5 Facts about Indomie, Worldwide Indonesian Instant Noodle

VIVA – Indomie is a brand of instant noodle from Indonesia. This brand stays popular because of its continued innovation in flavors that are popular with Indonesians, which include flavors like Soto Ayam (Chicken curry), and Beef Rendang, where all ingredients are ready in packets including the much-needed chili powder.

There are also Indonesian archipelago flavors, such as Aceh Noodle-fried, Medan Curry or locally known as Soto Medan, Coto Makassar, Curry Lamongan, and many more.

This instant noodle brand is a favorite of almost all Indonesian people, with its very good taste and affordable price. Indomie has been around since the 1970s and is growing very rapidly to this day.

Rumor has it that Indonesia's instant noodles have become very popular around the world and are indeed a meal with real Indonesians taste that no Indonesian, especially when abroad, can live without.

1. Already Worldwide

Not only Indonesia's favorite, Indomie also has a large number of fans abroad. For example, in Nigeria, India, and people from Europe and the Americas are known to always look for Indomie every time they shop at the nearest supermarket.

Although the price is not as cheap as in Indonesia and the taste is not as delicious as in Indonesia, Indomie abroad is still full of enthusiasts. In fact, in 2017, Amazon once made a quiz by sending questions about the most favorite instant noodles in the world, and of course Indomie won.

2. Become a Primary Food in Nigeria

Indomie turned out to be the second staple food for the Nigerian people. This started when the economic crisis hit Nigeria in 2015. Prices of staple foods in the country have skyrocketed, including the price of rice, which is the staple food of Nigerians.

Because they can't afford rice. So, they choose Indomie as a primary food to replace rice because apart from being cheap and easy to make, instant noodles also contain carbohydrates that are needed by the body.

3. The Content of Indomie Abroad is Different from Indonesia

Each Indomie produced in a country, the composition of the Indomie will also follow the food needs and regulations of each country.

As in Australia, for example, where the nutritional content of Indomie's composition is 420 calories, with details of 59 grams of carbohydrates, 16.6 grams of fat, and 8.4 grams of protein. Meanwhile, the nutritional content of Indomie in Indonesia is 380 calories, with 54 grams of carbohydrates, 14 grams of fat, and 8 grams of protein.

4. Indomie Has 50 Flavor Variants

Initially, Indomie only had two flavors, namely Indomie with chicken essence and Indomie with shrimp juice.

But now, Indomie has even released variants with modern flavors and various combinations, such as Indomie with Bolognese flavor, Indomie with Pop Chicken, Indomie with Ribs Penyet, Indomie Coto Makassar, and Indomie with Chicken Geprek flavor.

5. Many Variants of Indomie Abroad

Although in Indonesia, Indomie has 50 flavor variants, it turns out that in every country, there are Indomie variants that really like the taste of the country's special food.

As in India there are variants of Chicken Tikka Masala and Kakaruk. In France, there is Gout Poulet. After that, in Netherlands, there is black pepper chicken. In Croatia, there is beef broth flavor. In Tanzania, there is a Supa Mojo variant. Then, in Turkey, there is a Hot & Spicy fried noodle variant. In Saudi Arabia, there is a sausage variant.

Australia Tarik 3 Produk Indomie dari Peredaran, Ini Alasannya

Badan pangan Australia (Food Standards Australia) menarik tiga varian produk Indomie Indonesia dari peredaran.

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18 Desember 2024