Australia’s first Waroeng SS Spesial Sambal restaurant celebrates the Indonesian obsession with the condiment.

“An Indonesian meal without sambal is unthinkable, like pie without sauce.” There’s no wrong way to mix and match but there are classic combinations. Spice-brined, fried catfish works well ...

In the U.S., you'll find one or two prominent brands, but in Southeast Asia you'll see dozens of varieties of this pounded ...

To make the sambal, put the chillies in a bowl of lukewarm ... removing any seeds (although you can keep some depending on how spicy you like it). Put the rehydrated chillies in a blender with ...

Waroeng SS Spesial Sambal, or simply Waroeng SS, is big in Indonesia. It has 100 branches, and employs 4000 people. Its success stems from one simple philosophy: make hot sambals. The first Australian ...