Indonesian traditional food: Rendang
The typical culinary "rendang" originating from Indonesia, known as the world's best food, beats other foods from several countries.
This fact emerged in the results of a 2011 survey of the world's 50 most delicious foods held by CNN. A total of 3,500 people voted for his favorite food and the results showed that Rendang became the world's best food outing 47 other foods from different countries. What a proud achievement.
Of course the results of this survey culinary Indonesia famous quickly and make other countries mengiriki culinary Indonesia.
Well, so do not miss the news, there is nothing wrong if we get acquainted with the best food in this world.
(A) The origin of Rendang
if traced deeper Rendang is not a dish but rather lead to a typical cooking technique that is by way of preserving the meat and soak it into coconut milk with spices mixed and heated with fire.
The process of heating and stirring continuously with a long time and pay attention to the small amount of fire needed in cooking meat earlier.
Rendang is the original Minangkabau culinary that has been circulated from hundreds of years ago down, at that time the Minangkabau people were still very simple and moved around the place, so they looked for ways to keep their meat durable and to stock up fast when they needed it, and one of their makeup is by preserving the meat through Rendang earlier.
(B) Rendang symbolization
Okey, Rendang food is not just food found by someone who cooked meat with coconut milk with a long time, and ... * cling * Be Rendang. After Rendangnya so then eaten and full.
Rendang food is not just food, because Rendang has very deep meaning with the life of Minangkabau residents. So read further down ...
Rendang has 14 ingredients that are characteristic of: red chili, red onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, pepper, keelaa, nutmeg, salt, ginger, laos, kaffir lime, bay leaves, turmeric, and lemongrass.
Associated with the previous Rendang is also always presented at the traditional ceremony BAJAMBA GADANG (Big dinner together), the party inauguration and recognition of a datuk in the area.
At the culinary party it is mandatory to have a main culinary called culinary three colors. The concept of 3 color culinary is food that has a color and contains its own meaning of each color. This concept is the result of decisions of customary institutions around and its meaning must be implemented in everyday life.
The first is Yellow, and is represented by Culinary Curry Cubadak (jackfruit) and mixed with meat. Yellow has greatness, greatness, youth, excitement, and dynamic spirit.
The second is Red, represented by Fish or eggs cooked and mixed with red pepper. Red itself contains the meaning of courage, confidence, unyielding and passionate.
The third and the last is Black, and is represented by culinary Rendang meat with coconut milk and spice mixture. Black has a strong sense of impression, not easily brittle or weathered by rain and never crack if exposed to sunlight.
(C) Some Facts About Rendang
Rendang is the best food number 1 CNN version in 2011. That is why Rendang is famous all over the world.
Rendang was also awarded as "THE MOST BALANCED FOOD" in LA Travel & Adventure Show, which is the largest travel exhibition that was held and held in America on 14 January 2012 in the city of Los Angles, America
At custom parties that are considered big, Rendang done by men in groups. In daily activities done by women. Naturally, that men have stronger body stamina.
Formerly Rendang only in the cook for the upper class and among the nobility. Rendang cooked using old coconut due to get a taste of strong coconut milk on the Rendang
If cooked with a small fire then the food is called meat curry, and if cooked much longer and the sauce is not to dry will be called kalio meat. The cuisine will be called Rendang if the sauce is completely dry.
Although Rendang is a typical Indonesian food but Rendang has an Indian taste
Rendang also turned out to have a distinctive taste of eastern europe, so than it is no wonder if in eastern europe there is a menu Rendang cuisine or the like.
Rendang comes from the mountains, precisely located in pariangan, west sumatra, and finally famous to penetrate into the international class culinary.
Rendang has a very long resistance so it is not easily stale and also has a unique spicy flavor, why? Because spicy only in the mouth cavities and then when in the spicy swallow disappeared.
The last one is, Jury from one of the prestigious cooking events namely Master Chef Australia (George Calombaris) Interested in the taste of this Rendang food