Local Foods From West Sumatera (Padang)

When we hear the word Padang, we certainly will remember the restaurant field, which is where the restaurant is there diseuruh parts of Indonesia and even the world especially asia. From this field we must already know the name rendang, which is derived from beef, the menu is always there in every home eating any desert. Here's a few dishes that I know of for the area west of Sumatra .


1. Randang or Rendang

Rendang is a dish of meat or randang spicy flavor which uses a mixture of various herbs and spices.It's a traditional cuisine with coconut milk beef as the main ingredient. Typical cuisine from West Sumatra, Indonesia is very popular in all circles of society be it in Indonesia itself or abroad. In addition to beef, rendang also use coconut ( Karambia ), and a mixture of various herbs typical of Indonesia, including chili ( Lado ), galangal, lemongrass, onions and other spices that is usually referred to as ( Cookers ). 

Rendang has its own philosophy for the Minang people of West Sumatra, namely deliberation, which departs from the 4 basic ingredients, namely :
-  Dagiang ( Beef ) , is a symbol of niniak Mamak ( indigenous tribe leaders )
-  Karambia ( Coconut ), is a symbol of Cadiak Smart ( Intellectuals )
-  Lado ( Chili ), is a symbol of Muslim Scholars spicy, expressly to teach Syarak ( religion )
-  Cookers ( seasoning ), is a symbol of the whole society Minang .

2. Lado Itiak Hijau

Lado Itiak Hijau, known as Itiak Lado Mudo is a young duck potpie greased chopped green chillies. So many servings of chili, as if we saw a duck meat was "soaking" in the chili. Lado Itiak Hijau is a traditional dish Koto Gadang, Agam. Bukittinggi weather circumstances was so cool, that makes Itiak Lado Hijau foods can be warmed besides being very tasty.

 3. Ayam Pop (Chicken Pop)
 
Chicken Pop is the typical food of West Sumatra who use the main ingredients of chicken, coconut water and coconut milk. Chicken Pop processing is to smear the chicken with lemon and spices, then inserted into the coconut milk and coconut water that has been heated, added some garlic, ginger and salt. Chicken pop usually served with red pepper and potato leaf vegetable.

 4. Asam Padeh

For Some people love of fish, in the desert is no such thing asam padeh fish, as the name implies this means the fish is a flavored sour dishes and spicy. Seasonings prevalent use tamarind, chilli and various other spices concoction. Its main ingredient is usually using various types of fish such as tuna or snapper.

5. Dendeng (Jerked Meat)

Jerky is meat that is cut into thin flakes are fat trimmed, seasoned with tamarind sauce, salty or sweet with low heat dried or salted and dried. The result is meat that is salted and semi-sweet and does not need to be stored in the refrigerator. Jerky is an preserved foods. In West Sumatra, jerky processing is divided into two, jerky dry and wet. Jerky Dry normally processed again using red chili, we know as Jerky Balado. While wet jerky is usually used as an ingredient to make a dish that is very popular Jerky batokok it.