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Indomie
Indomie Mi goreng packs sold at the supermarket in the Philippines (Note: This packaging design was used in Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and continued to be used in the Philippines until February 2022.)
Product typeInstant noodle
Produced byIndofood
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
Introduced1972
MarketsWorldwide
Tagline
  • Indomie Seleraku (Indonesia)
  • Flavour, Favoured by The World (worldwide)
Websiteindomie.com

Indomie is a brand of instant noodle produced by the Indonesian company Indofood.[1] Indofood itself is the largest instant noodle producer in the world with 16 factories. Over 15 billion packets of Indomie are produced annually. Indomie is also exported to more than 90 countries around the world. Indofood's key export markets are Australia, New Zealand, India, Iraq, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, East Timor, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Canada, the United States, Taiwan, Egypt, Syria, and countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.[2] Indomie has been produced mainly in Indonesia since it was first introduced in 1972, Indomie has also been produced in Nigeria since 1995. Indomie has also been increasingly popular in Nigeria and other African countries.[3]

Background

Etymology

Indomie's name is derived from "indo" for "Indonesia" and "mie", the Indonesian word for "noodles".[4]

History

Instant noodles were introduced into the Indonesian market in 1969.[5] Indofood is one of Indonesia's largest pre-packaged food companies which was founded in 1982 by Sudono Salim (1916–2012), an Indonesian tycoon who also owned Bogasari Flour Mills.

The Indomie instant noodle brand was first produced in 1972[6] by PT Sanmaru Food Manufacturing Co. Ltd. with the Indomie Kuah Rasa Kaldu Ayam (chicken broth) flavour and followed by the Indomie Kuah Rasa Kari Ayam (chicken curry) flavour in 1980. In 1982, PT Sanmaru Food launched its first dry variant (served without soup), Indomie Mi Goreng (fried noodle), which quickly became popular in the Indonesian market.[5]

In 1984, PT Sanmaru Food was acquired by PT Sarimi Asli Jaya, which was owned by Bogasari flour mills, before they merged into PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk in 1994. Indomie accounted for around 70 per cent of the instant noodle market in Indonesia in 2010.[7]

Indomie won several awards including the Lausanne Index Prize (L.I.P.), Indonesia Best Brand Award (IBBA), the Most Effective Ad award, the Indonesia Consumer Satisfaction Award (ICSA), and the Indonesia Best Packaging Award.[8][9]

Standard Indomie variants have changed its packaging several times in Indonesia, first in 1987, second in 2001, third in February 2005 (for some flavours only), and most recently, in January 2010 (for all flavours except Rasa Ayam Spesial, special chicken flavour, still retained the 2005 design). Some export markets, including Japan, still retained the 2005 design for some flavours, while the Philippines and Hong Kong replaced the 2001 design for Mi Goreng flavour with the current one in 2022.

Varieties

The contents of a packet of mi goreng rendang

Indomie noodles come in a variety of brands and flavours.[10] The brand is divided into five product categories: Indomie goreng (fried noodle served without soup), Indomie kuah (with soup), Indomie Jumbo (large), Kuliner Indonesia (Indonesian cuisine), and Mi Keriting (premium curly noodle). Many of the Indomie flavours were created by Nunuk Nuraini, an employee in the instant noodle division of Indofood.[11]

Indomie noodle soup flavours include Rasa Ayam Bawang (onion chicken flavour), Rasa Ayam Spesial (Special chicken flavour), Rasa Kaldu Ayam (chicken broth flavour), Rasa Kaldu Udang (shrimp flavour), Rasa Kari Ayam (chicken curry flavour, also available with fried onion in Java and Bali islands of Indonesia), Rasa Soto Mie (Soto mie flavour), and Rasa Soto Spesial (Special Soto flavour with Koya powder).[12] There is also Beef and Vegetable noodle soup flavours in export markets.

Mi Goreng

Cooked Indomie Mi Goreng Iga penyet (Indonesian Spicy Ribs) flavour, served with fried egg and vegetables.

The Mi Goreng (stir fry) line of instant noodles by Indomie, based on the Indonesian dish mie goreng (fried noodle), entered the market in 1983 and is distributed in North America, Europe, Africa, Australasia, and various regions in Asia. The brand flavours are sold in varying weight packets of around 85g and contain two sachets of flavourings. The first sachet has three segments and carries the liquid condiments: sweet soy sauce, chili sauce, and seasoning oil with fried onion flakes. The other sachet has two segments for dry seasoning powder and flake of fried shallot. In some regions, Mi Goreng is also available in Jumbo packs, a larger variant with a net weight of 127–129 grams.[13]

The line is available in Mi Goreng (original fried noodle, also available with fried onion and chili sauce in Java and Bali islands of Indonesia, as well in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States), Mi Goreng Pedas (Hot & Spicy fried noodle with fried onion), and Mi Goreng Rasa Ayam Panggang (Barbeque chicken flavour fried noodle, available with fried onion in export markets). There is also Mi Goreng Sate (Satay flavour fried noodle) which is currently available in Taiwan and Australia, Mi Goreng Rasa Cabe Ijo (green chili flavour fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Iga Penyet (spicy beef ribs flavour fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Sambal Matah (Balinese Sambal flavour fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Sambal Rica-Rica (Minahasan Sambal flavour fried noodle),[14] and Mi Goreng Kriuuk.. Pedas (fried noodle with Spicy Crunchy garnish). The latter three is only available in Indonesia. The Jumbo variant is only available in Mi Goreng (original fried noodle with fried onion), and Mi Goreng Rasa Ayam Panggang (Barbeque chicken flavour fried noodle with dried vegetable garnish).[15]

Other variants

Indomie Kuliner Indonesia refers to Indonesian traditional cuisine variants, such as Mi Goreng Aceh (Acehnese fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Ayam Pop (Pop chicken flavour fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Cakalang (Skipjack Tuna flavour fried noodle), Mi Goreng Rasa Rendang (Rendang flavour fried noodle), Mi Rasa Cakalang (Skipjack Tuna flavour), Rasa Coto Makassar (Makassarese Soto flavour), Rasa Empal Gentong (Cirebonese clay pot beef soup flavour), Rasa Mi Celor (Blanched Noodle flavour), Rasa Mi Kocok Bandung (Bandung beef noodle soup flavour), Rasa Soto Banjar Limau Kuit (Banjar Soto with kaffir lime flavour), Rasa Soto Lamongan (Lamongan Soto flavour), and Rasa Soto Padang (Padang Soto flavour).[16]

Mi Keriting (curly noodle) is the premium variant with additional toppings. It is available in Rasa Ayam Panggang (grilled chicken flavour with separate soup), Goreng Spesial (Special fried curly noodle), and Salted Egg flavour fried curly noodle.[17][18] There is also Real Meat fried curly noodle variants with real chicken meat, available in Mushroom Chicken and Pepper Chicken flavours.

The Hype Abis series are the variants with unique flavours that were introduced in 2019, and are only available in Indonesia. Variants include Mi Goreng Rasa Ayam Geprek (spicy crushed fried chicken flavour fried noodle, introduced in early 2019),[19][20] Rasa Seblak Hot Jeletot (Sundanese spicy soup flavour, introduced in early 2020),[21] and Mieghetti Rasa Bolognese (Bolognese sauce flavour fried noodle, introduced in early 2021).[22][23] There was also Mi Goreng Chitato Rasa Sapi Panggang (fried noodle with Chitato beef barbeque flavour) in collaboration with Chitato potato chips brand to celebrate Chitato's 30th anniversary, available from May 2019.[24]

Timeline

  • 1972: Indomie were first introduced to Market in Indonesia, produced by PT Sanmaru Foods Manufacturing Co. Ltd.[6]
  • 1982: Indomie introduces a new Indomie flavor variant "Mi Goreng" based on the Indonesian dish "Mie goreng", and Indomie has been distributed to several countries through exports.
  • 1988: Indomie was introduced in Nigeria through exports from Indonesia.
  • 1995: Indomie opened its first production factory in Nigeria under Dufil Prima Foods – the first instant noodles manufacturing plant of its kind in Nigeria and the largest in Africa.[25][26][3]
  • 2005: Indomie broke the Guinness Book of World Records category for "The Largest Packet of Instant Noodles" by creating a packet that was 3.4m x 2.355m x 0.47m, with a net weight of 664.938 kg, which is about 8,000 times the weight of a regular pack of instant noodles. It was made using the same ingredients as a regular pack of instant noodles and was certified fit for human consumption.[27]
  • 13 December 2009: Roger Ebert put Indomie on his "Twelve Gifts of Christmas".[28]
  • 3 January 2010: Indomie released its new design in Indonesia. This design started being used in export markets in mid-2010s, replacing the 2005–2009 design, with the Philippines and Hong Kong being the last countries to adopt this design in February and June 2022, respectively, replacing the 2001–2004 design.
  • 7 October 2010: in Taipei, The Taipei County Public Health Bureau announced that cosmetic preservatives were found in Indomie instant noodle products and ordered all vendors to withdraw the product from the market.[29] On 11 October, Indofood released an official statement: "The Company believes that the recent reports in the Taiwanese media arose concerning instant noodle products manufactured by ICBP that were not intended for the Taiwanese market."[30] The authorities there have since allowed the instant noodle products to re-enter Taiwan market on 6 May 2011.[31]
  • May 2011: rapper Jesse Two Ocean (J2O) released a music video called "Indomie" about the Indomie noodle brand.[32]
  • 2014: A comic book series called "The Indomitables" was released with cartons of Indomie as a form of promotion in Nigeria with quests. The five winners were given many prizes amongst which was a trip to Dubai. Subsequently, an animated series (The Indomitables) based on the comic books went on air.
  • 11 January 2016: Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett released a song, "Three packs a day" about Mi goreng on a compilation on her record label Milk![33]
  • 6 November 2016: Indomie was a sponsor of Premier League title holders Leicester City during a league match against West Bromwich Albion.
  • 2021: Virtual YouTuber Pavolia Reine from Hololive Productions Indonesia Generation 2 would refer to Indomie as "Holomie". Other members of Hololive have since referred to it as Holomie as well.

See also

References

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  2. ^ http://djpen.kemendag.go.id/app_frontend/admin/docs/publication/5361548127292.pdf. Archived 19 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. ^ "How Indomie became insanely popular in Nigeria". www.vice.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Sejarah" (in Indonesian). indomie.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Indomie | Flavour, Favoured by The World - About Us". www.indomie.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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  11. ^ Yvette Tan (29 January 2021). "Indomie: Creator of cult favourite 'mi goreng' instant noodle dies". bbc.com.
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  13. ^ "Creating a Graphic Novel : Art – Food – PhotographyIndomie Mi Goreng Jumbo – Tom Yum – Instant Noodles – Creating a Graphic Novel : Art – Food – Photography". Sigmatestudio.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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  16. ^ "Kuliner Indonesia". indomie.co.id. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Introducing Indomie Salted Egg | Mini Me Insights". www.minimeinsights.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Mi Kriting". indomie.co.id. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  19. ^ "HypeAbis". indomie.co.id. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  20. ^ https://www.liputan6.com/lifestyle/read/3878570/hypeabis-indomie-ayam-geprek-dijual-serentak-di-3-e-commerce-ini
  21. ^ https://lifestyle.okezone.com/read/2020/02/03/12/2162426/indomie-hype-abis-seblak-hot-jeletot-pedasnya-nampol-kerupuknya-nyess
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  23. ^ https://kumparan.com/kumparanfood/3-fakta-unik-indomie-indomieghetti-yang-uuunikmat-1vVte7RBfFs
  24. ^ https://www.grid.id/read/041740054/food-blogger-approved-indomie-goreng-chitato-sapi-panggang-otw-viral
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  28. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  32. ^ j2ocean (8 May 2011). "J2O – Indomie". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2016 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "Hear Courtney Barnett's Noodly New Song, 'Three Packs A Day' – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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