Yellow Rice

Yellow rice is a typical Indonesian food. The food is made from rice cooked 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 the white rice is often used as a cone. Yellow rice usually served with various side dishes typical of Indonesia. In the tradition of Indonesia rice color yellow symbolizes gold mountain meaningful wealth, prosperity and morality. Therefore yellow rice is often served at Thanksgiving 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 therefore often used in ceremonial brass dish.