Have You Ever Tried These 6 Local Foods from West Sumatra?

The cooking of West Sumatra is a sort of culinary thrives in the area of West Sumatra. The cuisines of West Sumatra are ones that are generally referred to in Indonesia and otherwise known as Minangkabau foods presented by migrants from different districts of Minangkabau in West Sumatra. 

There are numerous recipes and culinary assortments of West Sumatra by area, city, or region, including Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang, Padang, Payakumbuh, Agam, Solok, Dharmasraya, and so on. Although a wide scope of foods of Minangkabau is not just from the city of Padang, West Sumatra cooking was likewise referred to by the general public as Padang foods. 

Local foods from West Sumatra generally use coconut milk and meat, have a hot flavor from the utilization of spices and herbs, and so on. Written down below are the local foods from West Sumatra you should try at least once. 

1. Dendeng Balado 

Dendeng Balado is a customary Indonesian meat dish originating from Padang. The dish is made with a blend of daintily cut beef that is singed until crispy and a fiery bean chili sambal. 

The sambal is generally served on top of the meat. The beef is ordinarily singed in the blend of crushed  garlic, shallots, ginger, water, sugar, oil, and salt. 

The Balado sambal comprises chili peppers, garlic, shallots, vinegar, sugar, and water, all pounded into a rough paste. When served, Dendeng Balado is frequently joined by white rice as an accompaniment. Speaking of sambal, here are different types of Indonesian Sambal.

2. Satay Padang 

Satay Padang is beef satay shrouded in a delightful sauce that is overflowing with flavor. The beef is boiled twice and pressed in flavors before being grilled; this gives it a delicious and delicate surface, and the taste is somewhat sweet. 

The sauce is thick and yellowish in shading; it scents (and tastes) astonishing. It is presented with a sprinkle of crispy singed onion. 

On the off chance that beef does not make you happy, chicken satay is additionally broadly accessible, and similarly heavenly. You can get your Satay Padang with lontong (squares of packed, cooked rice), for an additionally filling dinner. 

You might want to know the facts about Padang, Indonesia.

3. Pop Chicken 

Pop Chicken is a customary Indonesian dish originating from Padang. It is made with a mix of chicken, garlic, butter, coconut milk, and flavors. 

The garlic is singed in butter, and the coconut milk, water, salt, sugar, and pepper are then added to the pot. The chicken pieces are stewed in the fluid until the meat gets delicate. 

They are then singed in oil but not until they turn into bright earthy colored – the meat ought to be light-shaded and somewhat white. When done, Pop Chicken is frequently presented with a mix of sweet soy sauce, seared shallots, and chili peppers. 

Make sure you also read the types of chicken in Indonesia.

4. Gulai 

Gulai simply signifies ‘curry’. West Sumatran curries are regularly made with a coconut milk base, an assortment of flavors, and, obviously, chili, with certain greens included as well. 

Gulai can be made with fish, chicken, or meat, yet regularly it is tofu and additionally boiled egg, making it an extraordinary vegan or vegetarian alternative. All in all, gulai is a solid top pick in Indonesian homes; quick and simple to cook, and ideal at any time. 

5. Rendang 

Rendang is an Indonesian meat dish that began among the Minangkabau people in West Sumatra. The dish is celebrated for its fieriness and a long cooking technique. 

It is regularly contrasted with Indian curry as a result of its consistency and exceptional flavors. The hypothesis about how Rendang was created claims that the liberal utilization of flavors and long cooking hours were utilized to safeguard the meat in hot and heat and humidities, for example, Indonesian climate, so obviously, the need to save meat for a more extended period showed up among the Minangkabau people. 

6. Martabak Mesir 

Martabak Mesir is lightly spiced beef enclosed by an exquisite pancake in a sweet and fiery sauce. It sounds somewhat mad, yet it is totally delectable. 

While Martabak is delighted in numerous nations over the globe, Minangkabau culture has certainly put its own radiant bend on this one. We have eaten Martabak in five nations across Southeast Asia as well as in various parts of Indonesia, and, as we would like to think, nothing approaches Martabak Mesir here in West Sumatra.

So, these are 6 local foods from West Sumatra you must try at least once. While you are at it, check out the local cuisines of West Java and the local cuisines of East Java.