Rendang Padang, Sumatera Barat Culinary
Rendang is a
spicy meat
dish which originated from the
Minangkabau ethnic group of
Indonesia,
and is now commonly served across the country. One of the characteristic foods
of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour
guests. Rendang is also commonly served among the
Malay
community in
Malaysia,
and is also popular in
Singapore,
Brunei, the southern
Philippines
and southern
Thailand.
Rendang is traditionally prepared by the
Indonesian
and
Malaysian
community during festive occasions such as traditional ceremonies, wedding
feasts, and
Hari Raya (
Eid al-Fitr). Culinary experts often describe
rendang as: 'West Sumatran caramelized beef curry'. In 2011 an online poll by
35,000 people held by CNN International chose
Rendang as the number one
dish of their 'World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods (Readers' Pick)' list.
Referensi :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendang
Tinutuan ( bubur manado ), Manado Culinary
Tinutuan or bubur manado
or manadonese porridge is
a rice porridge
mixed with various vegetables
such as spinach, kangkung, corn, pumpkin
and sweet potato or cassava.
Tinutuan is from Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Some people also said that it is from Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Etimology of the word tinutuan is unknown. Also, the exact time when
tinutuan found is still unclear. Someone said it was popular since 1970, while
another said that it was since 1981. Local government of Manado made tinutuan
as icon of the Manado city. Tinutuan is usually served as breakfast, with many
additional foods, such as salted fish, sambal, fried onion,
as it is seen on the picture. At its origin place, Manado, tinutuan usually
served with smoked skipjack tuna, shrimp paste or
smoked garfish
sambal, or meatball.
Referensi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubur_Manado
Nasi Liwet, Central Java Culinary
Nasi liwet is a kind of food from Solo, Central Java.
Rice is usually cooked in water, but nasi liwet is rice cooked in coconut milk
and chicken broth, thus giving the rice a rich and succulent taste. This
is a traditional Javanese way of cooking, from the past until
now. In the past, the pan used for cooking was made of clay. The taste is
generally better if it is cooked on a wood fire, but different regions have
different ways of preparing it. Nasi liwet is usually served together with opor ayam
(chicken in a mild white coconut milk based sauce), telur pindang (eggs boiled slowly with spices), and
labu siam (chayote/choko) as the vegetable. Traditionally, it is served on a
banana leaf or teakwood leaf. Frequently, people prefer teakwood leaves to
plates, because of the fragrance of the leaf. It is believed that the fragrance
will increase one's appetite. Nasi liwet complements (side dishes) always
consist of coconut milk.
In Solo, it is usually eaten for breakfast, but also for lunch. In Keprabon district, nasi liwet is only served
at nighttime.
Referensi
Rawon Rice, East java Culinary
Rawon or Nasi Rawon/Rawon Rice (when
served with rice) is a strong rich tasting traditional Indonesian beef black
soup. Originally from Surabaya in Indonesian province of East Java. It
uses black nuts/keluak (Pangeum edule, fruits of kepayang tree) as the main spice which
gives the strong nutty flavor and dark color to the soup.
The soup is made of ground mixture
of garlic, shallot, keluak, ginger, candlenut, turmeric, red chili and salt sauteed with oil until it gets
aromatic. The sauteed mixture is then poured into boiled beef stock with diced
beef. Lemongrass, galangal, bay leaves, kaffir lime
leaves and sugar are then added as seasonings. The special dark/black color of
rawon comes from the keluak as the main spice. The soup is usually garnished
with green onion and fried shallot, and served with rice(sometimes fried rice),
hence the name Rawon Rice or Nasi Rawon in Indonesian language, together with
baby bean sprouts, salted preserved egg, shrimp crackers and sambal chili sauce on the side.
Pictured here is Rawon
Setan (Devil's Rawon), a popular rawon dish from Surabaya. The
reason behind this nickname is because the warung (stall) that sells
this rawon dish is open from midnight to dawn just like the time when they say
devils come out. The Rawon Setan stall, is quite popular in Surabaya
Referensi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawon
Tongseng, Central Java Culinary
Tongseng is goat meat or beef stew dishes in curry-like soup with
vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce). Originally from Surakarta in Indonesian province of Central Java.
The soup is made of ground
mixture of garlic, shallot, black pepper, ginger, coriander, galangal, salam
(bay leaves), and lemongrass sauteed with oil until it gets aromatic. The diced meat
then poured into the sauteed mixture until cooked. Add water until it boiled
and add sweet soy sauce with tamarind juice.
After the boiled boiled reduces, add shredded cabbages and
sliced tomato.
Tongseng is usually served
with hot steamed rice. The soup of tongseng is similar to gulai soup, however gulai is without sweet
soy sauce while tongseng always brownish gold because the addition of sweet soy
sauce. Gulai is usually using cows offals while tongseng usually only uses meat
(goat, mutton or beef).
Referensi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongseng
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