What the hell is rojak? Rojak is a savory fruit and vegetable salad. You may think that it sounds gross but it isn’t. I love a good rojak is one of the hawker sensation that I must have when I head back to Asia. It is very well known in both Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Basically, rojak means “mixed up”. There are many different types of rojak. There are rojak versions that are just fruits as seen in the street carts of Jakarta. In Singapore and Malaysia, there is a verion of Indian rojak. Indian rojak has added eggs, deep fried prawns and uses a different sauce. It is definitely much heavier. The rojak that I crave has loads of fruits and vegetables and smoothered with a sweet, salty and spicy sauce topped with roasted, crushed peanuts.
Why did I decide to make rojak? The nice people of King of Fruit sent me a box of pineapples and other goodies. The first thing that came to mind was rojak. Good rojak is hard to find in Melbourne and some of the interpretations that I find here aren’t too appealing to my tastebuds. It is either too sweet or too sour or just boring. The most recent one that I tried was at Old Town Kopitiam Mamak and I hated it. There is way too much sauce and I can’t taste anything else… maybe just the sour green apple. Sorry but yuck!
