The Food Of Hell From Indonesia Sambal is a hot sauce or paste typically made from a mixture of a variety of chili peppers with secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste , fish sauce , garlic , ginger , shallot , scallion , palm sugar , lime juice , and rice vinegar or other vinegars . Sambal is an Indonesian loan-word of Javanese origin ( sambel ). [3] [2] It is native to the cuisines of Indonesia , Malaysia , Sri Lanka , Brunei and Singapore . [4] It has also spread through overseas Indonesian populations to the Netherlands and Suriname . Famous as one of the best tropical countries, Indonesia provides tons of uniqueness and excitement. Its nature, culture, and art always bring millions of tourist each year. However, this time we are going to talk about one thing, Indone...