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| Alternative names | Gorontalo cuisine or Hulontalo cuisine |
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| Course | Main |
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Gorontalo, Gorontalo Peninsula,Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | seafood, beef, chicken, hot local chilies, and iconic spices |
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Gorontalese cuisine orGorontalo cuisine is the traditional cuisine of theGorontalese People of theGorontalo Peninsula, NorthSulawesi island, Indonesia.[1] It is also known asHulontalo cuisine byperantauan (migrating) Gorontalo people, after "Hulontalo", the name for Gorontalo in theGorontalo language.
Gorontalese cuisine is known for its freshseafood, and liberal use ofspices andherbs.[2]
The strategic location of Gorontalo, with theCelebes Sea andPacific Ocean to the north and theGulf of Tomini to the south, made the Gorontalo region a strategic shipping route in the past. This history has formed the roots of a unique and distinctive culture in Gorontalo, including its unique dishes.
Along with the division of Gorontalo into a province and its separation fromNorth Sulawesi, Gorontalo's cuisine has become an increasingly popular and well-recognized as part ofIndonesia's national culinary heritage.[3]
Gorontalo cuisine is famous for its varied menu of seafood, hot local chilies, and spices.[4]
Due to its use of spices, Gorontalo cuisine is often characterized as a simple cuisine with notes of fresh aroma and sweetness, often employingbasil andpandan.[5]
Gorontalo cuisine has been influenced by other communities who migrated to Gorontalo, such as immigrants from theArab world,China, andTernate-Tidore.[6] Gorontalo's pastries are also influenced by European culture which brought by theDutch.
A Gorontalo recipe book published and popularized by Amanda Katili Niode from the Omar Niode Foundation, which is called "Trailing the Taste of Gorontalo", has received appreciation from national and international culinary activists, including ChefWilliam Wongso and Elena Aniere from Slow Food International.[7]
The Gorontalo recipe book "Trailing the Taste of Gorontalo" won the "Best in the World" award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Award inYantai,China in 2016 for the Asian Cuisine from Asian Books category.[8] In addition, this Gorontalese recipe book has the opportunity to appear to represent one of Indonesia's culinary treasures at the Gourmet Gallery in theFrankfurt Book Fair 2016 series,Germany.[9]
Traditional cuisines in Gorontalo are often named after cooking techniques.[10]
In Gorontalo culinary, the technique of boiling fish or other proteins has a different name from that of boiling carbohydrate foods. The technique of boiling fish, prawn, and meat is named "ilahe", while boiling banana, corn, or taro is named "bilanggahe".
As with the process of boiling, protein and carbohydrate dishes have two different names. The technique of grilling protein dishes, such as meat and fish, is called "ilalango", while that of grilling banana, corn, or taro is called "tilenehu".
All fried dishes are called "tilinanga". For example, a fried banana is called lambi tilinanga, and a fried fish is called tola tilinanga. One exception is for fried flour-coated bananas, which are called sanggala.
The technique of grilling or steaming dishes wrapped in abanana leaf is called "ilepa’o".
Gorontalo cuisine also hasspice mixtures such aspilitode and iloni.[11]
Pilitode is a type of Gorontalesegulai sauce and iloni is a type of Gorontalesegrilling sauce. Both are made usingcandlenut,ginger,turmeric andcoconut milk. Dishes made with these mixes are often made withfish,chicken,beef, andseafood, as well asbanana,cassava, andpumpkin.
| Local name | Image | English name | Notes |
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| Ayam iloni | |||
| Binte biluhuta |  | Sweet-Corn Soup | |
| Sate tuna |  | Tuna Satay | |
| Sate balanga | Wok Satay | ||
| Bilentango | Chili Split-Fish | ||
| Sagela | Sagela | ||
| Tabu moitomo | Gorontalese Black Beef Soup | ||
| Ilahe | Gorontalese Sour Fish Soup | ||
| Nasi kuning gorontalo | Gorontalese Turmeric Rice | ||
| Ilabulo | Ilabulo | ||
| Ikan bakar gorontalo | Gorontalese Fish Grill | ||
| Sambal goreng sapi | |||
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