| General | |
|---|---|
| Ayam | Chicken |
| Babi | Pork |
| Beras | Unboiled white rice |
| Daging | Meat in general |
| Goreng | Fried |
| Ikan | Fish |
| Pisang | Banana |
| Sapi | Beef |
| Kang-Kung | Water spinach |
| Kacang panjang | Black eyed peas |
| Nasi | Boiled white rice |
| Tahu | Grained soy-beans pressed into a cube |
| Tempeh | Ungrained soy-beans pressed into a cube |
| Telur | Egg |
| Tepung | White flower |
| Minyak | Oil to bake with | Herbs |
| Asem/lunak | Sour-sweet flesh of the Tamarindefruit |
| Bawang Bombay | Large Onion |
| Bawang Putih | Garlic |
| Bawang Merah | Sjalots |
| Cengkeh | Clove |
| Daun/Jeruk | Leaf of a lemon-like shrub |
| Daun/Pandan | Leaf of the pandan |
| Daun/Papaya | Leaf of the papaya |
| Daun/Salma | Bay-leaf |
| Galanga | Laos |
| Gula Bali/Java of Gula Merah | Palmsugar |
| Jahe | Ginger |
| Jeruk/Limo | Lemon |
| Jinten | |
| Kecap | Soy-sauce |
| Kemangi | Lemon-basil |
| Kemiri | Nut of the Kemiri-tree |
| Kenari | Nut of the Canari-tree. Almond can also be used instead |
| Ketumbar | Koriander |
| Kunyit | Yellowroot |
| Lada | Pepper |
| Lombok | Small chili |
| Pala | Nutmegg |
| Rawit | Smaller then a Lombok but more sharp. They come in green and red and sometimes in orange, which are less sharp. |
| Santen | Coco-milk, readily available in cans |
| Sereh | Lemongrass |
| Tamarinde | Fruit of the Tamarindetree |
| Trasi | Grained shrimp-paste. Has a strong smell when prepared |
