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Indonesian bay leaf

Also called Asian bay leaf and Indian baywatch

Indonesian bay leaf is an herb used for seasoning. Cooks use the leaves in stews.

  • Plant-based

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Part used
Leaf
Family
Myrtaceae
Cooked most in
Asia
Top country
Indonesia
Indonesian bay leaf, whole

Photo: Herusutimbul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use Indonesian bay leaf

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Season
  • Stew

Around the world

Where Indonesian bay leaf is cooked

48 dishes in the catalogue use Indonesian bay leaf. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list Indonesian bay leaf among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to
Indonesia, Malaysia, South-eastern Asia

On the table

Dishes made with Indonesian bay leaf

41 of the 48 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

  • Coto makassar

    Indonesia

  • Laksa

    Iran

  • Caluk noodles

    Indonesia

  • Matang satay

    Indonesia

  • Arsik

    Indonesia

  • Lontong kikil

    Indonesia

  • Nasi gandul

    Indonesia

  • Nasi langgi

    Indonesia

  • Kikil satay

    Indonesia

  • Nasi lapola

    Indonesia

  • Sambal lingkung

    Indonesia

  • Sangsang

    Indonesia

  • Snail satay

    Indonesia

  • Ketupat gulai kapau

    Indonesia

  • Rujak kuah pindang

    Indonesia

  • Ayam goreng Kalasan

    Indonesia

  • Gabus pucung

    Indonesia

  • Jepara grilled opor

    Indonesia

  • Mie ayam

    Indonesia

  • Mi Gomak

    Indonesia

  • Rendang lokan

    Indonesia

  • Tambunsu curry

    Indonesia

  • Dendeng

    Indonesia

  • Empal gepuk

    Indonesia

  • Garang Asem

    Indonesia

  • Mi Kocok

    Indonesia

  • Empal gentong

    Indonesia

  • Soto Kudus

    Indonesia

  • Ayam goreng

    Indonesia

  • Konro Soup

    Indonesia

  • Tempe orek

    Indonesia

  • Soto Medan

    Indonesia

  • Lemper

    Indonesia

  • Serundeng

    Indonesia

  • Botok

    Indonesia

  • Nasi bogana

    Indonesia

  • Pelleng

    Indonesia

  • Nasi guri

    Indonesia

  • Nasi uduk

    Indonesia

  • Sambal goreng

    Indonesia

  • Seasoning soup

    Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include Indonesian bay leaf.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: Indonesian bay leaf in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: eggs, fish, milk, molluscs, sulphites, crustaceans.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Alcohol
None
Pork
None

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What Indonesian bay leaf is called

Names in 5 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Dutch

    Daun salam

  • Indonesian

    daun salam · salam · daun salam asia

  • Belarusian (Taraskievica orthography)

    інданэзійскае ляўравае лісьце

  • Catalan

    fulla de llorer d'Indonèsia

  • Slovenian

    list indonezijskega lovorja

Sources and credits

Data

  • GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
  • Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
  • Wikimedia Commons: photos
  • Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q107862813

Photos

Photo: Herusutimbul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons