Yellow Rice

Yellow rice is a typical Indonesian food. This food is made from rice that is cooked along with turmeric and coconut milk and spices. With the addition of spices and coconut milk, yellow rice has a more savory flavor than white rice. Yellow rice is one variation of white rice that is often used as a cone. Plain yellow rice served with various side dishes typical of Indonesia.

In the Indonesian tradition of rice yellow color symbolizes the golden mountain meaningful wealth, prosperity and the moral sublime. Therefore, yellow rice often served at the celebration events and happy events such as birth, marriage and fiance. In Balinese tradition, the color yellow is one of the four sacred colors available, in addition to white, red and black. Yellow rice is therefore often used in ceremonial brass dish.