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'''''Gado-gado''''' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] or [[Betawi language|Betawi]]) is an [[Indonesian cuisine#National dishes|Indonesian]] [[salad]]<ref name="Balidaily">{{cite news|title='Gado-gado' Ayu Minantri |date=5 December 2013 |author=Luh De Suriyani |url=http://www.thebalidaily.com/2013-12-05/gado-gado-ayu-minantri.html |newspaper=Bali Daily |access-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615015458/http://www.thebalidaily.com/2013-12-05/gado-gado-ayu-minantri.html |archive-date=15 June 2015 }}</ref> of raw, slightly [[boiled]], [[Blanching (cooking)|blanched]] or [[steamed]] [[vegetable]]s and [[hard-boiled eggs]], boiled potato, fried [[tofu]] and [[tempeh]], and sliced ''[[lontong]]'' (compressed cylinder rice cake wrapped in a banana leaf),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunny |date=2022-09-11 |title=Lontong Recipe: How to Make Authentic Lontong at Home |url=https://www.lokataste.com/authentic-lontong/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=LOKATASTE.COM |language=en-US}}</ref> served with a [[peanut sauce]] dressing.<ref>{{cite web|title=gado-gado|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gado-gado|publisher=Dictionary.com}}</ref><ref name="Balidaily"/><ref>No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xii</ref>

In 2018, ''gado-gado'' was promoted as one of sixfive [[national dish]]es of Indonesia; the others are [[Soto (food)|soto]], [[Satay|sate]], [[nasi goreng]], [[tumpeng]], and [[rendang]].<ref name="Kompas.com-Makanan-Nasional">{{Cite news|url=https://travel.kompas.com/read/2018/04/10/171000627/kemenpar-tetapkan-5-makanan-nasional-indonesia-ini-daftarnya|title=Kemenpar Tetapkan 5 Makanan Nasional Indonesia, Ini Daftarnya - Kompas.com|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|work=KOMPAS.com|access-date=2018-04-18|language=id}}</ref>

The term ''gado'' or the verb ''menggado'' means to consume something without rice. In Indonesian Betawi, ''Gado-gadodigado'' inor Indonesian''menggado''<ref>{{cite literallyweb | url=https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/menggado | title=Menggado | date=19 July 2012 }}</ref> means "mix-mix"to sinceeat a certain dish (be it fish, meat, chicken, etc.) without rice. ''Gado-gado'' is made up of a rich mixture of vegetables, such asincluding [[potatoes]], [[string beans|longbeans]], [[bean sprouts]], [[spinach]], [[chayote]], [[bitter gourd]], [[corn]] and [[cabbage]], along with [[tofu]], [[tempeh]], and hard-boiled eggs,. They are all mixed in peanut sauce dressing, sometimes also topped with ''[[krupuk]]'' and sprinkles of fried [[shallot]]s. ''Gado-gado'' is different from Sundanese ''[[Lotek_(food)|lotek]] atah'' or ''[[karedok]]'' whichas the latter uses only raw vegetables. Another similar dish is the Javanese ''[[pecel]]''.

''Gado-gado'' is widely sold in almost every part of [[Indonesia]], with each area havingwith its own modificationsregional variations.<ref name="Balidaily"/> It is thought to have originally been a [[Sundanese cuisine|Sundanese]] dish, as it is most prevalent in Western parts of [[Java]] (which includes [[Jakarta]], [[Banten]], and [[West Java]] provinces). The [[Javanese cuisine|Javanese]] have their own slightly similar version of a vegetables-in-peanut-sauce dish called ''[[pecel]]'' which is more prevalent in Central and East Java. ''Gado-gado'' is widely available fromat hawkers' carts, stalls (''[[warung]]'') and restaurants and hotels inthroughout [[Indonesia]]; it is also served in Indonesian-style restaurants worldwide. Though it is customarily called a salad, the peanut sauce is a larger component of ''gado-gado'' than is usual for the dressings in Western-style salads; the vegetables should be well coated with it.

Some eating establishments use different mixtures of peanut sauce, or add other ingredients for taste such as adding [[cashew nut]]s for taste. In Jakarta, someseveral eating establishments boast ''gado-gado'' as their signature dish, some of which have been in business for decades and have developed faithful clientele. For example, Gado-Gado Boplo restaurant chain has been around since 1970,<ref>{{cite web |title =Gado-Gado Boplo |url =http://www.boplo.net/profile.html | language = id |access-date =12 May 2015 |archive-date =9 April 2015 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150409073730/http://boplo.net/profile.html |url-status =dead }}</ref> while Gado-Gado Bonbin in Cikini has been around since 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title =Enjoying Jakarta through culinary nostalgia | author =Triwik Kurniasari and Maulina Sartika Pravitasari | date =15 August 2008 | url =http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/15/enjoying-jakarta-through-culinary-nostalgia.html |access-date =12 May 2015}}</ref>

The peanut sauce is made of friedground crushed savoryfried peanuts, sweet palm sugar, garlic, chilies, salt, tamarind, and a squeeze of lime.<ref name="Balidaily"/> ''Gado-gado'' is generally freshly made, sometimes in front of the customers to suit their preferred degree of spiciness, which corresponds to the amount of [[chili pepper]] included. However, particularly in the West, ''gado-gado'' sauce is often prepared ahead of time and in bulk. ''Gado-gado'' sauce is also available in dried form, which is simply needs to be rehydrated by adding hot water.

Gado-gado comes from the Indonesian word ''“digado"digado''”". However, the word ''“digado"digado''”" does not exist in the Indonesian dictionary. The word ''“digado"digado''”" originates from a specific Indonesian culture, [[Betawi people|Betawi]]. In the [[Betawi language]], the word means “to not be eaten with rice”, which is why rice is not included as one of the key ingredients of ''gado-gado''. Rather, a substitute of rice is used, which is known as ''[[lontong]]'', otherwise known as Indonesian rice cake.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Story|first=Ayana|date=20 June 2019|title=Fakta Gado-gado, Kuliner Khas Betawi dengan Asal Usul yang Misterius|url=https://www.idntimes.com/food/dining-guide/maria-liana/fakta-gado-gado-kuliner-khas-betawi-exp-c1c2/5|access-date=27 November 2020|website=[[idntimes]]}}</ref>

Unlike ''gado-gado sederhana'', ''gado-gado'' [[Padang]] adds yellow noodles and ''[[Sohun food|sohun]]'', which are cellophane noodles, to the ''gado-gado'' dish.<ref name=":1" /> This variation of ''gado-gado'' originated from [[Padang]] in [[JavaWest Sumatra]].<ref name=":1" /> It is also known to have a spicy flavor.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Alva|first=Apriani|date=20 December 2016|title=Kuliner Nusantara - Ini 5 Macam Gado-gado dari Penjuru Indonesia, Pernah Coba Nomor 5?|url=https://travel.tribunnews.com/2016/12/20/kuliner-nusantara-ini-5-macam-gado-gado-dari-penjuru-indonesia-pernah-coba-nomor-5|access-date=27 November 2020|website=[[tribunnews]]}}</ref> This variation follows other common dishes in [[Padang]], which are known for having a spicy flavor.<ref name=":2" />

A translation of “g“''adogado-gado sederhana''” is “simple g''adogado-gado''”. This variation is the basic way of preparing a ''gado-gado'' dish, which is made using vegetables, bean sprouts, ''[[lontong]]'' and peanut sauce as key ingredients.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shidqiyyah|first=Septika|date=17 November 2018|title=4 Cara Membuat Gado Gado, dari yang Sederhana, Gado Gado Betawi, Gado Gado Padang hingga Surabaya|url=https://www.liputan6.com/lifestyle/read/3693869/4-cara-membuat-gado-gado-dari-yang-sederhana-gado-gado-betawi-gado-gado-padang-hingga-surabaya#:~:text=Liputan6.com%2C%20Jakarta%20Gado%20gado,%2C%20bayam%2C%20dan%20lain%20sebagainya|access-date=27 November 2020|website=[[liputan6]]}}</ref>

* [[Edible salt|salt]]

* [[blanching (cooking)|blanched]] - shredded, chopped, or sliced green vegetables such as [[cabbage]], [[Ipomoea aquatica|kangkung]], [[spinach]], [[bean sprout]]s, boiled young [[jack fruit]], [[chayote]], [[Green bean|string bean]], [[green bean]], [[bitter melon]], and [[Maize|corn]].

* uncooked - sliced [[cucumber]], [[tomato]], and [[lettuce]].

[[Category:SaladsIndonesian salads]]