Indonesian cuisine is diverse, in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 18,000 in the world's largest archipelago,[1] with more than 600 ethnic groups.
[1] Indonesian soups are known to be flavoursome with generous amount of bumbu spice mixture.
[4] The Makassarese of South Sulawesi, Indonesia are known for preparing "hearty beef soups"[5] that also use coconut and lemongrass as ingredients.
Commercially prepared and packaged soups are also consumed in Indonesia, including those that are frozen, canned and dehydrated.
[24] In 2013 the company Supra Sumber Cipta held its leadership in this food category, with a 32% value share in Indonesia.