In addition to having outstanding natural beauty North Sumatra apparently also had a very delicious culinary diversity. It proved to be a lot of food in the typical North Sumatra favorite by foreign tourists and domestic tourists. The food is typical of North Sumatra is very suitable to the tongue of the tourists therefore not surprising that North Sumatra is known as the culinary regions in Indonesia. Here I show some typical food in North Sumatra:

1. Arsik

Arsik is one of the typical food from Tapanuli. The food is very well known by the local community as well as in some other areas. Arsik itself is a food made from flavored Goldfish and yellow. Spices consist of andaliman and cikala acid (fruit kecombrang). Apart from these two spices are typical of the archipelago there are also herbs such as galangal and lemongrass. All the ingredients are crushed and smeared into Goldfish have cleaned it. Then the carp are already in the spice rub in a small cook fire and a little oil until slightly dry.


 2. Lemang

 Lemang a typical food that comes from the Tebing Tinggi. Lemang itself is made from glutinous rice that is inserted into a piece of bamboo and then baked until cooked. Lemang very delicious if eaten in warm. Lemang different way of presenting each area, no one likes to eat lemang in a state of sweet and salty in the state. Quite often people also prefer to eat it directly. Additionally lemang often served as commemorate the great days such as the feast of Idul Fitri and Eid al-Adha, but can be enjoyed now lemang whenever you want.


3. Soto Medan

Soto Medan is the typical food from Medan City. Soto Medan itself consists of fine pieces of chicken, boiled eggs, crackers, potatoes, tomatoes, and a sprinkling of fried onions at the join to become one. Sauce soup is very tasty terrain so often people often addictive when eaten. Soto Medan is very famous in Indonesia and has been the typical Indonesian archipelago. If you visit the city of Medan, you should enjoy this field soto. At guarantee you'll be hooked.

4. KweTiau

KweTiau is a food-shaped noodles made ​​from rice flour. KweTiau is white nodes.  KweTiau is a food that comes from the ethnic Chinese. However, now  KweTiau can be enjoyed by all people.  KweTiau is a very popular food in Indonesia.  KweTiau Presentation is often made in the form of fried noodles but there are also people who like to wear dressing.

5. Porridge Sitohap

Porridge Sitohapis a food typical  Silalahi residents on the outskirts of Lake Toba. It said pulp slurry Sitohap above because there are Sitohap leaves that are only available in the mountain forests of Lake Toba. The process of making this Sitohap porridge takes approximately 5 hours before it can be enjoyed. This slurry consists of rice and chicken with onion, garlic, ginger, nutmeg and andaliman (spices typical Batak tribe), and do not forget the leaves sitohap.