Soto ayam [SEP] country of origin
Soto ayam
Soto ayam is a yellow spicy chicken soup with "lontong" or "nasi himpit" or "ketupat" (all compressed rice that is then cut into small cakes) and/or vermicelli or noodles, it is from Indonesia, and popular in Singapore, Malaysia and Suriname. Turmeric is added as one of its ingredients to get yellow chicken broth. It is probably the most popular variant of "soto", a traditional soup commonly found in Indonesian cuisine. Besides chicken and vermicelli, it can also be served
" or "soto betawi".
"Soto" in Malaysia and Singapore has a certain expected clear-soup look made of chicken broth, with spicy taste mixed with rice cubes. It seems that soto served there derived from common "soto ayam" type with a clear and slightly yellow-colored broth, pretty much similar to East Javanese "soto lamongan" or "soto madura". Like many dishes, it may have been brought into the country by the many Javanese migrants in the early 20th century.