Rica-rica

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| name = Rica-rica

| image = Sambal rica.JPG

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| caption = Rica-rica sauce

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| country = Indonesia

| region = North Sulawesi and Gorontalo

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| course = Main course

| served = Hot

| main_ingredient = Chicken, meat, or seafood in hot and spicy spice mixture with much red chili pepper

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|name_italics=Dabu-Dabu Rica or Dabu-Dabu Malita}}

Rica-rica (or sometimes simply called rica) is a type of Southeast Asian hot and spicy bumbu (spice mixture) found in Minahasan cuisine and Gorontalo cuisine of Minahasa Peninsula, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.Albala, K. ed., 2016. At the Table: Food and Family around the World: Food and Family around the World. ABC-CLIO.

Rica-rica uses much chopped or ground red and green chili peppers, bird's eye chili, shallots, garlic, ginger, and a pinch of salt and sugar. Such ground spices are cooked in coconut oil and mixed with lime leaf, bruised lemongrass and lime juice.

In Indonesia it is a popular hot and spicy seasoning to prepare barbecued meat, seafood or chicken.{{cite web | work = Daily cooking Quest | title = Ayam Rica Rica | date = 23 June 2013 | author = Anita | url = http://dailycookingquest.com/by-cuisine/indonesian/ayam-rica-rica}}