gado gado

or ga·do-ga·do

[ gah-doh gah-doh ]

noun

1. an Indonesian dish consisting of raw or slightly cooked vegetables, as green beans, bean sprouts, and cabbage, with baked or boiled potatoes, served with a spicy peanut, chile, and coconut milk sauce.

gado-gado

/ ˈɡɑːdəʊˈɡɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. an Indonesian dish of cooked mixed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs served with a peanut sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of gado gado¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Indonesian gado-gado “hodgepodge, potpourri,” plural of gado “mix,” from mengado “to eat without rice”

Word History and Origins

Origin of gado gado¹

Bahasa Indonesia

Example Sentences

Inspired by the combination of peanut sauce with vegetables in Southeast Asia, found in dishes such as gado gado in Indonesia and summer rolls in Vietnam, this streamlined salad would work just as well as a vegetarian main dish to eat with rice or noodles.

From Seattle Times

Indonesians swear by sambal, demanding its necessity to accompany and complete national favorites like Nasi Goreng and Gado Gado.

From Salon

Her grandmother prepared dishes like roasted Balinese chicken, gado gado and rendang while a young Ms. Lee watched.

From New York Times

In “Coconut & Sambal,” Ms. Lee provides recipes for staples, like gado gado, a salad brimming with steamed vegetables and drizzled in peanut sauce; nasi goreng, or Indonesian fried rice; rendang, slow-cooked meat bathed in coconut milk.

From New York Times

Of course there is a gado gado, and this being 2019, of course the main ingredient is avocado; the hard-cooked eggs belong to quail.

From New York Times