus Pachyrhizus panamensis Pachyrhizus tuberosus Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Sprouting is the practice of soaking then draining and leaving seeds until they germinate and begin to sprout. ... Pieces of Youtiao Youtiao (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Yóutiáo; literally oil strip), sometimes called fried bread stick, is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and is usually eaten for breakfast. ... This article is about the fruit. ... ... Shrimp Paste is often used as a condiment in many Southeast Asian dishes Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. ... Torch Ginger is the Ginger Flower Etlingera elatior (syn. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Dr Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by Kedah to British 11 August 1786   - Japanese occupation 1942... Binomial name Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merrill & Perry Syzygium samarangense (syn. ...

Indonesian rujak

In Indonesia, especially among Javanese, rujak is essential part in traditional prenatal ceremony called "Nujuh Bulanan" (literally: seventh months). Special rujak is made for this occasion, and later being served to mother to be and her guests (mostly her female friends). It is widely known that the sweet, spicy and sour taste of rujak are adored by pregnant women. The recipe of rujak for this ceremony is similar to typical Indonesian fruit rujak, with the exceptions that the fruits is roughly shredded instead of thinly sliced, also jeruk bali (grapefruit) is essential ingridients which is rarely present in typical Indonesian fruit rujak. Javanese is a term used to describe a native of the Indonesian island of Java. ... Prenatal means before birth (is widely used in biology). ... Binomial name Citrus paradisi Macfad. ...

Indonesian Fruit Rujak

The typical Indonesian fruit rujak consists of slices of assorted tropical fruits such as jambu air (water apple), pineapple, raw mangoes, bangkoang (jicama), cucumber, kedondong, and raw red ubi jalar (sweet potato). Sometimes Malang variants of green apple, belimbing (star fruit), and jeruk Bali (grapefruit) are added. The sweet and spicy-hot bumbu rujak (dressing) is made up of water, gula jawa (coconut sugar), asem jawa (tamarind), grinded sauted peanuts, terasi (shrimp paste), salt, cabe rawit, and red chilli. All of the fruits are sliced to bite-size, and put in the dish. The bumbu rujak or thick sweet spicy rujak dressing is poured on the fruit slices. An addition of sambal garam powder (simple mixture of salt and grinded red chilli) is put on side as the alternative for those who love salty taste for their rujak. Binomial name Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merrill & Perry Syzygium samarangense (syn. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Binomial name L. The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. ... Binomial name L. “Camote” redirects here. ... Malang is the second largest city in East Java province, Indonesia with an ancient history dating back to the Mataram Kingdom. ... ... Binomial name Averrhoa carambola Carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola, Averrhoaceae or Oxalidaceae) is native to Sri Lanka and popular throughout Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Citrus paradisi Macfad. ... Binomial name Tamarindus indica L. This article refers to the tree – for other uses see Tamarindo (disambiguation). ... Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulzs death). ... Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. ... Shrimp Paste is often used as a condiment in many Southeast Asian dishes Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. ... The chile pepper (also chili or chilli; from Spanish chile) is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). ...

Rujak Tumbuk (Rujak Bèbèk)

Another variant of Indonesian fruit rujak. The ingredients are almost the same as typical Indonesian fruit rujak, with the exceptions that all the ingridients, fruits and dressing is mashed together (tumbuk or bèbèk in Indonesian) in a wooden mortar. The dressing is not pour on the fruit, but already mixed together with all the ingridients. Rujak tumbuk is served in individual smaller portions on banana leaf plates called "pincuk". Mortar and pestle Mortar used to pulverise plant material with liquid nitrogen A mortar and pestle is a tool used to grind and mix substances. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Rujak Serut

Literary means "shredded rujak". Another variant of Indonesian fruit rujak. Like rujak tumbuk, the ingridients are almost the same as typical Indonesian fruit rujak, with the exceptions that the fruits is not sliced in biteable size, but shredded into rough almost paste like consistency.

Rujak Cingur

Literary "cingur" means mouth in Javanese, and indeed beside the noodle and vegetable as the main ingridients, rujak cingur also contains slices of cooked buffalo's or cow's lips. This special rujak from East Java has "meaty" taste. East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia. ...

Rujak Pengantin

Literary "pengantin" means bride/groom in Indonesia, this rujak also contains slices of boiled eggs, potatoes, fried tofu, pineapples, bean sprout, pickles, vegetables, roasted peanuts and has a little vinegar taste to it.

Rujak Juhi

Juhi means salted cuttlefish for Indonesian, this rujak contains fried beancurd, cuttlefish,cucumber, noodle, lettuce, cabbages, peanut sauce, vinegar, chillies, and fried garlic. It comes close with gado-gado (another Indonesian dish).

Rujak Shanghai

Named after China's most populated city, Shanghai. It's quite popular among Indonesian Chinese community in Indonesia. This varient of rujak can be found in Indonesian Chinatowns such as Glodok, Jakarta. The same as Rujak Juhi, rujak Shanghai contains seafood. Boiled and sliced gurita (octopus) and teripang (sea cucumber) is served with kangkung (some kinds of water plant commonly used as vegetable), bengkoang, and served with thick red sweet and sour sauce, mixed with pineapple juice, chilli, and granule of sauted peanuts. Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ... Suborders †Pohlsepia (incertae sedis) †Proteroctopus (incertae sedis) †Palaeoctopus (incertae sedis) Cirrina Incirrina Synonyms Octopoida Leach, 1817 The octopus (Greek , eight-legs) is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. ... Orders Subclass Apodacea  Apodida  Molpadiida Subclass Aspidochirotacea  Aspidochirotida  Elasipodida Subclass Dendrochirotacea  Dactylochirotida  Dendrochirotida The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ...

See also

• Rojak Language
• Mamak stall
• Pasembur

An example of Malaysias Rojak language (Bahasa Rojak), taken randomly from a Malaysian forum. ... Picture of traditional Malaysian Mamak and the Mamak Stall. ... Picture of Malaysian Indian food stall of Pasembur and Indian Rojak. ...

External links

• Fruit Rojak
• Mamak Rojak Recipe