The Government will increase the promotion of Indonesian cuisine and making it an important part of Indonesian tourism promotion abroad .
During a working visit to China on 11-15 November, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia needs more culinary variety heavily promoted in order to become one of the icons of Indonesia in foreign countries.
Mari said Indonesia has set 30 traditional Indonesian culinary icon since December 14, 2012 .
" It represents the culinary traditions and most of Indonesia , and everything is set on certain criteria , such as all the marinade ingredients or easily obtainable anywhere, in any country , " he said .
However, the types of food that have been determined to be an icon, according to him , is still not widely known abroad .
The government is trying to intensify campaign to increase the popularity of culinary Indonesia by presenting the types of traditional food in any event or evening receptions Indonesia Indonesian culture .
" So really it is promoted Indonesian culinary . Because if we wish there was an Indonesian restaurant in each country still can not , especially in Beijing where only Indonesian restaurant is still open-close - open-close , " he said .
He also explained that the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has worked with culinary experts Indonesian and fronted by a professional chef Chef Vindex Tengker to write a recipe book 30 Traditional Indonesian Culinary Icons .
"Each icon is displayed with the name of the region of origin such as ' Pickled Jakarta ' , ' Soto Ayam Lamongan ' , ' Know Surabaya Egg ' , and ' Rawon Surabaya ' and so on , " she said .
In the book , each icon displayed nutritional and culinary philosophy story .
" For example, the story or the philosophy behind Rice Tumpeng archipelago , which symbolizes the sacrifice and so forth , " said Mari .
Indonesian cuisine in China
Indonesian culinary trail in China there are several restaurants in Indonesia such as Padang Restaurant ( Beijing ) which not only serves Padang , but also cuisine from several other regions such as West Java and East Java .
In addition there Bistro Restaurant and Made in Bali Indonesia ( Shanghai ) and Pandan Indonesian restaurant in Guangzhou , Guangdong Province .
One team member working group 30 Traditional Indonesian Culinary Icon William Wongso said the emergence of Indonesian restaurants abroad have not been enough to popularize Indonesian dishes .
Because the authenticity of Indonesian culinary herb -rich communities have adapted to the local tongue in every country where Indonesian restaurant located.
" Currently there is no clear line guide for every restaurant trying to interpret and that makes getting worse in my opinion , they tried to adapt to local tastes autentika abroad so we lost , " he said .
Indonesian nation , according to him , too afraid of the taste of the wealth of Indonesian spices in less desirable local communities abroad .
" Whereas now every country in the world that want to show their original taste in the international community , " said William .
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