This cuisine is popular and widely known in Indonesia.
Arab, Persian, and Indian[1][2] traders influenced food culture in Aceh although flavours have substantially changed their original forms.
[3] The spices combined in Acehnese cuisine are commonly found in Indian and Arab cuisine, such as ginger, pepper, coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, and fennel.
[4] A variety of Acehnese food is cooked with curry or coconut milk, which is generally combined with meat such as buffalo, beef, goat meat, lamb, mutton, fish, or chicken.
[5] Several Aceh dishes can trace its origin to India, such as roti canai which was derived from Indian flatbread.