Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 17,508 in the world's largest archipelago,[1][2] with more than 600 ethnic groups calling Indonesia home.[3] Many regional cuisines exist, often based upon indigenous culture with some foreign influences.[2] Indonesia has around 5,350 traditional recipes, with 30 of them considered the most important.[3] Indonesia's cuisine may include rice, noodle and soup dishes in modest local eateries to street-side snacks and top-dollar plates. Wikipedia