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Cooking Indonesian food in Japan with supermarket ingredients

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Nasi goreng, rendang and gado-gado can all be made with Japanese supermarket ingredients and a few swaps. Halal meat is easy to buy online or at halal shops in most cities.

Where to shop

Large supermarkets and KALDI sell coconut milk, sambal-style chili sauce and sometimes kecap manis. Halal shops (ใƒใƒฉใƒผใƒซใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—) sell halal chicken and beef, tempeh and Indonesian sauces. Online shops have everything.

What to look for, and swaps

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